thanks for all the advice, seems like there're not much options so I guess I will upgrade the brake pad for now first.
I dont think its compatible. You should change the whole.I'm due to overhaul my brakes.
My car is an 07 1.3ezi with stock calipers and rotors.
Can I change to the 1.5 18mm rotor while keeping the stock calipers?
Yah! agree, might as well change all and to better pads too....I dont think its compatible. You should change the whole.
Sumitomo what grade? Is not the brand, every brand have their category like entry level, semi metallic or ceramic then a high temperature pad too. Get the ones that suits your priorities....1.5 calipers are now 400 bucks each.
Anyway I ordered AR racing 16mm version rotors and steel braided hoses.
Pads I am planning to use sumitomo.
mine is 1.5. The mechanic recommended to change to Honda Odyssey with the condition rim has to be upgrade to 15 inch too else will not fit. is that true?You never said whether yours is the 1.3 or 1.5? If 1.3 swapping to the 1.5 Myvi calipers and rotors. it's plug and play for the 1.3. It's a big improvement for the 1.3/1.0.
If yours is the 1.5 then you'll need to find a customizer to custom make the bracket for any caliper you want to fit on. Wira 1.5 / GSR / Mivec one is cheap to buy and fit. Hondas are a bit more expensive but work great. 2-pot / 4-pot are overkill and expensive and will more likely force you to swap to bigger rims.
interested in the AR Racing. Share with me the results after you've installed.1.5 calipers are now 400 bucks each.
Anyway I ordered AR racing 16mm version rotors and steel braided hoses.
Pads I am planning to use sumitomo.
Are you modding your engine for more power, if not, why go for such big brakes? Might as well change to better pads....mine is 1.5. The mechanic recommended to change to Honda Odyssey with the condition rim has to be upgrade to 15 inch too else will not fit. is that true?
errr...wat were u expecting? its just highway drive...so i really dont see any reason why it wont be manageable? somemore on highway u barely touch the brakes which means lesser occasions for it to overheat.... plus on highway air flow to the pads is rather constant...so....just drove from jb to kl and back to jb last week with my stock tyres and brake pad. Was actually more manageable than I imagined.
yes true... and even then.... not all 15" can fit.. need to take wheel offset and and spoke design into account... 1 wheel that confirm will NOT fit is the Enkei RPF-1 15x7 +41. this is due to the spoke design.mine is 1.5. The mechanic recommended to change to Honda Odyssey with the condition rim has to be upgrade to 15 inch too else will not fit. is that true?