Protege 5 Brake Upgrade

[rusty_p]

Hello all,

I just bought a P5 and I am a little new to the car. I've been googling around to try to find if there are brake upgrades but I haven't seen anything. Has anyone done a brake swap or anything other than rotors and pads? How did it work out?

Cheers
Rusty

 

[Boosted03MSP]

check out www.protegegarage.com

 

[ho bag]

Hello all,

I just bought a P5 and I am a little new to the car. I've been googling around to try to find if there are brake upgrades but I haven't seen anything. Has anyone done a brake swap or anything other than rotors and pads? How did it work out?

Cheers
Rusty

626 v6 front break setup = MSP setup

As for the rear.....well there is alot more sourcing for that but it can be done.

 

[Salmon_Rob]

i have the protegegarage big brake kit, and its awesome. well balanced and significantly better braking

 

[pr5owner]

liquid AG do you have all 4 calipers upgraded or just the fronts?

my driver side rear caliper is seized so i have to get a new one soon

 

[lowandslow]

Mazda 626 Front Calipers
MSP Rotors
And a good set of pads

This is what I run on the front of my car, don't waste your time with slotted or cross drilled rotors though. It will clear with the factory 16" wheels as well

Matt

 

[TheMAN]

626 v6 front break setup = MSP setup

As for the rear.....well there is alot more sourcing for that but it can be done.

they're NOT the same
they are shaped and casted a bit differently... I compared them side by side with a local's 626 front calipers with my EDM ones and they're different

the 626 s*** does work though

 

[Brach]

I have a Wilwood kit for sale.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123683198

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Yeah, don't waste your time with c/s Brembo rotors or Hawk HPS pads. They've only lasted close to 70000 miles with 1/3 pad still left & plenty of rotor left too. They've been flawless in every situation & they're only slightly dustier than oem, you don't want that & don't waste any money on a good set of ss lines, they suck too & make no difference whatsoever.

 

[Salmon_Rob]

then you must drive like a grandma if you have that much longevity out of them. slotted takes away from pad life, drilled takes away from the structural integrity of the rotor, and neither are neccesary on a street car.
http://www.mazda6tech.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=50

good pads, ss lines, and stock or blank rotors on the stock system is all you really need. i run yellow stuff pads, ss lines and blank rotors on the msp set up and i love it

 

[lowandslow]

my biggest beef with slotted rotors is the amount of brake dust, it is rediculous. And im' not even using a very aggressive pad, raybestos ceramics which are suppost to be light on dust. For a street car, flat surface rotors is all you really need.

Matt

 

[THE Phen]

...and don't forget...your brakes are only as good as your tires.

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

then you must drive like a grandma if you have that much longevity out of them. slotted takes away from pad life, drilled takes away from the structural integrity of the rotor, and neither are neccesary on a street car.
http://www.mazda6tech.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=50

good pads, ss lines, and stock or blank rotors on the stock system is all you really need. i run yellow stuff pads, ss lines and blank rotors on the msp set up and i love it

Hardly any ******* grandma OR grandpa action here, nowhere near. Everybody that has one of these cars has changed something about them that's unecessary. Need is one thing, want is another. That has no bearing on their quality, longevity or problem freeness. I have some necessary low mileage (less than 5k) oem brakes I'll sell......

 

[redpr5]

oem front rotors come slotted. and i never had a major problem with dust.
cross drilled is where you kill your brake pad life and create a lil more dust

 

[thrasher]

oem front rotors come slotted. and i never had a major problem with dust.
cross drilled is where you kill your brake pad life and create a lil more dust

Funny, I don't remember slotted rotors being an option for a P5...

 

[Red5_02]

Funny, I don't remember slotted rotors being an option for a P5...

I think he's getting slotted mixed up with vented.

 

[Salmon_Rob]

Hardly any ******* grandma OR grandpa action here, nowhere near. Everybody that has one of these cars has changed something about them that's unecessary. Need is one thing, want is another. That has no bearing on their quality, longevity or problem freeness. I have some necessary low mileage (less than 5k) oem brakes I'll sell......

i just have problems believing that you have 1/3rd pad left after 70k miles. considering that stockers are only rated at 50k. i think you missed my point that crossdrilled/slotted rotors are pointless but ok. also, read your posts before you post them. that made almost no sense

 

[Diehonda]

It is possible to get 70K out of a set of pads.

I have about 50K on my Posi Quiets with 80% or more pad left http://www.tripointengineering.com/...2_273&osCsid=61307393214717d745f8e185994fa7fe and have their Ecoated blank rotors.

Good wear and bite for daily driving but shotty fade in the twisties. Next set will be Hawks.

 

[ignacio1983]

My stock brakes lasted me for 90K........

 

[ho bag]

Im at 70k now. Rear pads were ok but the rotors warped. Front is ok still but will need pads in the near future.

Im trying to hold out so i can do the 626 upgrade.

If you buy new loaded calipers it comes with everything you need but the rotors and pads.