B6 Rotor/Pad upgrade

**swrt83** · 06-17-2008 12:48 PM

Hey all. I have a 2004 A4 3.0 and will be upgrading my wheels in the near future. With that said, I'd like to upgrade my rotor's and pads so I don't look so 'tiny' lol. I will be keeping my stock wheels (17x7.5) 5 spoke running on the usual 235/45/17 for winter since it can get ugly here in the north east. I would like this to be a one time deal so I don't have to swap out the rotors and pads everytime the winter comes, so how large can I go without running into clearance problems with the 17's? Any input or advice would be nice, thanks!

**pondside36** · 06-17-2008 08:00 PM

To do larger rotors you would need different caliper carriers, not sure if that is a fesible option, or BBK... I went with Adam's rotors from the group buy section, slotted and dimpled and some Hawk ceramic pads, since I don't need BBK yet..

**swrt83** · 06-18-2008 06:57 AM

Yeah, that's what I was looking into myself.. I'd love to do a B7 brake upgrade but am unsure if it will fit on my B6 with the stock 17's. Does anyone know if this is possible?

**swrt83** · 06-18-2008 09:19 AM

43 views and nothing? Where's all the real techies? Anyone?

**pondside36** · 06-18-2008 10:27 AM

I know you can do the B5 S4 fronts and I'm pretty sure they will fit behind your stockers...I'll look around and see if I can find a sure answer for you..

**swrt83** · 06-18-2008 01:52 PM

Thanks bud! I'll be interested to see what you can find!

**pondside36** · 06-18-2008 09:56 PM

Here you go man... read through this and you will have a lot of answers on OEM Brake upgrades..

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...Brake+upgrades

**swrt83** · 06-19-2008 10:44 AM

Tits! thanks a bunch dude, you rock!

**swrt83** · 06-19-2008 10:55 AM

What did you end up getting from Adam size-wise, are you running Hawk pads? Brakes are pretty much foreign to me, so I'm just learning through all the forum reading..

**pondside36** · 06-19-2008 03:00 PM

I went for stock size since I'm not upgrading my brakes yet, I bought Hawk performance ceramic pads but there are also the HPS pads too that people seem to like. I would give you a review but I still need to install them.. Good luck on find what you like or need

**a2gtinut** · 06-21-2008 09:40 PM

forget ceramic pads.
Few months ago I switched to ATE PremuimOne 312mm rotors and Porterfield R4S.
Brakes are great. Even with these rotors there is less dust than OE setup.