I ordered the kit last Wednesday and received a notice that they shipped on Friday.
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Some SUPER good StopTech deals...if you aren't picky about the color
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I ordered the kit last Wednesday and received a notice that they shipped on Friday.
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Please post up your impressions when you do open them up, this thread has convinced me to pull the trigger now I’m just torn between ST41 328mm and ST40 355mm.
Cheaper consumables vs higher thermal capacity is a tough call, I just don’t wanna clear my schedule to attend a HPDE then leave early or disappointed because my brakes weren’t up to it.
MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
I was torn with this decision as well. At the end of the day, couldn't imagine getting the ST41 and regretting it when the ST40 was only $500 more as opposed to usually being $1200 more. Probably overkill for a DD, but kind of like getting a huge ic before turbo upgrade, just planning for potential future use.
Unfortunately couldn't find a comparison of the 2 kits to make a more educated decision.
Just curious, how much more are the pads and rotors on the st40 vs st41?
Zekhausen.com .........
MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
Thanks, so really not much difference.
Stoptech 309 pads $80 vs $72
Stoptech rotors $345 vs $315
St40 to ST60 is about $100 and you don't get that much more braking surface. The $300 savings + $100 per pad swap would add up quick.
MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
Sorry, I was responding to GTI Jake because he brought up difference in price of consumables between ST41 & ST40.
I know you were. I was just listing it for others if no one else knew about zekhausen and their amazing website.
CGarcia
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Houston,TX
I just ordered the 82.895.5N00.81 for a whopping $770 shipped. Does anybody know if the st-41 with 328mm rotors will fit under the Austins without spacers?
MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
I gotcha. Yes, very nice site. I WAS thanking you for that, but the other post as far as consumable pricing, was responding to GTI Jake.
Guess I shouldn't have been lazy and just done a multi quote
As an aside, is anyone changing rear pads or rotors and if so, to what? Not sure if GTI'S have 272mm rear or not. I know the rears don't do much, but don't want a complete imbalance.
Thinking to leave rotors as they are fine and just change to Stoptech 309 pads.
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Use a brake bias calculator. For example if I were to run the golf st40 kit I would need hawk dtc-60 up front and oem pads in the rear to keep the brake balance from stock. It's fun math to play with hoping your assumptions are correctI gotcha. Yes, very nice site. I WAS thanking you for that, but the other post as far as consumable pricing, was responding to GTI Jake.
Guess I shouldn't have been lazy and just done a multi quote
As an aside, is anyone changing rear pads or rotors and if so, to what? Not sure if GTI'S have 272mm rear or not. I know the rears don't do much, but don't want a complete imbalance.
Thinking to have rotors as they are fine and just change to Stoptech 309 pads.
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I just pulled the trigger on some blue St40 355mm slotted!
Can’t wait to get these on
Can’t wait to get these on
Sucks that's the only color they got of those.
GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
They have yellow too, idk about other colors, but I’m happy with blue
I’ll either paint my rear calipers to match or upgrade to mk5 R32 rears (or clone them)
I gotcha. Yes, very nice site. I WAS thanking you for that, but the other post as far as consumable pricing, was responding to GTI Jake.
Guess I shouldn't have been lazy and just done a multi quote
As an aside, is anyone changing rear pads or rotors and if so, to what? Not sure if GTI'S have 272mm rear or not. I know the rears don't do much, but don't want a complete imbalance.
Thinking to leave rotors as they are fine and just change to Stoptech 309 pads.
I'm upgrading to PP rear brakes with slotted Stoptech rotors and some Raybestos ST43 pads.