Destination

should'a posted months ago that these sold locally. 
 
welp Journey forums peeps, this will be my last post here.  Thanks all, I learned a lot especially in the early days of my Journey ownership (2011). 
 
I liked my Journey so much (despite the warp-prone undersized front rotors) that I went to trade it in for a 2018 Journey.  I made the mistake of test driving a 2018 Durango while I was there, and was smitten.   I'll be using a different forum now.  
 
Best to you all.  Hope you all enjoy your Journeys as much as I did mine. 
 
here's a parting shot of my Durango GT Black Top Edition (V6) with KMC wheels. 
 
 

should'a posted months ago that these sold locally. 
 
welp Journey forums peeps, this will be my last post here.  Thanks all, I learned a lot especially in the early days of my Journey ownership (2011). 
 
I liked my Journey so much (despite the warp-prone undersized front rotors) that I went to trade it in for a 2018 Journey.  I made the mistake of test driving a 2018 Durango while I was there, and was smitten.   I'll be using a different forum now.  
 
Best to you all.  Hope you all enjoy your Journeys as much as I did mine. 
 
here's a parting shot of my Durango GT Black Top Edition (V6) with KMC wheels. 
 
 

should'a posted months ago that these sold locally. 
 
welp Journey forums peeps, this will be my last post here.  Thanks all, I learned a lot especially in the early days of my Journey ownership (2011). 
 
I liked my Journey so much (despite the warp-prone undersized front rotors) that I went to trade it in for a 2018 Journey.  I made the mistake of test driving a 2018 Durango while I was there, and was smitten.   I'll be using a different forum now.  
 
Best to you all.  Hope you all enjoy your Journeys as much as I did mine. 
 
here's a parting shot of my Durango GT Black Top Edition (V6) with KMC wheels. 
 
 

should'a posted months ago that these sold locally. 
 
welp Journey forums peeps, this will be my last post here.  Thanks all, I learned a lot especially in the early days of my Journey ownership (2011). 
 
I liked my Journey so much (despite the warp-prone undersized front rotors) that I went to trade it in for a 2018 Journey.  I made the mistake of test driving a 2018 Durango while I was there, and was smitten.   I'll be using a different forum now.  
 
Best to you all.  Hope you all enjoy your Journeys as much as I did mine. 
 
here's a parting shot of my Durango GT Black Top Edition (V6) with KMC wheels. 
 
 

I use EBC slotted and dimpled rotors and green stuff pads.  So far the only rotors that don't warp on my 2011.  Expensive but worth it. 

UPDATE... so far so good, this winter will be the forth winter.  They are holding up nicely. 

If it's only rubbing a very small amount, you might be able to take a Dremel tool to the caliper casting and get the clearance.  I'm talking like if you only have to remove .030 - .060" of material.  If it's a quarter inch of interference forget it. 

someone mentioned my DJs eating brakes for lunch is a driver issue.. def not. I don't drive fast, I don't tailgate, and I don't brake late. I've owned dozens of cars and this is a first. But as I've stated in other threads, the EBCs have improved my experience, the car no longer warps rotors, and the second set of EBCs installed are lasting longer than the first, leading me to believe the first set were not installed correctly, possibly they were dragging.

I have had great success with them on heavy vehicles. I would avoid Drilled ones though...

Did you get the the tint at Lamin-X? That's where I got mine, and mine are a little on the light side (when lit) too.

those look great. I'd rather have that than my blacktop edition gloss black.

sorry, I had to chuckle at this.

sorry, I had to chuckle at this.

sorry, I had to chuckle at this.

if you can put a 4.6 in a Focus....

if you can put a 4.6 in a Focus....

those look dope. Nice choice.

that's cool Rolly. Here's how I know it's not hype, about Bridgestone's saying that they coast better than other tires: I did not tell my wife that the tire shop said they would do so. I didn't really believe the hype, I just bought them because it seemed like the best choice they offered me for the car, and I didn't think she'd care.
Next day wife comes home, and says; "when I let off the gas, the car seems like it wants to keep going". If that doesn't prove it, I don't know what does.

I am seeing a small improvement in mileage on my wife's Forester since putting Bridgestone Ecopia tires on. She really likes the feeling of how the car keeps coasting longer and faster. It's noticable.

that's cool Rolly. Here's how I know it's not hype, about Bridgestone's saying that they coast better than other tires: I did not tell my wife that the tire shop said they would do so. I didn't really believe the hype, I just bought them because it seemed like the best choice they offered me for the car, and I didn't think she'd care.
Next day wife comes home, and says; "when I let off the gas, the car seems like it wants to keep going". If that doesn't prove it, I don't know what does.

nice post, thank you. I'm contemplating one of these for my wife's Forester.
how is the image at night?

I am seeing a small improvement in mileage on my wife's Forester since putting Bridgestone Ecopia tires on. She really likes the feeling of how the car keeps coasting longer and faster. It's noticable.

agreed that labor is a lot of money, but I have not done brake jobs since my 20s and I can't be bothered any more. I'd rather have my mechanic do it. He's forgotten more about cars than I'll ever know. But good on you if you're doing your own. Oil changes and other simple fixes are about the extent of my tinkering these days.
anyway, initial impression is very good. They told me to go easy today while they seat. I drove slowly just now when I picked the car up and took it to get a mid-day coffee. They sure do look nice. The rotors have an expensive look to them, because the edges are painted black, and the dimples and slots show up nicely through the big black 19" wheels. The green on the pads looks kind of cool too. They probably won't stay that way for long, but for now they look impressive.
I hope this is the end of warping brakes. My mechanic seems to think it will be.
So I know a lot of you will spit coffee out your nose at the price of this 4 axle brake job, but it was $710 for the parts, and $350 for labor. Most expensive brake job I've ever paid for. But that shows how much I like this car. Because prior to this Journey, any car I owned that put me in the position of paying over $1,000 for brakes would have been traded in.

put them on tonight. I like it. Wife says "it looks more like a boy truck now".

put them on tonight. I like it. Wife says "it looks more like a boy truck now".