My Airtekk Big Brake Kit

I never got around to posting about my brake kit on this forum. I bought them from Airtekk in LI New York earlier this year. However my Moda R6 rims wouldn't clear the calipers. So the kit sat for a few months while I waited on some backordered rims. Overall I'm very happy with the kit. With my old stock calipers, they didn't feel very solid. Nothing like my Subaru w/ brembos. Even after slotted rotors, stainless lines, new fluids they would take me a while to slow down at the dragstrip. Everytime I really worked them it made me think "my car is a heavy boat." There were 2 turn off lanes at the dragstrip and I could never slow down in time to make the first one.

Anyways this kit made a huge difference. No vibrations, and I can slow right down. Mitsu should of had bigger brakes to begin with. It makes it feel like a whole new car. I have not brought it to the track yet, but I have done quite a few pulls recently on the interstate and backroads. It's nice to be able to slow right back down to the speed limit after a 3rd gear pull. I plan on buying the rear matching kit over winter. I have the 345mm 6 piston front kit but they do make a 355. My stock rotors measured 332mm.


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So close! They actually bolted on. I thought they fit, but realized when the wheel turned the back side of the spokes would hit.

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I took a chance with enkei rp03 18x9's with a 40mm offset. I knew they wouldn't clear the stock caipers but the airtekks aren't as wide. I was a little nervous because I had to wait about 45 days as they were backordered and had to come in from Japan. That's a long time to wait for a set of rims that you aren't 100% positive will fit.

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Here's a pic with the rims on stock calipers. The inner part would rub because the stock brakes aren't out as far.

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EDIT: If anyone is interested

info@airtekk.com is who I dealt with, guy named Martin. I know they make other named brake kits too and are big into air ride suspension setups. I liked them on facebook and always see a bunch of slammed cars show up on my news feed.

They came with calipers, my choice of pads (I chose street), adaptor brackets, rotors, stainless steel lines, and mounting bolts. Basically everything you see in the first picture up above. Even some locktite for the caliper adaptor brackets.

Front
6P330 F0620-00 330*32 mm 17 inch $1600.00
Big 6P330 F0660-00 330*32 mm 18 inch $1625.00
Big 6P345 F0660-00 345*32 mm 18 inch $1650.00
Big 6P356 F0660-00 356*32 mm 18 inch $1670.00


Rear
4P330 R3010-00 330*28 mm 17 inch $1556.00
4P356 R3010-00 356*28 mm 17 inch $1600.00

WOW that s a tight fit. Don't think the set I have would fit in the RP03's :(

They make those rims in 19's too. I think a 22 offset is what people run when they go that size. I couldn't find anyone else with a 3s online running the 18's with a 40mm offset.

Where did you get them for 3000gt?

I thought the rp03 was discontinued.

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Well they look good also, like the rims a lot too. You mind me asking how much you gave for the brakes?

I really hope the rim wasn't discontinued! Maybe I should order a spare while I still can. I know rp03's have been around for a while, where did you hear that?

These are the prices they sent me. I have the caliper templates for each one too but the templates aren't 100%. They were close. For example the 345mm said it would clear my Modas and they didn't. They hit on the back side of the spokes.

info@airtekk.com is who I dealt with, guy named Martin. I know they make other named brake kits too and are big into air ride suspension setups. I liked them on facebook and always see a bunch of slammed cars show up on my news feed.

They came with calipers, my choice of pads (I chose street), adaptor brackets, rotors, stainless steel lines, and mounting bolts. Basically everything you see in the first picture up above. Even some locktite for the caliper adaptor brackets.

Front
6P330 F0620-00 330*32 mm 17 inch $1600.00
Big 6P330 F0660-00 330*32 mm 18 inch $1625.00
Big 6P345 F0660-00 345*32 mm 18 inch $1650.00
Big 6P356 F0660-00 356*32 mm 18 inch $1670.00


Rear
4P330 R3010-00 330*28 mm 17 inch $1556.00
4P356 R3010-00 356*28 mm 17 inch $1600.00

Looks really nice (wheels and brakes)! Glad you like them.

So with stock brakes you weren't able to lock up the front wheels? I just have SS lines, ATE super blue, and Bobcats and I can lock up my fronts no problem.

Most people have wore out stock pads with 70k mile old brake fluid. They get a new brake kit with new much more aggressive pads and fresh fluid, no wonder the comparison is so huge, lol.

From the phone.

My stock brakes would stop me for daily driving. I could lock them up, but after driving the car agressively or a few trips down the dragstrip and they would get worse and worse. Car only has 62k original miles on it now, tried new slotted rotors/stainless lines/fluid around 58k miles. It definitely helped, but not like these did. I'm running the rotors/pads/calipers I had on my black on on my winter car now.

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Most people have wore out stock pads with 70k mile old brake fluid. They get a new brake kit with new much more aggressive pads and fresh fluid, no wonder the comparison is so huge, lol.

From the phone.

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I know when I flushed the lines and replaced all of the pads and rotors my car stopped like a champ. The only problem was I'd overheat the fronts. Flushing the fluid makes a huge difference on older systems. I had some nasty crap come out of mine.

Nice kit, did they make 3/s specific brackets or did you need to have them made? What was the cost?

By the time I refurbished my Willwood BBK I probably had $1500 in it. In hindsight probably could have had everything brand new. Bonus was my wheels now fit without spacers and my rotors are about 1" wider than stock.

I posted prices already up above. Came with brackets. 3s specific kit, no modification need at all. Even came with special little brackets to mount the stainless lines to the strut assemblies cleanly.

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Originally Posted by fastfalcon94

They make those rims in 19's too. I think a 22 offset is what people run when they go that size. I couldn't find anyone else with a 3s online running the 18's with a 40mm offset.

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Offset isn't going to change the caliper clearance, looks good though. with 9" rims 40mm is perfect.

What size tire you running? Strongly considering some Enkei wheels

offset will affect clearence because you don't want the spokes hitting the caliper. Offset effets the angle of the spokes in a way depending on the rim. I really lucked out with these wheels and calipers. It was a gamble that paid off. The tires are 265/35/18 BF Goodrich sport comp 2's. I'll see if I can upload the templates to my google drive account if anyone wants to see if they'll clear.

The other thing with the rp03s is they have an inner rib on the backside of the spokes. I'm not exactly sure why, my only guess is to hide the wheel weights.

usually doesn't effect the inside shape of the rim, I used to think that too. Suppose it depends on the MFG.

I tried to buy some rp03s about 2 years ago and no one could get them. Everyone said they jad been discontinued. Maybe they stsrted making them again.

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This is where I bought them. Via topspeed-pro-performance.com I guess this ebay seller's location is about 5 minutes from a big enkei warehouse that is why he has the lowest prices. He literally drives over there, picks up the product and ships them out. I ordered mine only to get a phone call the next day saying the warehouse didn' thave any left in my offset. So he checked Japan and they did. From there it was just a long wait, but he would update me every few weeks. They came in when he said they would and he had them shipped out that same day.

Enkei RP03 18x9" Racing Wheel Wheels 5x114 3 ET18 40 Silver | eBay

Had my eye on some new enkies

We are an Enkei dealer :suspect:

How much for the Kojin in 18x9?

That's a trick question. They don't come in 18x9 :p

Hmm maybe 9.5 if the 35mm offset would work. Should be close. Gonna run 275's. Prob have more strut clearance than stock on my car with the bc coilovers. As long as it won't tear up my fender liners

$245 each plus shipping. I'll have to call Enkei to check availability.

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$245 each plus shipping. I'll have to call Enkei to check availability.

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Thanks, wont be for a while but will consider

i'm going to make a wild guess that your old pads were shitty hawk HPS which turn into hockey pucks after about a year.

this has me thinking about "other" alternative calipers on a vr4....

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Hmm maybe 9.5 if the 35mm offset would work. Should be close. Gonna run 275's. Prob have more strut clearance than stock on my car with the bc coilovers. As long as it won't tear up my fender liners

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Just thought I would mention that my Megan coilovers give me less clearance than stock. I had to run a spacer with stock wheels and no way I could run +35 9.5" wheels without a huge spacer.

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Originally Posted by fastfalcon94

I never got around to posting about my brake kit on this forum. I bought them from Airtekk in LI New York earlier this year. However my Moda R6 rims wouldn't clear the calipers. So the kit sat for a few months while I waited on some backordered rims. Overall I'm very happy with the kit. With my old stock calipers, they didn't feel very solid. Nothing like my Subaru w/ brembos. Even after slotted rotors, stainless lines, new fluids they would take me a while to slow down at the dragstrip. Everytime I really worked them it made me think "my car is a heavy boat." There were 2 turn off lanes at the dragstrip and I could never slow down in time to make the first one.

Anyways this kit made a huge difference. No vibrations, and I can slow right down. Mitsu should of had bigger brakes to begin with. It makes it feel like a whole new car. I have not brought it to the track yet, but I have done quite a few pulls recently on the interstate and backroads. It's nice to be able to slow right back down to the speed limit after a 3rd gear pull. I plan on buying the rear matching kit over winter. I have the 345mm 6 piston front kit but they do make a 355. My stock rotors measured 332mm.


http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...psec24c073.jpg

So close! They actually bolted on. I thought they fit, but realized when the wheel turned the back side of the spokes would hit.

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4cc8c325.jpg


I took a chance with enkei rp03 18x9's with a 40mm offset. I knew they wouldn't clear the stock caipers but the airtekks aren't as wide. I was a little nervous because I had to wait about 45 days as they were backordered and had to come in from Japan. That's a long time to wait for a set of rims that you aren't 100% positive will fit.

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...pse1b6be76.jpg

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...psdd6b24f8.jpg

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5a496430.jpg

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...ps407caab9.jpg



Here's a pic with the rims on stock calipers. The inner part would rub because the stock brakes aren't out as far.

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9a656ef6.jpg

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So what can you tell me about your brakes..... Did they meet your expectations?
Do they lock or bounce of the ABC often?
Would you recommend them for daily/autocrossing or would you suggest going another route?
Any track use?
I am looking into getting some bigger brakes, I hear the XYZ is a pretty good buy since they work well with the ABC but they are over 2k, and well the SCE StopTech seem a little bit steep in price
Any sort of feedback would be highly appreciated, thanks!

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Yes I am happy with them. I actually ordered the rear matching set 2 weeks ago with some of my tax return money. I never used them with ABS as I removed it before these brakes. My car is a not something I really autocross, just spirited street driving with the occasional drag strip visit. I have a Subaru to fulfill my handling needs:) I've seen the XYZ kit and honestly the calipers look the same. Airtekk did say that they manufacture calipers for other companies, but due to contract obligations they could not tell me who. They also said I could have any logo engraved into it that I want if I ordered 10 or more. I'm happy with the Airtekk logo though.

Unless Airtekk is made in China, they are not the same.

Not the same.

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Originally Posted by HLxDrummer

Just thought I would mention that my Megan coilovers give me less clearance than stock. I had to run a spacer with stock wheels and no way I could run +35 9.5" wheels without a huge spacer.

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I'm running 275/35/19 on 9.5" +35 wheels up front, but they stick out a bit. They are pretty close to my megan coilovers though. I can fix that no problem if I want to run wider tires. All you need to do is to put the camber plate on top to max and use factory bolts to adjust camber. :)

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Just thought I would mention that my Megan coilovers give me less clearance than stock. I had to run a spacer with stock wheels and no way I could run +35 9.5" wheels without a huge spacer.

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Did you set the camber to its most positive position on the knuckle (or spindle) and then offset it with the camber plate?

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Did you set the camber to its most positive position on the knuckle (or spindle) and then offset it with the camber plate?

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No I put it to the most negative position at the knuckle and made actual camber adjustments using the top plates. If I would have gone most positive at the knuckle it would give me more clearance but I was worried I may hit a bump and it get knocked more negative. I also wouldn't be able to get enough negative camber if I did that.

My rear kit came in! It looks really nice and was packaged nicely just like the front. Poor UPS guy was nice enough to walk through about 10 inches of snow to bring it to my door. My car is already on the lift in preperation of doing my front subframe bushings, so with any luck I'll get these installed this weekend too.

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I test fit the rear brakes tonight and they fit well. My rims clear them. I had to modify my dust shields though since the rotors are bigger. I basically cut the ring off the outside.


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I actually have the caliper adapter backwards here. It flips 180 degrees and bolts on the other side of the ears.

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I still need to install them fully and bleed the brakes. I have everything off still because I painted the dust shields so the cut edge wouldn't rust. After that I have some more stuff to get done before spring to try them out.

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