| Springs and Brakes for the Strip - Stopping Short
Price ListMSRPHOOK UP H&R Sport Springs$329 $263 Power Slot Front and Rear Brake Rotors$342 $274 Hawk Front Brake Pads$95 $76 Auto Parts Store Rear Brake Pads$35 $28 TOTAL$801$641
Install Time: 1 Hour
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Tools Needed: Ratchet, socket (12mm, 14mm, 17mm), wrench (12mm), jack stands, jack, spring compressor, impact gun, pliers
With the Eclipse, we were only concerned about its straight-line performance. If you think about it, we don’t need to change the suspension. Or do we? Lowering springs aren’t just for looks and handling on the road course. What a lot of people don’t realize is that a properly tuned suspension can help you gain traction in the quarter-mile and even assist in braking. Our Eclipse already had aftermarket shocks and struts, so we picked up a set of H&R Sport Springs and threw them into the mix.
| 6. We haven’t lowered a car with springs alone in a long time. Though the H&R Sport Springs are shorter than stock, don’t expect your car to be slammed.
| 1. With the car still up on jack stands, loosen the 12mm bolt for the rear caliper and the two 12mm bolts for the bracket. Remove all the goodies.
Power Slot Brake
Rotors and Hawk Pads
Install Time: 2 Hours
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Tools Needed: Ratchet, socket (12mm, 14mm, 17mm), wrench (12mm), jack stands, jack, spring compressor, impact gun, pliers, C-clamp wrench
Just as important as going fast and straight is being able to stop short. This is yet another car that wasn’t equipped with ABS and will probably be making the most power out of the three, not to mention being the heaviest. Stock brakes just won’t cut it so we picked up a set of Power Slot brake rotors and matched them with Hawk brake pads. The only problem we had was that there weren’t any rear pads available, so we had to pick some up at the auto parts store. Weak.
| 2. For the rotors, you’ll need to find a 12mm bolt and insert it into one of the threaded holes so you can tighten it down. The rotor will pop off.
| 9. Fortunately, the front rotor didn’t put up a fight and came off with ease.
| 16. Because we didn’t swap out the brake lines no air was let in, therefore, there was no need to bleed the system.