High Performance Brake Fluid
Hi! Been a while since I've posted on here.
I'm still rocking my 2000 SEV6 5 speed Solara and loving it! I'm lowered with TRD springs and KYB struts and I have cross drilled and slotted rotors from Stillen on the front with Stillen pads and stainless steel brake lines. I've been running this setup for at least 6 years. Stock sized rotor, stock calipers, nothing too exotic, just mildly upgraded. The pads have lasted forever and were just changed a few months ago (Stillen). A bit after the pads were changed I went on a spirited drive through the curvy roads in the hills/mountains, which was awesome. However, after the drive my brakes didn't feel right and still don't. I believe I boiled the brake fluid. It used to stop on a dime, but now the pedal feel is off and it's just slower to stop and feels much less precise.
I took it back to the garage that did the brakes and they bled the system, but it's just not the same. I have worries in traffic, forget about going anywhere with hills and cliffs and tight turns. I found a garage where the head guy mods his own imports for fun, so I'm going there for this upgrade, the garage that did the pad change was so/so and not performance oriented at all. New guy said he'd put in aftermarket fluid, but to research the fluid real well first.
I don't know what type of brake fluid to get. I figure I could just get new fluid of the OEM type, but why not get something better? I've been warned that some types with silicone may damage the system, and I don't want that, but I don't really know much about this. Anybody have a high temp brake fluid they can recommend for me?
I'm still rocking my 2000 SEV6 5 speed Solara and loving it! I'm lowered with TRD springs and KYB struts and I have cross drilled and slotted rotors from Stillen on the front with Stillen pads and stainless steel brake lines. I've been running this setup for at least 6 years. Stock sized rotor, stock calipers, nothing too exotic, just mildly upgraded. The pads have lasted forever and were just changed a few months ago (Stillen). A bit after the pads were changed I went on a spirited drive through the curvy roads in the hills/mountains, which was awesome. However, after the drive my brakes didn't feel right and still don't. I believe I boiled the brake fluid. It used to stop on a dime, but now the pedal feel is off and it's just slower to stop and feels much less precise.
I took it back to the garage that did the brakes and they bled the system, but it's just not the same. I have worries in traffic, forget about going anywhere with hills and cliffs and tight turns. I found a garage where the head guy mods his own imports for fun, so I'm going there for this upgrade, the garage that did the pad change was so/so and not performance oriented at all. New guy said he'd put in aftermarket fluid, but to research the fluid real well first.
I don't know what type of brake fluid to get. I figure I could just get new fluid of the OEM type, but why not get something better? I've been warned that some types with silicone may damage the system, and I don't want that, but I don't really know much about this. Anybody have a high temp brake fluid they can recommend for me?
TRD shifter, TRD springs, KYB struts and rear strut mounts, Stillen Cross Drilled and Slotted Brakes and pads, Whiteline RSB, tint, and a decent stereo, 17x8 TSW Kyalami rims on Hankook tires
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2ksev6 - Regular SolaraGuy Member
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