Not familiar with brake line upgrades. Will this just create more pressure for a quicker stop? Or will this just improve pedal engagement?
stainless lines provide more consistent brake pressure, longer lasting corrosion resistance, and increased protection from failure. factory style rubber hoses are prone to expansion under the pressure of hard braking. which creates a firmer pedal, and a more direct pedal feel.
So yeah basically reduces expansion which improves pedal feel and they should hold up longer than the rubber and are less likely to have a issue.
Odd. I've heard the opposite, that stoptech doesn't have brake dust as bad as the hawks. Also noticed more people prefer the stoptechs over hawk. I will still look into hawks more. I have time before I need new brakes and rotors. Anyone have any suggestions or opinions on rotors? Oem vs aftermarket, slotted or drilled, for a stage 2 spirited daily driver setup.
As far as Stoptech vs Hawk i dont think you can go wrong with either both are good brands.
Rotors are big debate. Some people swear that the slotted/drilled rotors as just a gimmick and dont do anything performance wise which is kinda true but kind of not. They wont do much on a street non track driver car.
Basically you cant go wrong with any choices. Smooth surface rotors with good pads will perform just as good as slotted or drilled.
Now for a mini learn sesh.
Slotted rotors have slots in them that allow gas and dust to vent during repeated heavy braking applications (IE track time) this helps keep the pad contacting the rotor as much as possible. Although now a days with all the new pad technology gas discharge isnt to big of a concern anymore. So you will get some benefit with slotted rotors wicking the dust off the rotors to keep a good contact surface with the pads but you may never actually see the need for it if your not doing a lot of braking consecutively.
Drilled rotors were originally designed to cool the rotors quickly and to help with gas/dust discharge. The allowed airflow to go inbetween the rotor and cool it even more so. Again with the new pads technology there isnt to much of a need for this. (One disadvantage is there have been some cases (during races and extreme repeated high heat braking) that the driller rotors cracked between holes) Youll never probably ever see the abuse required to do that unless your doing a vary high speed to slow track even for a while(IE Race environment)
The main pro of buying slotted or drilled rotors? LOOKS. people like the way they look, they look cool and different from the "boring"(Yet vary effective) smooth surface rotors. I personally wouldnt buy OEM because they are usually way more expensive than their equal counter parts.
ECS tuning does sell some decent brake kits.
https://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--2.0T/Braking/Service_Kits/
You can choose OEM style pads and rotors or performance rotors/pads just go through and look at all the options or if you dont see one you like you can always just buy them separate or wherever you like.