sorry for taking forever to reply i was out of town and just got ahold of a computer.. yes the bigger brakes in the back than the front was to even my stopping power it makes it not feel like you doing a nose dive when you hit the brakes and also i spend a lot of time in the mountains so it help... hey if the mini bat mobile line helps you get girls id use it i know i need all the help i can get haha, as for the brake pads i havent found a low/no dust pair that hasnt started squeaking after a month or two yet so i just decided to live with the dust to save from the squeak. the way i clean my rims is about every 2 or 3 days i soak them with Purple Power and just spray them with water and about once every 2 weeks i get in there and scrub them down.. they stay suprisingly clean doing that.