Terry - I totally agree with all your points. And you're completely right when you say I'm going for slightly better than OEM AWD brakes. I like the look of larger rotors vs OEM AWD ones, and really cost wise isn't too big of a difference anyways.

Why I'm not going all out and getting wilwoods (Daren offered me a great deal) is because My car needs attention in other places as well. My brakes are sub par so I thought this would be good for me for a while.

I just want to make sure everything is solid on my car before I start going all out, I've only had my DSM for a few months so there's still lots about this car I'm learning.