well i need some new rotors, mine are warped. So i'm just looking for opinions. baere, powerslot, etc... ect... i'm looking for stock replacements, not a big brake kit. Also, i am looking to get new pads, considering they have been rubbing on a warped rotor. looking for some low dust ones. opinions/suggestions would be great. thanks
any particular reason?
not slotted or cross drilled?
I got the Brembo OEM style rotors too. Someone, possibly Zach, recommended them and I wasn't looking for anything slotted or drilled. They were pretty cheap at about $30 each from NOPI with coupon and I trust Brembo's quality. I also bought Axxis pads but they were the performance kevlar/ceramic set that NOPI sells. Everything fit perfectly and my car stops like a gem but there's a lot of dust which is really annoying. I wish you could leave reviews on NOPI's site. Hope this helps.
Check out the Powerslot rotors & Bendex pads.
www.kronosperformance.com / 732-742-8837
Powerslot rotors, NOT cross drilled, And Hawk Performance pads.
Gravanna Sells the combo.
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arent the brembo rotors exactly the same as the stock? (material wise)
wont they warp just as easily?
Yeah i want that answered to. After 15k on my 2004 i have warped rotors and would like to stay stock but not as easily warped.
I don't need no stinking SIG. Wait this is one.
DOH!
Nate wrote:anyone?
Most aftermarket rotors are made of different materials than stock rotors so they can look pretty and also be stronger. Remember, they have to engineer rotors that will have cross drilled holes in them and/or to be slotted, so they probably wouldn't use the same materials as a stock car (atleast materials from a J car rotor).
www.kronosperformance.com / 732-742-8837
Did you bed your rotors??
How to bed
As for the material question. Yes, it's cast iron. No, it's not the same.
Don't get confused, but the way you make a part out of a material makes a huge difference in strength. annealing, forging, milling, many things can vastly change the quality/strength of two products made of the exact same material.
I suggested the brembo OEM's because they are half the price of powerslots. I'm not convinced that slotted rotors do much under dry braking (other than eat up your pads quicker).
My brembo's have held up well under pleanty of autocrossing and 80-20mph slow downs.
I suggested the metal masters because they are good pads that won't dust too much (unlike the Axxis Ultimates).
Nate wrote:arent the brembo rotors exactly the same as the stock? (material wise)
wont they warp just as easily?
The brembos are an OEM fit.
Material wise, they use a higher quality of cast iron than those cheap chinease rotors you get at the parts store. Thus, the heat transfer is the same across the entire surface and you don't get any "warping".
hey zach, the links you gave me at the top...is that the price for one rotor or both, it doesnt really say on their site...commen sense tells me its just one, but just checking
i'll be ordering them on friday, it'll let you all know how it goes
thanks for the help
My order went well. It only took like 3 days from the day I ordered for the stuff to get here.
Hi all, I'm Jung and this is my first post. I've changed the brake pads before, took an hour because I didn't know what I was doing but I got it down to 30 minutes the second time. I need new rotors now and the recommendations here sound alright. How tough is changing rotors compared to changing pads?
If you changed your pads, you can DEFINATELY change your rotors.
Pull the brake caliper off and then the rotor just comes right off. Clean your new rotors with some brake clean and put them on over the lugs. Be sure to bed your new brakes in properly.
Baer OEM replacement are very good. We have sold a lot and never heard a bad comment about them, unlike some others. Let us know if you have any questions.
-Aaron
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