New Rotors
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This thread that v03z06 opened is still running and has a few options:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ed-rotors.html
I guess it depends on budget and personal preference. Mine were from rotorpros.com and came in at about $200. Matched with hawk HPS pads they've worked great and, surprisingly, give stopping power as good as OEM.
They sat in the box for months before I fitted them. As soon as you bed them in they clean up and look much brighter than it seems from this picture taken when I was fitting them.
On the car
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ed-rotors.html
I guess it depends on budget and personal preference. Mine were from rotorpros.com and came in at about $200. Matched with hawk HPS pads they've worked great and, surprisingly, give stopping power as good as OEM.
They sat in the box for months before I fitted them. As soon as you bed them in they clean up and look much brighter than it seems from this picture taken when I was fitting them.
On the car
Last edited by DeeGee; Apr 15, 2012 at 03:53 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Concord California
I too wanted upgraded rotors, after doing some shopping I picked Drilled only. I found that owners of Drilled/Slotted or smooth with slotted produced more brake dust. They do bit better but with each braking action the slots carve the brake pad creating more dust. I picked drilled only (just like the C6 Z06). Again I don't track my vette so the cracking of the rotors as others may say will not be an issue. The added cooling for normal or mildly spirited street driving is all I am looking for. If drilled are bad, why are the major sports car still installing them, Porsche, Ferrari, C6 Z06 etc. I found a good price on Ebay out of Canada, they have more holes than the ones I've found here local. Good luck and here is a photo of my front rotor:
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Drilled from BrakePerformance. I used them both front and rear as well as converted to use front calipers on the rear as well.
matched these with Hawk HPS pads also.
matched these with Hawk HPS pads also.
Burning Brakes
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From: Concord California
NIce setup, question does the valve that porporsions the braking able to work with a front caliber installed in the back. Since 70% of the front handles most of the stopping, are you locking up the rear with the added braking?? I like it, was wondering myself about doing this or upgrading to a 6 piston front 4 piston rear setup..
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I bought them, Brakemotive. The ceramic pads didn't work for me. However, Hawk street pads have solved my problems. I use them for track duty as well. So far so good on the rotors.
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You will pay, but these rotors from AFX performance (http://shop.performanceafx.com/) sweet. 2 piece. They significantly reduce rotating mass and provide amazing braking power. I've seen many drilled rotors crack pretty bad too….perhaps you may want to think about simply slotted rotors for durability/longevity purposes….
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NIce setup, question does the valve that porporsions the braking able to work with a front caliber installed in the back. Since 70% of the front handles most of the stopping, are you locking up the rear with the added braking?? I like it, was wondering myself about doing this or upgrading to a 6 piston front 4 piston rear setup..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...r-in-rear.html
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I'm running the stock rotors on my '03, but on my '00 I had a set of one piece Baer Eradispeed rotors - drilled and slotted. Bought them back around 2003 and paid something like $700 for the set with Hawk HPS pads. I liked them and never had any issues with the rotors or the brake pads. But a lot of members have gone with something like the Brakemotive parts and have been very happy.
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None of the factory racing teams use drilled rotors for good reason - they not only are prone to cracking but they also reduce braking effectiveness if the same size rotor (as OEM) is used.
Almost all of these racing teams use slotted-only rotors. I have cryo-treated PowerSlots. They will be the last set of rotors I will ever need. My advice: Skip the bling and buy what is most effective - good-quality slotted rotors.
Almost all of these racing teams use slotted-only rotors. I have cryo-treated PowerSlots. They will be the last set of rotors I will ever need. My advice: Skip the bling and buy what is most effective - good-quality slotted rotors.
