Baer DecelaRotors
Drifting
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From: Colorado
they look good. thats what they're for: looks.
anybody putting aftermarket rotors on their car and doing a couple of highway stops and commending how well they stop are placebo'ing themselves. unless their other brakes were fading after 2 stops?
they stop like factory brakes, as they should. and i never tested them for brake fade on track, as even Baer told me on the phone "you should never use these on a track, they're just for aesthetic appeal."
you have to go up one more notch to get to the ones designed to actually take a beating.
but, that said, i love how they look. if you dont track the car, they're a pretty upgrade that have lasted years for me without an issue. i have to swap out to other rotors before track days, but i have to do that with pads too, anyway, so i dont much care.
anybody putting aftermarket rotors on their car and doing a couple of highway stops and commending how well they stop are placebo'ing themselves. unless their other brakes were fading after 2 stops?
they stop like factory brakes, as they should. and i never tested them for brake fade on track, as even Baer told me on the phone "you should never use these on a track, they're just for aesthetic appeal."you have to go up one more notch to get to the ones designed to actually take a beating.
but, that said, i love how they look. if you dont track the car, they're a pretty upgrade that have lasted years for me without an issue. i have to swap out to other rotors before track days, but i have to do that with pads too, anyway, so i dont much care.
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From: Alabama
they look good. thats what they're for: looks.
anybody putting aftermarket rotors on their car and doing a couple of highway stops and commending how well they stop are placebo'ing themselves. unless their other brakes were fading after 2 stops? they stop like factory brakes, as they should. and i never tested them for brake fade on track, as even Baer told me on the phone "you should never use these on a track, they're just for aesthetic appeal."
you have to go up one more notch to get to the ones designed to actually take a beating.
but, that said, i love how they look. if you dont track the car, they're a pretty upgrade that have lasted years for me without an issue. i have to swap out to other rotors before track days, but i have to do that with pads too, anyway, so i dont much care.
anybody putting aftermarket rotors on their car and doing a couple of highway stops and commending how well they stop are placebo'ing themselves. unless their other brakes were fading after 2 stops?
they stop like factory brakes, as they should. and i never tested them for brake fade on track, as even Baer told me on the phone "you should never use these on a track, they're just for aesthetic appeal."you have to go up one more notch to get to the ones designed to actually take a beating.
but, that said, i love how they look. if you dont track the car, they're a pretty upgrade that have lasted years for me without an issue. i have to swap out to other rotors before track days, but i have to do that with pads too, anyway, so i dont much care.
Drifting
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From: Colorado
I warped one factory rotor, but it was literally the original factory rotor. If you arent after the looks, just get an autozone lifetime warranty rotor. I have some of those on standby and have never had issues, but the Decelera's look perty.
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From: Alabama
Burning Brakes
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From: SoCal CA
If you're not going with a larger size (+1" or +2"), there are better values out there. Centric makes very good rotors and are available drilled or with slots or plain. Lots to choose from.
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...ake_rotor.html
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...ake_rotor.html
Drifting
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From: Colorado
If you're not going with a larger size (+1" or +2"), there are better values out there. Centric makes very good rotors and are available drilled or with slots or plain. Lots to choose from.
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...ake_rotor.html
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...ake_rotor.html
Last edited by sean.b; Sep 3, 2014 at 06:31 PM.
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Drifting
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From: Colorado
ive had mine on for a year or so.. had them sitting in the garage for 2 years or so. but after 1 year, i've had no issues. i did a lot of research and other people ran theirs for years without issues. you can hold them and tell they're a higher quality than the factory rotors, but that shouldnt come as a surprise.
i had an issue in that out of the box, one of mine was defective. it lacked a coating, or area of mass, not sure how to say it. it just wasnt a complete rotor. Baer swapped me out, though.
i had an issue in that out of the box, one of mine was defective. it lacked a coating, or area of mass, not sure how to say it. it just wasnt a complete rotor. Baer swapped me out, though.
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From: Alabama
ive had mine on for a year or so.. had them sitting in the garage for 2 years or so. but after 1 year, i've had no issues. i did a lot of research and other people ran theirs for years without issues. you can hold them and tell they're a higher quality than the factory rotors, but that shouldnt come as a surprise.
i had an issue in that out of the box, one of mine was defective. it lacked a coating, or area of mass, not sure how to say it. it just wasnt a complete rotor. Baer swapped me out, though.
i had an issue in that out of the box, one of mine was defective. it lacked a coating, or area of mass, not sure how to say it. it just wasnt a complete rotor. Baer swapped me out, though.
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From: Alabama