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Jul 30, 2019 | 04:13 PM

Rene's Rage

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Looking to Replace Brake Rotors

Looking for drilled/slotted rotors. Daily driver so nothing special. Mid grade ok.
What brand and/or vendor. Tired of researching.
Thanks!

Jul 30, 2019 | 04:56 PM

USAZR1

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Jul 30, 2019 | 06:27 PM

mfi2000

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I went with dbm..

Jul 30, 2019 | 06:36 PM

Mr. Black

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I saw nothing but postive feedback for the Brakemotive kits you can get on Ebay. Plated rotors with decent pads reasonably clean. All for under 200 bucks.

Would I track the car with them? probably not but they stop very nicely when needed for everyday purposes.

The Zinc plating has held up perfectly so far. About 3k miles and some rain.

Jul 30, 2019 | 07:14 PM

gimp

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Yeah, for a daily driver, those hilariously cheap kits for like $180 will do the job.

Jul 30, 2019 | 08:08 PM

pjdbm

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Brakemotive here as well, two years and they look brand new

Jul 30, 2019 | 10:13 PM

o2bnkc

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Brakemotive here. Ten years and still going strong.

Jul 30, 2019 | 10:50 PM

Rangerdog1

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Brake Motive here as well 3 years. Zinc coated great set for DD.

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Jul 31, 2019 | 12:20 AM

Not4spd

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Had brake motive zinc plated rotors with their pads on my Z for 4 years before I upgraded to C6 Z06 brakes. I occasionally did the back road spirited cruising and they served me well. I would recommend them to anyone.

Jul 31, 2019 | 09:47 AM

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INSTIG8R

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I'm planning to try out the Autozone Duralast GT slotted rotors here soon. Has anyone had any firsthand experience with them yet? About $75 each for the rears and they look pretty cool to those of us that aren't fans of drilled rotors

Jul 31, 2019 | 11:30 AM

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lane_viper

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rangerdog1

Brake Motive here as well 3 years. Zinc coated great set for DD.

Been on brake motive for 4 years. Vette is a Daily driver. They probably have 60k miles of use on them. They still look great.

Also been on the S2k for 4 years. Also on the wifes Taurus SHO and put some on my Dad's tacoma.

Brakemotive rotors and pads can't be beat for price, performance, and looks.

If they made them for the Viper, I would put them on it.

Put them on, break them in, and you are set.

Last edited by lane_viper; Jul 31, 2019 at 11:34 AM.

Jul 31, 2019 | 03:20 PM

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These are from Brake Performance. Anybody know anything about these?

Jul 31, 2019 | 03:22 PM

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StocktonC7GS

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Hmmm, someone does not trust their quick jack.....

Jul 31, 2019 | 03:25 PM

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Hmmm, someone does not trust their quick jack.....

Yeah that was literally the first time I had ever used them

Don't do that anymore. As a matter of fact I actually have a video on youtube about not needing them.

Jul 31, 2019 | 04:19 PM

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Clancy209

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You probably just want drilled, don’t really need slotted rotors for DD

Jul 31, 2019 | 04:38 PM

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gimp

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Don't need drilled or slotted for street. It looks cool, though. I am sure OP wants the looks.

Jul 31, 2019 | 05:14 PM

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Rear-...53.m1438.l2649

Jul 31, 2019 | 05:52 PM

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CinciZ06

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Originally Posted by knewblewkorvette

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Rear-...53.m1438.l2649

I will co-sign on these. Great setup for street / fun use.

Jul 31, 2019 | 06:47 PM

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MetalMan2

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Went with AC Delco rotors, P/Ns: 18A946, 18A947, 18A948, 18A949. Amazon has them all for $141 right now, but last month I snagged all 4 for $83 (I'm always deal hunting).