Reccommendations for brake rotor replacements?
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Parrothead
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09,'13, '14
Reccommendations for brake rotor replacements?
since my car is stock, I'm looking at mods to perform, and brake rotors were suggested.. what do i look for?
Racer
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Originally Posted by Markm10431
since my car is stock, I'm looking at mods to perform, and brake rotors were suggested.. what do i look for?
Le Mans Master
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What do you want?
Don't mean to pull a Socrates and answer your question with a question, but this is critical for brake upgrades/changes.
Are looks a priority?
Stopping distance/power?
Do you track (road track)?
Budget??
A little more info and we can guide you in any direction!
Don't mean to pull a Socrates and answer your question with a question, but this is critical for brake upgrades/changes.
Are looks a priority?
Stopping distance/power?
Do you track (road track)?
Budget??
A little more info and we can guide you in any direction!
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by yellow01
What do you want?
Don't mean to pull a Socrates and answer your question with a question, but this is critical for brake upgrades/changes.
Are looks a priority?
Stopping distance/power?
Do you track (road track)?
Budget??
A little more info and we can guide you in any direction!
Don't mean to pull a Socrates and answer your question with a question, but this is critical for brake upgrades/changes.
Are looks a priority?
Stopping distance/power?
Do you track (road track)?
Budget??
A little more info and we can guide you in any direction!
You could spend anywhere from $200 up to $5000 and beyond for a brake upgrade. If you are interested in upgrading to drilled and slotted rotors then check out sportbrakes ($250) or baer rotors. Make sure whichever set you choose is zinc coated to protect against rust. I have the baer one piece fronts and rears, which go for about $500. 
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Originally Posted by Icemanskis
You could spend anywhere from $200 up to $5000 and beyond for a brake upgrade. If you are interested in upgrading to drilled and slotted rotors then check out sportbrakes ($250) or baer rotors. Make sure whichever set you choose is zinc coated to protect against rust. I have the baer one piece fronts and rears, which go for about $500. I would stay away from drilled and drilled slotted combo. Drilled are very prone to crack from increased temps. Drilled and slotted decrease the effective braking surface area. So in conclusion go slotted or plain blanks with a good pad like HAWK, EBC or AXXIS.
PM me if you need a hook up. My buddy has the deals.
Burning Brakes
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Icemanskis
Those brakes you got look exactly like mine. Got them from sport break.com ($200 for all 4) and real happy the way they look and work.
Those brakes you got look exactly like mine. Got them from sport break.com ($200 for all 4) and real happy the way they look and work.
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Originally Posted by Markm10431
since my car is stock, I'm looking at mods to perform, and brake rotors were suggested.. what do i look for?
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by yellow01
What do you want?
Don't mean to pull a Socrates and answer your question with a question, but this is critical for brake upgrades/changes.
Are looks a priority?
Stopping distance/power?
Do you track (road track)?
Budget??
A little more info and we can guide you in any direction!
Don't mean to pull a Socrates and answer your question with a question, but this is critical for brake upgrades/changes.
Are looks a priority?
Stopping distance/power?
Do you track (road track)?
Budget??
A little more info and we can guide you in any direction!
really depends on what you want out of the carto throw in a different opinion - if you track your car regularly rotors become disposable and drilled rotors will crack even sooner, so stick with the NAPA rotors for $25 each (drilled is fine for street only, but are a show upgrade only, not performance)
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More food for thought here: If you want to stay with a slotted only rotor, Baer will provide them that way too. You only have to specify it at the time of ordering. No extra cost. HTH
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Parrothead
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From: Margaritaville Embassy
St. Jude Donor '08-'09,'13, '14
braking performance mostly but a looks upgrade at the same time is A plus. Sorry should have specified that. Also she is my daily driver, no plans for autocross or any kind of racing
Last edited by Markm10431; Dec 7, 2005 at 07:19 PM.
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from what I know, Pads make WAY more difference than drilled or slotted in the performance department.
also, I've heard that there are Brembo branded knock-offs being sold on the internet. Something to be aware of if you want brembo for whatever reason.
also, I've heard that there are Brembo branded knock-offs being sold on the internet. Something to be aware of if you want brembo for whatever reason.
