Rotors are a wear item for a track car. Rotors can be expensive, or not. Some things, you get what you pay for, but for rotors, am I better off just buying the cheapest ones I can find and assume that if they at least last a few events then thats good enough? Basically, I'm upgrading the Z on the cheap ($175 for the brackets and a couple of hub-centric spacers) to utilize much larger (12.5" vs. 11.2") front rotors - from the '94-'99 3000GT VR-4. Those rotors ain't super cheap - I've found "Value" rotors at Brakewarehouse.com for $38/each. The generic rotors from Autozone are $80/each. Other rotors (brands like Powerslot, and Rotura) are up to $150/each. Do you guys run budget rotors (I know Maeng does), or do you spend more for a particular brand?
My two feet.
cheap ones. same goes for ryan and evan.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
get the cheapest ones, bed them in and cool them properly. The slotted/drilled rotors are junk anyways... read this for more fun: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32327">http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32327</a><!-- m -->
Even if the $80 last longer, they wont last twice as long as the $38 rotors.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
Only brembo replacements for me. I get a season and a 1/2 out of them with carbotech XP10's. The last set I took off wern't even cracked they were just a little heat checked. Those cheap ones from autozone won't last 2 events.
--chad
This was the first and last time I bought expensive rotors.
They were $200, and lasted 1.5 events. Cracked all the way through. (and anyone who has ridden with me knows how impeccable I am about cooling the brakes down before even touching the pedal)
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the best rotors I have ever used were cheap and made by a company called "Mountain" in Japan. Those things took abuse on the WRX like nothing else.
miata will take a whole season on a set of rotors and still look brand new.
brembo "blanks" are good rotors, but nothing special. they are junk metal just like all the other commoditized rotors.
Im with the cheap guys, they will work fine. Talk to Matt at Carbotech and he will say the same thing.
-Mike
CCVT VP 05-06
1991 Sentra SE-R w/ SR20VE
1994 Yamaha Seca II
mmm.... heat cracks
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(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:mmm.... heat cracks
Are those like meat flaps?
G.Irish Wrote:.RJ Wrote:mmm.... heat cracks
Are those like meat flaps?
i prefer the term "meat curtains" or "sausage wallet"
1994 Ford Ranger
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3
anybody got some roast beef?
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Well I went ahead and ordered some of those $38 rotors.
My two feet.
good call.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
holy shite.. those brake rotors are cheap. complete set for me front and rear would be 90 bucks! bookmark...
I use Powerstop if it matters to anyone else. Omni and Sebring.
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc.
Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM
Current Stable of Mopar Junk
57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins
TurboOmni08 Wrote:I use Powerstop if it matters to anyone else. Omni and Sebring.
bling bling!
My two feet.
mongooze Wrote:TurboOmni08 Wrote:I use Powerstop if it matters to anyone else. Omni and Sebring.
bling bling!
Not really. $145 for the omni and like $210 for the Sebring. The ones going on the omni were left over from my Lebaron, I took them off after my friend wreaked it. I went a little overboard with the brakes on the Sebling but it was good, the car stops better wet and dry. PS rotors, carbon metallic pads, and AutoZoneÔÇÖs "blingish" brake drum shoes in the rear.
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc.
Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM
Current Stable of Mopar Junk
57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins
TurboOmni08 Wrote:and AutoZoneÔÇÖs "blingish" brake drum shoes in the rear.
Boy, two key words there. "Bling" and "brake drum shoes".
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
Ok, Rexy. I've done the whole rear drum to disc conversion thing once. The Lebaron went from disc/drum to disc/disc but it took two days of work and like $500. I put a whole new rear axle, pannard bar, and brake set-up on it. It was worth it in the end, but this car has ABS so I am not fooling with it. I mean, if you gotta have drums they might as well be top of the line! Also, the Sebring only had disc/drum on the 5X100 bolt pattern, the pattern got bigger (5X114???) for the newer disc/disc cars.
rant=done :twisted:
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc.
Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM
Current Stable of Mopar Junk
57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins
Holy shiz-nit. Got the rotors via UPS yesterday. Huge. Ab-so-fucking-lute-ly ginormous... Now if only I could get some spacers (H&R 15mms for Z32 areon national back-order), then this will be *the* setup...
My two feet.
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