I wish I had bought the slotted rotors instead of drilled.....



Never again.


And yes, these were Centric rotors. They said so on the rotor.

 

i second that... when i was replacing my rotors, my week long research led to the conclusion that centric makes rotors for stoptech. Centric "branded" rotors are priced way lower than stoptech "branded" rotors. So why pay marked up prices for the same rotor?

 

Sorry its taken me a few days to respond, I've been on work travel. I can't really compare them to OEM because my memory of OEM is not recent and when I bought the car, they already had 40-k miles on them, so not really an apples to apples comparison to be fair. All I remember about the OEM pads are the large amounts of dust and that the Hawk HPS did not brake as well as used OEM pads....40-k miles later on the Hawks and here I am. Feeling more confident again in my braking performance.

I have not gotten into these pads like I have with my Hawks a few times, just from morning commute use I do notice some increased bite as I get through my first 5-miles or so which is where I see the most braking from the traffic light drag race I endure each morning.

So far from my cold wet morning experience, expect some initial squealing in the morning, certainly if you back out of your spot. One or two more brake pedal applications and the squeal is gone. I have never heard them squeal once they have been scrubbed once or twice after sitting overnight getting cold and moist.

hope that helps.

 

Thanks iDrive for the review!

 

Hey iDrive I ordered the same setup based on your experience. Thanks for the review.

 

no prob

 

So I managed to put some track abuse on my Stop Tech 309 pads (Street Performance series) on my OEM-Brembo equipped G35 coupe. I have to say I was highly impressed with them. I'll start by saying I def could have used a pad with some higher torque and initial bite, but for being street pads they did exceptionally well.

They never faded and pedal feel remained consistant from beginning to end. I was on track twice, pushing hard for 20-minutes each session. Weather was warm in the low 90's and very sunny. It was a 7-corner track with two straight aways ending into hard braking corners, especially the first straight into turn-1.

If there are any beginners out there or just seldom track visitors, I highly recommend this pad to people who want a great street pad that they can take and use on the track.

other brake mods for the day included Motul RBF-600 fluid, Fluid Transfer SS lines and Centric Slotted rotors. I was also on Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires, which held up really well too.

 

any update on these mine seem to be warp after 7 months of use..

 

Have had my Centric premiums for 10k miles and 17 months and no warping or other issues to date.

 

yeah any update? i need to pull the trigger on a brake set up and need some input. rotors and pads. Are SS lines even worth it?

 

Still very pleased with the Centrics. No problems on mine.

 

Looking to upgrade my OEM setup I have a 2006 6mt
So Stoptech Rotors, pads?, steel brake lines?
I am looking for a setup to drive everyday and take to the track.