Hey everyone, I have an 03 G35 coupe (w/brembo) and Im getting ready to replace my rotors & pads... Im curious what some opinions are on different brands.. Ive been researching this for a while today and other than pricing, im not finding many reviews. sorry in advance if i posted this in the wrong spot, I dont get on here much anymore.

Thanks

 

It's really depends on the application of the car, you can get blank rotors or slotted rotors. If it a daily driver there really is no need for slotted rotors unless you are spirited.

Pads are most important, you want to find a pad that suits you, low dust? more bite? noise? We have all of these options available with us. We are new vendors to the site and will offering great discounts to members. Shoot us a PM and we will take care of you.

-Nick

 

im in the market for some rotors and pads as well, i found some packages on ebay, what do you guys think of these? good? bad?


these are for the front and rear rotors with pads and they are slotted as well


http://www.ebay.com/itm/260846527705?item=260846527705&viewitem=&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321014079723?item=321014079723&viewitem=&vxp=mtr

 

What would be your pad recommendation that suits those?

 

OP are you looking into 1pc or 2pc rotors? what's your budget? performance goals?

 

There you go front and rear drilled and slotted with pads

 

Whats the difference between those and the ones i posted? they all seem to be the exact same, ZINC plated with different brand names that seems to change the price

 

There are many companies out there that will purchase blank rotors and machine and coat them and call them performance rotors.

Most obviously choose the cheapest Chinese blank they can find. They also select the cheapest brake pad they can find. Price wins on EBay and Amazon.

The variables are the quality of the blank, the care taken in programming the mill to drill and/or slot correctly and the quality of the coating and final packaging and shipping.

 

Can you match that price for 2 Front and 2 Rear Rotors with pads? slotted/drilled

 

We don't sell that type of product.

 

I'd be really wary of anything purchased off of Ebay. Obviously the motivation of a lot of these sellers is to produce the cheapest thing they can so they can sell it cheap and still make money with little regard for the quality of the end product. Brakes are the most critical system on your car and if they fail, it's likely to end very badly.

I'd recommend you look at Centric brand rotors and pads. be careful where you buy those as well because there are a lot of fakes running around. I buy a lot of my stuff from Rockauto and they usually have good prices and fast shipping, but there are lots of places to get them. Centric parts are made by the same company that makes Stop Tech brakes that a lot of guys use on their racecars. I have StopTechs on my Viper and they've been fantastic which is what turned me onto Centric for my daily drivers. They're relatively cheap and everything of theirs that I've installed has lasted and provided good wear characteristics. Stay away from that Chinese junk. Even if it's not dangerous, the rotors are likely to warp after a short period of time. Pay a little more and do it right the first time so you don't have to redo it or worse, pick up the pieces of your car after the parts fail.

 

Just wanted to reply back with what I got. I went with ebc slotted and dimpled rotors and green stuff pads. It took about a week of bedding to get rid of all squeaks and what not but now they are very nice. Low dust, decent performance for what I need, look great, overall nice set up. Thanks for everyone who responded with insight, always helps.

 

So after bedding in the pads, does it squeal at all? My G squeals a bit when I back up and it's a little bit irritating. It never does it when driving, just when backing up. Are your new pads squeal free?