im looking to buy a brake set up and gthe one im looking at currently has 40,000 miles on it. How many miles do Rotors normally get replaced in? the rotors i have now are goin bad and i am looking to get this used 05 set up and was wondering if w/ 40k the rotors would be ok.

 

Brakes are a replacement maintenance item. If you are going through the time and labor of replacing your brakes, I recommend only buying new. 40k is a lot of miles for G brakes.

 

Worst post of the day?

You don't post how much they are costing you for starters....

I would recommend you get new if you're gonna buy them but then again this is all pointless till we know what the current asking price is. Also how bad are your current rotors? You can get them 'turned' or 'shaved' (same thing and most shops will do this for 50 bucks and they will be just as good if not better then those 40k rotors.

 

ill i needed to know if was 40k a lot for brakes thanks hg25x. What i currently have has already been turned at least once but ive never heard about shaving? the asking price for the complete 05 brake set up including the calipers and brake lines is $400

 

Is it your rotors that are shot or your entire brake system?

If you just need rotors and your calipers and brake lines are fine (and should be even if the rotors are shot) then Id suggest buying new ones as you can get them a good bit cheaper then that.

 

would you have any recomendations on rotors?

 

sent you a pm

 

OP, I've replaced my rotors and brakes yearly. The rotors were my decision, I didn't like the feeling of having shaved rotors (all psycological). I could have clearly had them resurfaced and I think I might take that route the next time. I buy OEM parts from the dealer since I can get them immediately. OEM brake components are known to wear out very quickly, which is partly why OEM brakes have exceptional stopping power. You can use Hawk pads which is a common aftermarket replacement that has very little dusting since it is a ceramic pad. The only con that has been reported is less of a 'bite' when comparing to the OEM pad. Anyone else have the same thoughts?

 

I have ceramic pads from NAPA and they certainly have less bite per lb of force on the brake pedal.. But the almost non existant dust is awesome.. Plus, if you really have to stop, you just push the pedal harder and it will still stop very quickly.. Its not a big deal.

 

There are at least eleven different models of Hawk pads. If you start here you can compare them as to stopping power, noise and dust. As far as I can tell only one of the eleven is ceramic. It seems to have both the lowest dust and the lowest stopping power of the eleven.

 

my rotors are grooved as hell and the oem brake pads dont last me over 2k miles, i use duralast c max pads and they feel like the oem but last me 4k miles......now take my driving out of the equation and cmax pads are the way to go



before anyone says anything im just saving up for the akebono full bbk, 800 left to go and untill a get there using 20 dollar oem pads from kragen dosent bother me

 

ok but that is because you have a bigger goal in mind, doesnt mean cmax is the way to go for most people.

Project mu are the closest to Oem that maybe dust a little less but retain the same stopping power.

Posi Quiets Extended Wear are good brake pads.

OEM are great if you dont mind dusting.

All of them are gonna kinda suck in the cold...but if you properly break them in they should perform well and last a while

 

How is that even possible? I know these brakes wear out quick, but that seems ridiculous. I've been on my OEM pads and rotors for 12K and they'll probably last another 5K or so.

 

sit in the car with me for 20 min and you question will be answered lol

 

I got 35K from my '06's pads. I replaced the rotors anyway and got new OEM rotors and pads.


Next time i do pad, i'll take the first set of rotors and get them cut and use them.

You can cut rotors until you are below min thickness...and then you gotta chuck them. Some guys prefer to just buy new rotors all the time. I am usually like that, but i think next time i'm just gonna cut the first set of rotors that came on the car.