Should I stay OEM? Or pay a little extra for some slotted ones, if so, which brand is good for the money or atleast reputable?

Brakes pads also, I am all ears.... Is there a sponsor with a good deal going right now? I pmed a couple, just waiting for responses..

I would love to do a BBK but at the moment doesnt seem like a worthy investment. Its just time for a brake job on my car and would mind something a little better....

Unless someone is selling a OEM coupe brembo set up locally... I might just do the rotor/pad combo..

If this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it... Havent been on here in awhile..

 

Buy EBC 3DG rotors with EBC green stuff pads.

 

I had green stuff on my last car. Great pads.

 

i have ebc rotors currently and they are the longest lasting rotors i've ever had, no complaints for the price

initially i had the greenstuff pads and the bite was great but they didn't last very long at all and liberated a lot of break dust

i have the redstuff pads now and they still have a better bite than oem but last a lot longer and almost no break dust

 

IF you get slotted/drilled rotors (and there's really not a reason, other than looks) then make sure you get a good brand. The company I ordered from uses Centric Premium blanks, then does the slotting/drilling, and they've been durable under some pretty extreme duty.
My friend bought slotted/drilled rotors from eBay for his Murano, and they warped within a couple months.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that slotted rotors help keep water, dirt, and dust away from the surface.

But anyway, the only downside is they wear out pretty quick compared to plain or drilled rotors. Unless you're racing the car, you won't notice a big difference in the rotors so theres no point, and they will wear out your pads quicker so I wouldn't do it to an every day driver.

 

Yes, the theory is the slots help wipe the rotor face clean. Whether or not this actually happens is another story.

If you want them, go for it though, but on the average street driven car, the number of holes or slots in your rotors won't make a difference in how well it stops.

Pad quality will make a difference though.

 

I wasn't aware there was any other reason.

 

They do look pretty sweet though. Most street driven cars can get away with running them provided they aren't some $20 eBay rotors or something.

But if you plan on autoXing, or tracking the car, invest in a quality solid rotor. Mass plays a bigger role in cooling than holes or slots...especially on the "small" rotors found on passenger cars. When you have 14" brakes that are 1.5" thick...you have enough rotor mass to spare a few cross-drilled holes to allow your race-spec pads to off gas during hard braking.

I just find it comical when guys take race-spec engineering and think the same principles apply to putting cross drilled brakes on a kia with 9" rotors.

 

I have slotted rotors and Hawk pads from Concept Z Performance, a vendor on this site. I paid about $550 for 4 rotor and accompanying pads. The stopping power is nice but a slight squeal has developed after 4 months.

 

+1..ebc will be my next rotors..

 

i say slotted stoptech rotors with some hawkpads!