Any recommendations for slotted rotors on the Sport model - Page 2 - G35Driver

goodtwogo · 2010-02-05 00:37:43

You're welcome. Nissan's were known for using weak metal in their rotors, so it's natural to automatically assume the rotors are the problem. You'll even read of numerous other 07/08 S owners who complain of the same issue and we have 13" rotors all around. Here's the kicker, people who complain about it use their cars as daily drivers, some spirited. However, ask anyone who took their car out to the track (me included) and i, for one, can tell you there's nothing wrong with the rotor -- it's the pad that's the problem, it is soft to make daily driving livable, but it does have consequences. Spirited driving + improper cooling = pad transfer/uneven wear. It's easy to see, drive around and use you brakes spiritedly enough to heat them up then pull over and keep on the brakes for a minute or so (as you normally would when stopped in traffic), pull up just a feet or two, park, then turn the car off. Look at your rotors. Chances are you'll see pad imprint. I actually started looking into having 2pc produced for us non-Akebono owners, but it just wasn't economically feasible. This is very interesting; sounds like I need to kick this around a bit more. Maybe stalling for time (until some 2-piece units come out!?) by sacrificing one set of pads and seeing how it goes. Even if what you say about our brakes is true though, and considering mine is a daily driver and not tracked, wouldn't you still say that a quality set of slotted rotors would be more impervious to pad transfer, and the consequent judder, than the smooth oem rotors, just by their very nature (being slotted) . . . regardless of pads used?? As far as pad choices, I got some EBD (Red) pads which are undoubtedly not as soft as the stock pads. In your opinion, would they alone eradicate my brake judder assuming I had the stock rotors cleaned up ? And does anyone think I might be able to con a dealership into turning the rotors for free (at 30K miles) under a judder complaint?? I want to do the brake job myself with my own aftermarket shoes...just have them turn the rotors as I believe the TSB calls out an "on-car" brake lathe for turning the rotors. Maybe too much to ask, probably send them into to overload.