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Old 01-10-2021 | 07:09 PM
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I have a Baer Eardispeed rotors on all 4 corners that I got used a long time ago. Lately, the car has been feeling like the rotors are warped. I noticed that Baer does not make Eradispeed rotors for the rears anymore, so looking for suggestions.
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Old 01-10-2021 | 07:24 PM
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Oh snap that’s what I was going to say loved them with my hawk pads.
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the centric/stoptech high carbon blanks.....roughly 50-70 bucks depending on application
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Wow, Stoptech has a ton options. I didn't know that cryo treatment was a thing for brake rotors!

Are their pads better than Hawk?
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stick with the hawks. great value to overall brake quality ratio. best advice i can give, which i will get backlash for, is just stick with a blank rotor, or at the most just slotted.....dont get drilled. but i assume you will do your research and decide which is best for you. here are the rears i would recommend, summit has the rears you would have to search for the fronts i guess

2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO Centric Parts 125.62065 Centric Premium High-Carbon Brake Rotors | Summit Racing
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stick with the hawks. great value to overall brake quality ratio. best advice i can give, which i will get backlash for, is just stick with a blank rotor, or at the most just slotted.....dont get drilled. but i assume you will do your research and decide which is best for you. here are the rears i would recommend, summit has the rears you would have to search for the fronts i guess

2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO Centric Parts 125.62065 Centric Premium High-Carbon Brake Rotors | Summit Racing
I have read that drilled can crack, but I have had Baer Eradispeed rotors for a while, and they never cracked. I just like the look.
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I have read that drilled can crack, but I have had Baer Eradispeed rotors for a while, and they never cracked. I just like the look.
looks better for some, but blanks will always stop better
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Originally Posted by Floorman279
looks better for some, but blanks will always stop better
I thought slotted stopped better due to brake dust being kept away from the pad?
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Originally Posted by FCar2000TA
I thought slotted stopped better due to brake dust being kept away from the pad?
i believe so, since i think in theory it keeps scrapping away any glazed materials like ur mentioning, but i think u amd i were talking specifically about drilled only.
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I have been running Stoptech slotted for a while and have been pleased with them, I got them from Strano, give him a call & he will hook you up.
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I think I am going with Stoptech drilled and slotted.

Next question... which is better for longevity (specifically anti-cracking with drilled), cryo or high carbon?
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I just use stock blanks from my local Napa auto parts. Along with hawks pads they always get the job done. I think all those drilled/slotted rotors are just for show.
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I just use stock blanks from my local Napa auto parts. Along with hawks pads they always get the job done. I think all those drilled/slotted rotors are just for show.
drilled/slotted increase braking performance and longevity by cooling faster and getting brake dust and gases away from the pad faster.
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Front Eradispeed Rotors:
Front EradiSpeed+ High Performance Rotor Upgrade for GM F-Body 2301006 - Baer Brakes


Rear Eradispeed Brake Rotors and Calipers:
1993-2002 F-Body Rear Systems - Baer Brakes

.......and I don;t think there's another OEM size aftermarket brake rotor thats anywhere as good as Baer Eradispeeds. Mine, all 4......18 years old and still have plenty of life left.
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The thought that holes drilled in rotors lessens the stopping power is simply not true. And if it is.......its unmeasurable. Impossible to measure. Especially for a street car.....its 100% meaningless. Tires stop cars, not brakes....if you're talking about hardcore stopping power. Cooler brakes last longer, holes allows better cooling and gsater cool down after a hard stop. In the old days they drilled holes to allow gasses to escape from the older days crappy pad material. Multi 100 thousand $$$ and multi million exotics use cross drilled rotors. Yes, they look good.....but they also stop just the same as non-drilled rotors. The surface area added up from all the holes is an amount thats unmeasurable in stopping distance.
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Originally Posted by Cant_die_LOL
Front Eradispeed Rotors:
Front EradiSpeed+ High Performance Rotor Upgrade for GM F-Body 2301006 - Baer Brakes


Rear Eradispeed Brake Rotors and Calipers:
1993-2002 F-Body Rear Systems - Baer Brakes

.......and I don;t think there's another OEM size aftermarket brake rotor thats anywhere as good as Baer Eradispeeds. Mine, all 4......18 years old and still have plenty of life left.
I like the Eradispeed rotors, but I cannot find the replacement rings for the rears. Plus, Stoptech has really good reviews and are 75% the price of just the Eradispeed rings.
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Originally Posted by FCar2000TA
I like the Eradispeed rotors, but I cannot find the replacement rings for the rears. Plus, Stoptech has really good reviews and are 75% the price of just the Eradispeed rings.
I heard bad things about the Stoptech, but also read good reviews too.

I also want to replace my old Erads....... I was thinking of the new Baer Erad Front and Rear complete brake kits. But....expensive. But they are probably amazing performers. Definitely outperform any street tire by a long way.....
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This is also pretty awesome......and cheap cheap.......

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Can you really feel a significant difference in stopping power with drilled/slotted vs blank rotors? I don’t think it’s significant.
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You will get zero benefit from drilling on the rear of these cars, drilling is to dissipate heat, if you ever get the rear hot enough to need that feature on a 3-link solid axle car you have already lost the front which is to say 80% of your braking capacity, I got my rears slotted mostly just to match my slotted fronts, for the record I wouldn't run any drilled rotor on the street for several reasons but a big one is that cracking is a real issue with drilled rotors.


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