What Are The Best Rotors Out There
01-23-2007, 10:49 PM
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What Are The Best Rotors Out There ok so im in dying need of a set of rotors. I was just wondering where the best place to buy them at was (website) and which one you think are the best IYHO. Thanks guys
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01-24-2007, 08:02 PM
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well im looking for a good overall rotor, preferrably drilled, and also what size should i get lol, sorry but i just got my car 2 months ago and i really dont know if i should go better, it's not stock, it's running 380hp and 350rwtq, if that helps any
01-24-2007, 10:29 PM
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really, yea that's why i like drilled, they look so aggressive but if they crack and wear faster than screw that ill go with slotted, thanks guys
01-24-2007, 10:49 PM
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If you get a decent drilled rotor and good pads, you shouldn't have issues with cracking and poor wear. Also not driving like a fool helps 
I'm running Baer Eradispeeds and the Hawk HPS pads mentioned already, with ATE brake fluid and some stainless lines it's a great setup.
I'm running Baer Eradispeeds and the Hawk HPS pads mentioned already, with ATE brake fluid and some stainless lines it's a great setup.
01-24-2007, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by delinquent543
drilled rotors wont make you stop better.. what they will do is crack and make you replace them earlier or eat up your pads faster.. they do look cool tho
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01-25-2007, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PSU 98
...Baer Eradispeeds and the Hawk HPS pads mentioned already, with ATE brake fluid and some stainless lines...
do stainless lines improve braking or??
01-25-2007, 10:40 AM
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Well anybody selling stainless lines will tell you that rubber brake hoses are a wear item; that stainless lines improve braking response by maintaining line pressures and stopping "balooning" of the hose, yada yada. I'm sure it's all true to a point, but unless you're a track enthusiast or you drive like a maniac on the street all the time, I don't think you're going to notice a major difference.
01-25-2007, 11:14 PM
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Brembo Blanks.
Or better yet, get brackets and upgrade to corvette rotors. Doesn't even cost that much to do the upgrade. You get an inch larger rotor and you get a wider selection of pads as well
Not only do drilled rotors crack and chew up pads and slotted rotors chew up pads. But on a street car you need surface area more than you need cooling. Slots and holes cost you surface area and consequently cost you braking.
Remember, brakes work by turning motion energy into heat energy. You actually want to create heat. Yes it needs to be able to go somewhere, it needs to dissipate, but you still have to create it in the first place. That is why there are road-race only setups with carbon fiber or whatever. They can not be used on the street because you never create ENOUGH heat for them to stop you safely.
Or better yet, get brackets and upgrade to corvette rotors. Doesn't even cost that much to do the upgrade. You get an inch larger rotor and you get a wider selection of pads as well
Not only do drilled rotors crack and chew up pads and slotted rotors chew up pads. But on a street car you need surface area more than you need cooling. Slots and holes cost you surface area and consequently cost you braking.
Remember, brakes work by turning motion energy into heat energy. You actually want to create heat. Yes it needs to be able to go somewhere, it needs to dissipate, but you still have to create it in the first place. That is why there are road-race only setups with carbon fiber or whatever. They can not be used on the street because you never create ENOUGH heat for them to stop you safely.
01-27-2007, 12:42 AM
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If your looking for a good pad that's not noisy go with Hawk Hps pads, and as far as rotors go no one will give you the same answer, I myself am most likely going to go with the c5 brake conversion as well as cross drilled and slotted.
01-27-2007, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 2000BLKSupersport
the WS6 store has some pretty good cross drilled and slotted rotors at a pretty good price
$176 for all 4 is a good deal, IMO. I love my brakes now. I don't mind stopping...
... I'll be doing some autoX in the spring/summer... so we'll see.
01-27-2007, 03:53 AM
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If your looking for a good pad that's not noisy go with Hawk Hps pads, and as far as rotors go no one will give you the same answer, I myself am most likely going to go with the c5 brake conversion as well as cross drilled and slotted.
01-27-2007, 06:10 PM
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I bought my drilled/slotted/Zinc plated rotors off ebay for $170 and the two rears were in brembo boxes. I ran them for over a year on my 570Rwhp ss and gave them hell a few times with no problems at all. They looked identicle to the ones some of the guys in my club bought from Irotors for over twice the money.