What's the difference between Duralast blank rotors and Brembo blank rotors?
06-12-2008, 10:01 AM
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What's the difference between Duralast blank rotors and Brembo blank rotors? The search feature isn't working, so...
A sponsor sells front and rear Blembo Blanks for $75 and $85 per rotor respectively. Autozone sells front and rear Duralast blanks for $40.99 and $43.99 per rotor respectively (with a two year warranty). (Even cheaper are the Valucraft front blanks which cost $29.99 each with a one year warrant.) Why do the Brembo blanks cost twice as much? I have a 2002 Camaro Z28 that is non-aggressively, daily-driven and will never see an autocross track. It will see the dragstrip at least once a year in a track-rental event. Will Duralast blanks be sufficient for my application? Thanks in advance for the info.
A sponsor sells front and rear Blembo Blanks for $75 and $85 per rotor respectively. Autozone sells front and rear Duralast blanks for $40.99 and $43.99 per rotor respectively (with a two year warranty). (Even cheaper are the Valucraft front blanks which cost $29.99 each with a one year warrant.) Why do the Brembo blanks cost twice as much? I have a 2002 Camaro Z28 that is non-aggressively, daily-driven and will never see an autocross track. It will see the dragstrip at least once a year in a track-rental event. Will Duralast blanks be sufficient for my application? Thanks in advance for the info.
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06-13-2008, 12:24 AM
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As a former AZ employee...NEVER buy Valuecraft! Junk to every aspect of the name. Duralast are ok for a small lightweight honda or toyota but I would never put them on a car like ours. They use cheaper metal, less machining, for a rotor that isnt perfect and will be noisy, just as Manic Mechanic listed.
Brembos are good quality from what I have heard but I have never seen them first hand.
Brembos are good quality from what I have heard but I have never seen them first hand.
06-13-2008, 08:35 AM
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I've used the Duralast on both Trans Am's I've had and never had a problem. You sound like me and dd it and just use it to have fun in. I put 45000 miles on the first car before I sold it with no problems, current set has 10000 miles. Are Brembo's better? I'm sure they are, but by how much?
06-13-2008, 08:39 AM
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I've used the Duralast on both Trans Am's I've had and never had a problem. You sound like me and dd it and just use it to have fun in. I put 45000 miles on the first car before I sold it with no problems, current set has 10000 miles. Are Brembo's better? I'm sure they are, but by how much?
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06-13-2008, 11:14 AM
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The top of the line Duralast ceramic pads cost $49.99 per set. I'll probably end up just getting them. I'll take the total money saved from buying the Duralast brake parts to buy a pair of Nitto drag radials.
