Anyone know anything about these rotors?

[d1giPhux]

Just wondering if these Rotors are junk and I should just go with some brembo blanks.. or what? I plan on painting the top hats black with high temp so they dont rust in the future... however.. for a set of all 4.. its only $81 on ebay, and a set of brembo blanks for the rear are nearly $100 JUST for the rears.

Anyone know where i can get brembos for a decent price? Anyone know anything about this ebay company?

Ebay Rotors:

http://tinyurl.com/6e27qr

Brembo blank (yeah, i know you know what they are):

http://tinyurl.com/5scrwa


Thanks.

[Huffer]

They'll be fine. I would just go to the autoparts store and buy some cheapie blanks...

[d1giPhux]

Why are the brembo blanks so expensive then.. just selling the name? or do they last longer or something? Also was looking at some 'cryo treated' blanks. Do you think that high temp painting some normal blanks would work just as well to keep rust off the top hats / cooling fans as the cryo treated / painted ones?

[xXGTBspecXx]

2id go with ebay they have good quality. i have ebay drilled rotors on my car. and it stops on a dime. got good pads too. no complaints.

[d1giPhux]

I noticed on the ebay one, they have like ones for GT, Limited, and Wagon.. however.. they are all the same as long as they are for the same year range legacy correct?

[Huffer]

Why are the brembo blanks so expensive then.. just selling the name? or do they last longer or something? Also was looking at some 'cryo treated' blanks. Do you think that high temp painting some normal blanks would work just as well to keep rust off the top hats / cooling fans as the cryo treated / painted ones?

It's the name and the manufacturing process. Rears from any brand will last a long time. Rears only do about 15-25% of the braking work.

High temp paint will be fine...

[d1giPhux]

So for that matter... i should probably just go to an autozone and get some 'duralast' ones for like $35 or whatever then right? Save an extra $20 on shipping.

[Huffer]

Yep.

[SilentRacer]

Tirerack sells some cryostop rotors for the same price as brembo blanks. They are rust resistant so thats probably a good choice for u too.

[d1giPhux]

Yeah i was checking that out.. they are $5 more.. but still worth the $. However.. at $53 a piece, as opposed to getting some at autozone for $30 each.. kind of expensive. I think I will just buy some cheap ones then paint them myself.

[Reason]

Don't get drilled rotors, and don't be cheap "oem" rotors from a parts store. Rotors warp if they are cheaply made, they are NOT all made with the same material.

[rougeben83]

Don't get drilled rotors, and don't be cheap "oem" rotors from a parts store. Rotors warp if they are cheaply made, they are NOT all made with the same material.

Most 'warping' issues has to do more with other factors than what brand rotor you buy. Improper torque specs on the wheels, improper bedding, not cleaning the rotors before installing, etc, are more likely causes.

For daily driving, even the autoparts store rotors are fine.

If you want the peace of mind of Brembo rotors, then it's your perogative. But keep in mind, most guys I know that track their cars regularly use the "cheap" autozone rotors as well; they last just as long as the more expensive Brembos under heavy use.

Cryo treating rotors have nothing to do with rust resistance, its that most of the "cryo" treated rotors have a zinc coating applied to them, and thats that coating that prevents rust, but it will wear out over time as well; maybe not as fast as hi-temp paint, but your rotors will eventually rust with time, unless you touch-up the hat area once in a while.

There are a few non cryo-treated rotors that have zinc coatings available on them as well.

Cryo treament is to increase the durability of rotors during hi-temp use, and times where there's constant heat cycling.

[d1giPhux]

^ Cool.. thanks for the info. I think I'm gonna just roll with the ebay ones since they are a decent price!

[Reason]

Don't get drilled rotors, and don't be cheap "oem" rotors from a parts store. Rotors warp if they are cheaply made, they are NOT all made with the same material.

Most 'warping' issues has to do more with other factors than what brand rotor you buy. Improper torque specs on the wheels, improper bedding, not cleaning the rotors before installing, etc, are more likely causes.



I would say from all those issues what makes it a problem is the material the rotors are made from. Different companies use different materials. Just because some look alike doesn't mean one is better than the other. If you get a set of $20 rotors they may just be that.

Nothing wrong using a brand like Duralast rotors for autoxing because WHEN they do warp you can keep bringing them back. But I rather not have to put my car up on stands every so often to keep changing out the rotors.

digi, realistically what are your plans for your car. So many people want to set up their car for track, auto x or whatever and never do so. So ask yourself what the hell am going to do with it and do it accordingly. Either way I won't buy cheap shit, but if thats how you roll bring on the rust and wrapped rotors.

[2.5GT]

I like my Brembo drilled rotors, adds looks and awesome braking performance :eek:

[rougeben83]

Don't get drilled rotors, and don't be cheap "oem" rotors from a parts store. Rotors warp if they are cheaply made, they are NOT all made with the same material.
Most 'warping' issues has to do more with other factors than what brand rotor you buy. Improper torque specs on the wheels, improper bedding, not cleaning the rotors before installing, etc, are more likely causes.



I would say from all those issues what makes it a problem is the material the rotors are made from. Different companies use different materials. Just because some look alike doesn't mean one is better than the other. If you get a set of $20 rotors they may just be that.

Nothing wrong using a brand like Duralast rotors for autoxing because WHEN they do warp you can keep bringing them back. But I rather not have to put my car up on stands every so often to keep changing out the rotors.

digi, realistically what are your plans for your car. So many people want to set up their car for track, auto x or whatever and never do so. So ask yourself what the hell am going to do with it and do it accordingly. Either way I won't buy cheap shit, but if thats how you roll bring on the rust and wrapped rotors.

Did you read the rest of it? The duralast rotors last just as long as the brembo rotors under track use, not autox. And these are fellows that drive 400hp+ corvettes with stock-sized brakes. The constant heat cycling and extreme temperatures a rotor sees on the track is probably worth about a few years of normal driving use on the streets.

Like I said before what you're paying for is the name and the peace of mind that they are made of "quality" materials. There's nothing negative about that. Brembos finish their rotors nicer and looks cleaner, but aesthetics has nothing to do with functionality of a hunk of metal whose main function is as a friction surface to absorb heat and is meant to be replaced after x amount of miles.

Also, all rotors rust. You may get painted or zinc coatings, but know that just by using the brakes like theyre supposed to, all those fancy coatings will break down eventually and you'll get rusty rotors with a year or two.

So don't drive your car hard, and stay away from bad weather if you're so concerned about rust. That's basically the reason why my family's minivan still has non-rusty rotors...4 years old and 15k miles.

[Reason]

Yea I read what you wrote and was agreeing to a point. Just to throw this out there I had Duralast rotors on my neon and they rusted around 3 months I had them. I had regular powerslot slotted rotors on my GT for 3 years and never rusted. Just the contact area when I didnt drive the car for a winter.

[rougeben83]

Yea I read what you wrote and was agreeing to a point. Just to throw this out there I had Duralast rotors on my neon and they rusted around 3 months I had them. I had regular powerslot slotted rotors on my GT for 3 years and never rusted. Just the contact area when I didnt drive the car for a winter.

Powerslot rotors are either zinc coated or painted. The auto parts store rotors are usually not coated by anything; part of why they're cheaper.

I don't consider how long a rotor rusts as any indication of rotor quality anyway. It's a hunk of iron so by its very chemistry it will rust, but everyone's entitled to their opinion.

The one caveat I want to add about any of coated rotor you buy from a vendor is to inspect the brakepad contact area; if there's paint overspray, try to clean it or sand it down. Zinc coatings, try to sand it down so the pad will have easier work to get through the coating and into the actual metal. Paying close attention to bedding procedure is even more important with coated rotors because they can deposit into the pad if the rotor and pad aren't heated up high enough and you'll get "warpage" that way.

You can paint it yourself if you're so inclined with some BBQ paint from home depot, but they don't usually last as long.

[Reason]

They must be zinc coated. I'm not saying one is better than the other JUST because it takes one longer to rust. My old man buys Duralast for all his cars and he replaces them all the time due to warppage. Right now his front drivers side is warp. He wont buy a good brand. To each their own I guess.