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04-13-2016, 11:04 PM
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Drives: Sold it Join Date: Feb 2016
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Brake upgrade questions (help please)
Hey folks, I want to replace my factory rotors and pads. Have you ever bought any front and rear kits before? I have a budget of around $1,000. I don't race at all but will do a road course hopefully soon just for fun. I will admit that looks are just as much a reason as performance to me for the upgrade. I would like drilled and slotted (money permitting) rotors. Do you have any advice like "I wish I would have known or done something different" kind? Any brands to recommend or stay away from? I just put new ZL1 wheels on car that are 20x10 square set up.
Thanks for help. Asking questions has saved me lots of money lately. |
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04-14-2016, 06:20 AM
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      Drives: 2015 1LS Red V6 Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: St Joseph, MO
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Spend good money on pads. Hawk, EBC, something. All depends on what your intended purpose is.
If you want drilled and slotted, get good ones. R1 Concepts. They do look good, and perform well. That being said, on a $1000 budget i would get oem AC Delco rotors (or high carbon content equivalent), good brake pads, stainless steel lines, and Dot4 brake flush.
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04-14-2016, 07:02 AM
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Drives: 2015 Black 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Aug 2015
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This ^ I'm looking to buy the Hawk high performance street brake pads myself. I also am running Stoptech drilled and slotted rotors that I was able to pick up new on Cl for cheap.
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04-14-2016, 10:57 AM
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Take a look at Brake Performance website. I got drilled and slotted rotors for front and back for less than $400. Got hawk performance brake pads from Phastek. Lifetime warranty on the rotors against defects. Check it out.
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04-14-2016, 08:11 PM
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Nice advice, thanks folks
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05-25-2016, 10:54 AM
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Thanks, Mike
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05-25-2016, 11:21 AM
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Premium drilled and slotted rotors. They offer 2 free choices on pads, semi metallic or ceramic. I ordered the ceramic. But I also ordered the blue hawk performance brake pads from Phastek Performance. These pads generate no brake dust. Wheels always clean. Still way under the thousand dollar budget if you install yourself. Hope this helps you.
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05-25-2016, 11:41 AM
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Drives: 2012 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Metro Detroit
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I would be careful with Hawk HPS pads. Just put them on my car and the squeal at slow speeds is terrible - lot of people with this issue.
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05-26-2016, 10:34 AM
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05-26-2016, 03:24 PM
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Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007
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No drilled rotor for road course use. They will crack much faster than a plain face or slotted rotor. ALL rotors crack from the heating and cooling cycles that are generated by road course use. You can see surface cracking after only a few sessions. This is normal aand safe, unless the cracks are large enough to catch your finger nail.
Drilled rotors not only crack faster, they have less mass to dissipate heat. Hole and slots were a huge benefit years ago when gassing from the pads was so bad it literally prevented the pad from making clean contact with the rotor. Modern pads do not have that problem. Slots are used to clear dust, but even slots are not required. Check out a NASCAR Cup Car. They are stout for race cars, similar to a Camaro on track. They use plain face rotors. A road course Camaro will generate very high pad temperatures. You need a pad with a heat range of at least 1200 degrees. I suggest Hawk DTC70 front and DTC 60 rear pads or CobaltFriction XR1 front and XR2 rear. |
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05-27-2016, 12:33 PM
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Drives: 2014 1le Join Date: Dec 2014
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I'm with JP on this one. Blank rotors are highly underrated. I would go so far as to say money spent on rotor gimmiks is wasted. Buy centric blanks (they manufacture stopteck rotors) or oem gm rotors. Spend your money on great pads and regular brake fluid flushes and profit. If you still want more brake performance the next step is a bbk.
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05-27-2016, 12:49 PM
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Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007
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05-27-2016, 08:33 PM
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No issues installing. Quite easy to do.
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