I'm thankful I got two years out of my brakes before my rotors exhibited the dreaded F-body warp. And, for the record, I don't auto-x, or abuse the brakes, and all tire rotations have been by the GM service guys at my local dealer, who takes care of the car as I would want them to. They hand-torque the wheels to 100. I trust them. I have no idea what's making them warp.
So, this begs the question:
PowerStops? Anything good or bad to say about these?
Eradispeeds? Other than their pricey tag, are they worth it? I know they look cool, but I'm not too worried about looks. Are they lighter than OEM?
AutoZone? I have heard and read about these OEM replacements as being relatively inexpensive yet still outlasting the GM rotors.
Opinions? Comments? Sorry to drag it up again, but my search efforts have stuff all over the map.
Posted by NiravSS (Member # 778) on :
I'm also looking....any advice would be appreciated! Also, what are some good pad/rotor combos with the aforementioned rotors?
Thanks for any help!
NiravSS
Posted by BadRag (Member # 1566) on :
Something else you might look at is "irotor", very reasonable, and work quite well.
Posted by mhayman (Member # 146) on :
Depends on how much you want to spend. Any of the aftermarket rotors are nice. I would second suggestion on Irotors. Got to see them in person this weekend and they are very nice.
I have the Autozone rotors. They have worked VERY well. A nice, CHEAP replacement for stock rotors.
----------------- Mark H.
Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on :
Forgot about iRotors. They look pretty good. Good idea. Something to research. I really do like the eradispeeds, and normally I'd just buy those in a heartbeat, but I'm trying to save as much $$ as possible for all the incindiary expenses. Probably later. I may just go with the auto zones for a while too. Oh, the choices!
Posted by Camaro_Woody (Member # 1619) on :
Working for auto zone, the rotors are okay, but I dont know about the cross cut/drilled rotors. Aslong as the rotor is cleaned, the ones at auto zone are useable. My thinking is that sence I am in there, might as well replace with a better product. Dont look down on auto zone because of this statement, and in no way does this statement show the stance of auto zone. sorry had to get the legal stuff out of the way. Brakes are okay. The Carbon metallic pads are great, but put out alot of dust. Auto zone also just recieved shipment of an auto zone brand of ceramic pads, atleast in southern california. i dont know if the one for the camaros are out yet, but I will find out and report back on those. If there is anything from auto zone that you need information on, let me know.
Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on :
Done a little more research, and unless someone can come up with some ideas that I'm out to lunch on or reasons I shouldn't buy these, here's what I've narrowed it down to...
Figured I'd just bite the bullet and spend the extra couple of bucks for the eradispeeds and thermoquiet pads from stealth performance. (I always check your site first, Mike! You've been good to me.)
Anyone ever use the thermoquiets? What I've read about them they seem to be right up my alley: increased braking performance, run cooler, and should work very well on the street.
Posted by CamaroSCG (Member # 1591) on :
Ask Hawkeye about the Eradispeeds, he just put them on
Posted by poSSum (Member # 119) on :
quote:Originally posted by el ess1: Are they lighter than OEM?
From the "brake expert" I bought the Porsche 996 kit I put on the Zed from, "Rotors are a heat sink, so heavier is better. Porsche wouldn't hang that kind of unsprung, rotating weight on a car if it wasn't worth it."
From another source "they don't add any BTU's but ...."
I have Powerslots and Hawk pads on the SS but not enought miles to express on opinion.
[ 21. April 2004, 09:05 AM: Message edited by: poSSum ]
Posted by westell (Member # 2034) on :
I went with Power Slots (not drilled) and Hawk pads. Good pricing. Performs great. A little more dust than oem, but, oh well.
Would have prefered Eradispeed set up, but had to keep the war on budget
Thanks! I did see that thread last month, but somehow I missed it on my search. Good info.
It appears the ceramic pads are a pretty good pad as far as less dusting. And that's what the Thermo-quiets are. I'll probably go that route, but some interesting reads about heat sinks...makes the power slots or even the brembo OEM replacements more attractive in that line of thinking.
[ 21. April 2004, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: el ess1 ]
Posted by KurtK (Member # 1779) on :
Power Slots and Performance Friction pads here. A definite improvement over stock.
The GM rotors got tossed at around 14K miles. Whatever material is used- it's crappy.
The next change wil be to upgrade the calipers.....PBR (Corvette), Wilwood, Baer...
Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on :
Well, after reading other forums and experiences with iRotors, I decided to try them. They're cheap, and if they hold up better than stock, well, I'm good with that. Also ordered a set of ceramic Thermoquiet pads from Stealth Performance. If they last longer than 2 years, they'll surpass GM's.
Not sure if I'm going to go with SS brake lines or not yet. I may do those later. Dang, I hate spending money on anything other than the house/shop right now...
Posted by BadRag (Member # 1566) on :
Just did the Irotors on all fours with the thermo's in front and Irotors in the rear ( stealthy was outta them) and Earls S/S lines...
No problems and works soooo much better than stock.
Posted by MMMM_ERT (Member # 1599) on :
Sure...I'll chime in here.
I replaced the stocker warped rotors with Eradispeeds after G.M. told me to get lost. They lasted a lot longer than the stockers but in the end they warped also...as bad as the stockers.
I know of another person who has had the same thing happen. If I were you, I'd think twice about spending the $$$ for the Baers.
I too never abused the brakes and hand-torqued the wheels to 100 ft lbs religously.
Something is seriously wrong with the braking systems on the LS1 cars.
[ 21. April 2004, 11:31 PM: Message edited by: MMMM_ERT ]
Posted by LT14SHOW (Member # 2187) on :
quote:Originally posted by el ess1: Well, after reading other forums and experiences with iRotors, I decided to try them. They're cheap, and if they hold up better than stock, well, I'm good with that. Also ordered a set of ceramic Thermoquiet pads from Stealth Performance. If they last longer than 2 years, they'll surpass GM's.
Not sure if I'm going to go with SS brake lines or not yet. I may do those later. Dang, I hate spending money on anything other than the house/shop right now...
I got all four slotted and drilled rotors from iRotors. $339 for front & rear from iRotors.com. There's a post (back in the fall) about them on Chirpthird.com. I'll install them in the spring (no garage) when I paint the calipers and wheelwells. Posted by BigBlueSS (Member # 2173) on :
Just a word of caution. Though most have had good success with the iRotors, I have not. I put them on the front in February and they warped in two months with about 1500 miles.
Not sure what the problem is with these brakes but it IS a problem.
Posted by leadfoot (Member # 695) on :
Ok so I will ask... Where do you get iRotors?
Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on :
quote:Originally posted by leadfoot: Ok so I will ask... Where do you get iRotors?
I got the extra zinc plating. Might as well have 'em look nice. Hopefully they'll last longer than the GM rotors. Anything's go to be better than that junk.
Posted by leadfoot (Member # 695) on :
What do they look like? I can't seem to find a pic.
Posted by BigBlueSS (Member # 2173) on :
They don't have a picture on the website but someone took pictures of theirs and posted them in this thread.
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I got all four slotted and drilled rotors from iRotors. $339 for front & rear from iRotors.com. There's a post (back in the fall) about them on Chirpthird.com. I'll install them in the spring (no garage) when I paint the calipers and wheelwells. 