Front Rotor Replacement Thoughts
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It is getting to be time to replace my front rotors and I was looking for any opinion about what I should replace them with.
I can go anywhere from OEM Replacements for ~$40 each to over $100 for drilled and slotted.
I am pretty sure the car will never do 200 mph unless I push it out of an airplane and at that point brakes are kind of irrelevant
I am running 2007 OEM wheels so it isn't like anyone will ever see drilled and slotted rotors
That being said, does anyone have real world experience saying I should spend more money for Drill and Slotted Rotors or should I just find a nice set of OEM quality Ceramic Pads and Rotors
I can go anywhere from OEM Replacements for ~$40 each to over $100 for drilled and slotted.
I am pretty sure the car will never do 200 mph unless I push it out of an airplane and at that point brakes are kind of irrelevant
I am running 2007 OEM wheels so it isn't like anyone will ever see drilled and slotted rotors
That being said, does anyone have real world experience saying I should spend more money for Drill and Slotted Rotors or should I just find a nice set of OEM quality Ceramic Pads and Rotors
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FYI, OEM replacements will not be 40$... That is aftermarket of unknown quality. OEM will probably be more than the slotted/drilled, and function better.
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Would highly recommend Akebono ACT619 ceramic pads with Bosch rotors......this combo has been the best set up I've ever had and there are many others on the club that have the same experience...and no, I don't work for either company........good luck
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I have had Centric premium on the front of my SC for about 8 years. I have seen no difference in the Centric vs OEM. Do not get drilled and or slotted.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
If you want a small bump in braking performance you could go with a porterfield r4-s (I've run these on multiple cars and love them) or hawk hps pads, if you want a big bump you could go with LS400 calipers/rotors or the LS460/430 XAT brackets (that's what I have).
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I've put high performance Power Stop brake components on two vehicles now and am very pleased. Got them through Rockauto
The break in routine is interesting though....
The break in routine is interesting though....
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Lexus/Toyota, in my view, has few weaknesses as a car manufacturer. But one of those is certainly brake rotors. I’ve had 5 vehicles from this manufacturer, going back to 1994. Warped/hot-spotted front rotors from them, across all five cars, must be in the dozens.
So OEM brake parts ain’t nothin’ to get excited about.
So OEM brake parts ain’t nothin’ to get excited about.
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