Yezhik

I've got stock brake rotors, pads.
My chassis has 210k+ With a 15k Engine, so i'm thinking of installing some new breaks.

I've noticed these, seems like a very good price for all 4+ pads.
Any thoughts?
I plan to change a lot of things, but starting with this.
Currently running 20" wheels.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...939&cc=1430829

ExcelerateRep

Power Stop is a poor imitation of Stoptech's products. Take a look at our Acurazine brake packages. The rotors are better, have a nice machined finished, black e-coating on the hub and vanes and the pads are made with a para-arimid compound which helps them be one of the best street pads on the market.

http://store.excelerateperformance.c...i-1890179.aspx

Rafe

Agreed. but Stoptech's for me dust way more than stock and wear quicker...but for the price I can go through 2 sets of pads before hitting the cost of brembo pads...

94eg!

The best combo for the money is easily Centric "High Carbon" rotors (same blank rotor as the Stoptech but without slots) and either Centric "Posi-Quiet Extended Wear" pads or Centric "Stoptech Pads". The Posi-Quiet EW pads will last longer, run quieter and are much easier on your rotors. The Stoptech pads have better bite and higher temp range, but way more dust & noise.

PartsBossOnline.com is a Centric verified re-seller and they easily have the best prices that I've found lately. It used to be AmazingSavingsAutoParts.com but their shipping went way up in recent months.

Centric has a bunch of different compounds at different price points. You can even get the OEM brembo compound for less $$ than Acura (the 100 series pads):

AkumaMax

Hate on stoptech all you want. I had a all around package on my 05 Legacy GT with plenty of track time on them last year and had no problems with them at all. I bought them just to try out shitty rotor packages for people who wanted to know about them. They came with Evolution ceramic pads too. Great stopping power. Only lost a little pedal feel when breaking super heaving into a corner. This wasnt due to them though it had to do with the shitty brake booster those cars had. After all said and done I had about 40k on that setup still had a good amount of pad left and I would say 10k of that was heavy track braking.

Nyordrms

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love my stop tech brakes on my tl-s

blownby

Great info 94eg!..

some more good stuff here as I am looking to do new rotors as well.
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/aftermarket-rotors-914015/

ExcelerateRep

The Stoptech Street pads will create a bit more dust than a ceramic pad or a metallic pad but when you look at other pads on the market that have similar performance capabilities as the Stoptech Street pad, they produce a lot more dust and noise than the Street pad does. Stoptech does also a few different compounds and if you're looking for a clean/quiet pad, their Posi-Quiet Ceramic pad is a great option.

As far as wear is concerned, I found that the Street pads only seem to wear quicker because drivers will tend to brake harder and drive a bit more aggressive with the Street pads. I had Street pads on my Accord and I saw roughly the same life as OEM. Replicating brake pad longevity from one set of pads to another is hard due to how much variation there is in braking. Sometimes we brake harder, sometimes we don't.

Either way Stoptech is a great option and quite frankly the only option in my opinion.

justnspace

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did you even read the thread bro?


I dont think any one even hated on stoptech.

JoshD_99EM1

People so ready to jump down other throats online lol.
They see one word and flip out..
speaking of.

I dislike justnspace because his name starts with a J and so does mine. Plus has a TL and I do too and he said his is more Acura than mine is

OP. Read thru the comments. Stoptech is a great company. I personally wouldnt run the ones in the link you listed for reasons posted in a previous thread. There are other manafactures I would rock first. EBC, and the sponsored Adams Rotors. I know the guys over at XLR8 wont steer you wrong on the stop tech either.

justnspace

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I know I can come off confrontational sometimes

adamsrotors

thanks for the good word.

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let us know what you need! have a look: www.adamsrotors.com

we're a fully made to order company and have over 13 pattern options, 3 zinc finishes, and 5 hub coatings...
we're all about customization, quality, and one-on-one service; a small self-owned & operated company in California.

94eg!

Your site makes no sense. Every single rotor is the same price, from a tiny 88 civic front rotor to a HUGE 2012 MDX front rotor. Obviously something is screwy.

WolfgangVonBrutal

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Not sure what you did to achieve that outcome, but I just looked at 5 different cars and got 5 different prices...

adamsrotors

no...YOU, are obviously are the screwy one, as that's clearly not the case.

thanks for taking a quick second to confirm that...
regardless, we pride ourselves in super competitive, value packed, all in-inclusive pricing...custom machined to order as you like it, silver zinc dipped, shipped within the US free, full set numbers.

AkumaMax

Sorry I have no idea why I said stoptech; I meant powerstop!

AkumaMax

Sorry I have no idea why I said stoptech; I meant powerstop!

94eg!

LOL! I said CRX because they use the same rear rotors as the 97 Integra I checked (for the ones with rear discs). Unfortunately your screwy website doesn't even know that and you show nothing available for this vehicle even though you DO offer parts that fit it.

So then please explain how the rotors for 90-01 8lb Integra rear rotor cost the same as a 15.5lb 2011 MDX rear rotor (with 3 machined friciton surfaces)?

http://centriccatalog.com/Inquiry/vi...4401&ic=3&i=1&

http://centriccatalog.com/Inquiry/vi...3072&ic=4&i=1&

adamsrotors

we built the webstore (along with entire site) from the ground up...including pricing inputs for each application.
...we offer rotors for ALL cars & trucks with factory disc brakes. I'm sure you can imagine how difficult it is, to have EVERY car covered; the store is constantly growing & being updated.

it doesn't at all show we have nothing available, rather a page that allows you to submit a simple quotation request so we can not only reply with a price, but also update the store for you...as it clearly states:


so, let's move on...if you are interested in a quote, please submit. otherwise, good luck to you!
thanks,
-a

recoveringphan

I upgraded rotors and pads a few years ago for my '05 TL (base/nav/AT). Daily driver, no racing. Went with Racingbrake slotted rotors and pads. Went with ET500 up front and ET300 rear. Overall I've been satisfied. Good initial bite, low dust, very quiet. Reasonably priced. Rotors are still in tip-top shape. Bought ready to replace pads. I had HORRIBLE issues with the stock rotors warping, and while stock pads are actually pretty good, dust is an issue and price is laughable. Marcus at Heeltoe automotive set me up.

My two cents: Go with what traits are most important to you because their are trade-offs. More aggressive compounds will wear parts faster, and have potential for being loud. Like others have said, ANY pad will stop your car, and tires are equally (if not more) important in shorter stop-distances. My setup was chosen because I wanted some aesthetic improvement, low dust and noise, and a slight bump in stopping power/distance.

DMZ

I'll definitely agree to going with the Centric High Carbon rotors, but the Centric Posi-Quiet Semi-Metallic pads? NEVER! Garbage in my opinion! They made so much noise when they were first installed and even though they quieted down somewhat after a while, at about 50% pad life left, they began blackening my wheels WORSE than the OEM pads did, if you can believe that. And despite my calls to the Centric's customer service department, they essentially told me to go fuck myself when I very casually told them my issues with their pads.

I now have the Centric rotors with the Wagner Thermo-Quiet Semi-Metallic pads, only $25 + shipping from rockauto. Best combination for the $$$ I've found in my 10 years of driving this car.
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