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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Hey im due for brakes and rotors soon maybe about a thousand miles left on them, does anybody know where i can find a drilled/slotted rotor package for a good price? and what's a good reliable brand name? I heard that some of the cross drilled rotors tend to crack idk if its a rumor or if they are reliable. Let me know what you think. Thanks
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:27 PM
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:50 PM
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Our vendors. Heeltoe or Excelerate offer great rotors. Cheap drilled rotors are more likely to crack. Id stick with slotted personally.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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Deja Vu!

Best brake pads & rotors?
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Check in the sponsored sales/ group buys of the black market section. Brakemotive has a deal for all four rotors( cross drilled and slotted) and pads for 145$. I have 8000 miles on mine and no signs of warping.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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+1 for Brakemotive. love mine. no problems for the last 10K miles (my last brake setup conked out after 3K miles).
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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brakemotive has been treating me well
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:21 PM
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ive got 200k on my rotora rotors no warping. They are in need of replacement (the slots are almost completely gone from rotor wear) they have endured a few track days with aggressive pads
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:23 PM
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^ you're doing something right that the rest of us aren't
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:27 PM
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^ you're doing something right that the rest of us aren't
ALWAYS drive the first 500 miles easy and avoid hard stops if possible, THEN bed the pads in. And NEVER over torque the lug nuts.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:36 PM
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besides the track days, are most of your miles highway?

my commute is about 80/20 city/highway. i try not to be harsh on my brakes but when you have a few million people on an island only 20 miles wide, sometimes you don't have a choice. i feel sorry for my brakes and my trans.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
besides the track days, are most of your miles highway?

my commute is about 80/20 city/highway. i try not to be harsh on my brakes but when you have a few million people on an island only 20 miles wide, sometimes you don't have a choice. i feel sorry for my brakes and my trans.
its all hwy till i get to where i am going, then its city type driving all day (its best to describe as lots of stop and go). My car also often never gets shut off all day except for lunch
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:33 AM
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there is alot of things you can go cheap on.

BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS!! but hey its your life.

as for drilled its all show, slotted do have real use
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
ive got 200k on my rotora rotors no warping.
you must brake properly, even pressure alll the way to stop, not pumping, or jamming on the brakes, i've wrapped a rottor once and thats because they had been cut already and were worn out.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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Powerslot/STOPTECH have some of the best discs available for this car. The Powerslot slotted front disc has a curved vane and a power alloy compound. If you want a great brake package take a look at our package:

http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-398965.aspx
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Our vendors. Heeltoe or Excelerate offer great rotors. Cheap drilled rotors are more likely to crack. Id stick with slotted personally.
Thanks for the advice ill try and steer away from the cheap brands.
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen00TL
Check in the sponsored sales/ group buys of the black market section. Brakemotive has a deal for all four rotors( cross drilled and slotted) and pads for 145$. I have 8000 miles on mine and no signs of warping.
i'm definitely going to look into that, not a bad price at all and if there good quality that's whats most important. Thanks
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by WoodGrainTLS
i'm definitely going to look into that, not a bad price at all and if there good quality that's whats most important. Thanks
Yeah. I was questioning how good they would be for the price. So far it is the best I have had on the car. No warping or hot spots and I've been even harder on these brakes.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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How big can we get our rotor sizes in?I have a pair of 18"s in and dont like how tiny my rotors look could we get like and inch bigger than the OEM size?
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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I'm pretty sure for bigger rotors you will need new calipers.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gabru678
How big can we get our rotor sizes in?I have a pair of 18"s in and dont like how tiny my rotors look could we get like and inch bigger than the OEM size?
you would be looking at a BBK (Big Brake Kit) and some serious $$$$.
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Old Jul 16, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Gabru678
How big can we get our rotor sizes in?I have a pair of 18"s in and dont like how tiny my rotors look could we get like and inch bigger than the OEM size?
You cant. They wont fit under the stock calipers. You would have to get a BBK

OR

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-cl-2001-2003-50/rl-calipers-fit-behind-05-tl-17-rims-757273/

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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 02:33 AM
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+1 on RL calipers. I just painted mine black today. Will post pics later . But yup our cars call for 12.75" rotor from a 350z to match out bolt patern. Going with Akebono Pads and brakemotive rotors. I've got an extra set of RLs if anyone's Interested before I put on black market later on.
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
+1 for Brakemotive. love mine. no problems for the last 10K miles (my last brake setup conked out after 3K miles).
Thanks for the props! Feel free to PM me with any questions anyone has about our brake package!
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 11:11 AM
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Another +1 for the brakemotive set. Mine are not yet installed because my work area is being remodeled but first week of August those babies are going on!
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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RL rotors

how much for the RL rotors?
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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Oh that is what I meant.
Like if I was going to replace it all anyway couldn't I get a bigger size?
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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sure you can. if you are willing to spend the cash. it's not cheap.
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Actually it's not as bad compared to other bbk. It just depends really on how much you get the calipers for.
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 11:46 AM
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How much for the calipers? My bad, put rotors before
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 02 TL
How much for the calipers? My bad, put rotors before
It just depends on how much you can find them for. Most people got there's from car-part.com
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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Order mines from brakemotives, great communication, super fast shipping

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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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they fixed two problems for me
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