as the title says, have a slight vibration when heavy on the pedal, need to replace pads soon am thinking, replace or turn rotors ? as i believe something is warped a bit.

 

Not enough information Waldy.. What's the conditions of the rotors? Have they been turned before? Are there cracks? what rotors are they? what pads? What's your budget? Are you DIYing?

Simple answer: just replace and call it a day. If you're wanting to save some money, turn.

 

all i can tell you right now without taking them apart is, they are warped when hard preassure, round town is ok, hiway speed and pull it down are, shakes pretty nasty, diy, probably just replace them then, not in the budget right now, but that life. if i get new, then am good to go. OEM or aftermarket ?

 

Back to not enough information. People have had good luck with Duralast CMax Gold from Autozone.. If you're car has brembo brakes (aka a Type S or a MT 3g), then brembo blank rotors are a good bang for your buck too.


Or are a lot of vendors would recommend StopTech ones. Do a search around Waldo, you'll find the answers you'll need on here, I promise

 

right on, am on it. ya forgott to mention Brembos and auto. still trying to get the hang of this site.

thanks

 

I don't believe in turning rotors. Depending on the severity of the warping, you just end up making the rotors thinner and thus easier to warp again or crack. At the cost of rotors for day to day driving (because we're no racecar drivers), I'd rather get new ones than turn them.

If money isn't tight, opt for safety. If money is tight, opt for safety still, but then you might want to consider turning the rotors to buy you some time if possible.

 

With the pad buildup causing the vibration, not warping, turning is an option depending on the length of time/mileage the rotors have been used. There is a minimum thickness stamped on the inner part of the rotor and when turned, chances are the shop will cut past the minimum, but to most, they do it just to get buy and save money.

RockAuto has front rotors $20.99 (closeout slotted), $22.89, $24.99, and up.

 

all great advice
thank you

 

Have you had them turned previously? Ive had these currently turned twice and it absolutely fixes any kind of vibration.

 

My advice would be to replace them completely, as others have suggested. If you turn them and they end up warping again, you'll have wasted all your time and money. We have awesome pricing on Stoptech brake pads and rotors, and brake packages to help you save too.
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to my knowledge they have not been, i am the second owner, so i can t say.

 

your site says US shipping only, so not much help for me right now, but thanks

 

I am not a fan of anything Autozone because I have had too many problems with their service, but I have been using Wearever brand disks and pads from Advance for years. I have replaced two sets of discs and pads on two different TL's with Brembos. Both time, replacing Brembo pads with Wearever brand golds. The braking performance increased both times and feel was much better, all though admittedly, the old pads were done. I have never turned rotors, I've always replaced. As others have said, it's worth it only for peace of mind. My last job cost me $150 bucks, for new pads and rotors. That was for the front. The backs haven't needed as of yet.

 

All I have to say is that if you take off your rotors yourself and take them to a shop to turn....you spend like maybe at most $70 for all 4. If you go purchase 4 brand new rotors, you are looking at like $300+. If the condition of your rotors are that bad and you have the funds now go ahead and replace them with brand new rotors. Otherwise the turning of rotors are more appealing to people on a budget as long as the rotors are not in that bad of a shape and turnable.

 

We ship to Canada. PM me your postal code and I can get you an accurate quote!

 

i think i can t beat the deal my nephew can give me, works at Aucra dealer and they turn the rotors on the car, he will do it on a Sat for me, for n/c. but of course i would compensate him for his time.

 

Ididn't think many places turn rotors anymore? Years ago it was more the norm byt now rotors are a lot cheaper in general...although nit sure the quality is as good

 

Yep that will be the most optimal route if you are tight on money. As long as you put brand new pads on the newly turned rotors then you should be fine.

 

cheaper price equals cheap quality, as i am sure you know.