Arsonist Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I've convinced myself that since ball joints will be replaced, I might as well replace the rotors, since they're so worn out, they look like a fuckin' mirror as we speak. What are the best rotors I can get for under $200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 well, they should look like mirrors, the big thing is wrapping and how thin they are. a full set for under 200 isn't going to happen for performance, but a set of brembo blanks might be about 200 and work great. I would however recommend some silver plated KVR's x-drilled, or brembo/bradi x-drilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonist Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 No, BHR. When disc brakes (or rotors) like the millenia's are made of iron, it's incredibly deadly when they're shiny. See, shiny surfaces have less friction than dull surfaces. When your pads touch the shiny iron discs, they're slipping on them and it takes them more work and pressure to catch on. While if they were dull, none of this would happen. So Brembo blanks would do good huh? how about any other brand with cross drilled shits or something? or ceramic discs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 I'll be getting standard Brembo discs when due, next spring the rears I guess. Going to wear down the pads first. The salt in winter tears on the discs. Main point for me they're probably downwards half price versus stock and should do the job I guess. Stock prices are insane here. I like the idea of zink plating them like someone here did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 the pads running across them shine them. And don't tell me about skinny rotors, I had a caliper lock and seperate the otuer braking ring from the inner hub in my old jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonist Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 how about spraying the calipers with a glossy finish so they don't get dirty too often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 the calipers still get dirty, but there easier to clean. Millenia there red, M there silver, and jeep there black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonist Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 I'll think about it. Cleaning them just to paint them is a damn pain the ass and I don't know if I'll have time. So just to set this thread back on topic: I need blank rotors, Brembo quite possibly being the best performance. How about the size? I know it must have 5 bolts through it, but does the width of the rotors matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 arsonist, not sure if you'd be interested but i have a set of what i believe are brembo cross drilled rotors..i bought them from reality when he parted out his car, but i can't use them because they're too small...apparently the 01/02 use bigger rotors than the 95-00's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonist Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 hmmmmmmmmm got paypal? pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Don, there actually not bigger, there is just a dust cap thing. They fit, there the same rotors malice has and runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoN_BLaZe34 Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 hmmmmmmmmm got paypal? pm me i'm pm'ing you now.. Don, there actually not bigger, there is just a dust cap thing. They fit, there the same rotors malice has and runs not true...i (well my older brother actually) just changed my pads last week and was goin to put them on, but you could clearly see that the cross drilled rotor was significantly smaller than my stock rotor.. pm sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 then it sounds like you got the wrong part, we test fit my rotors on malice's car, exactly the same, and I bought my rotors from the same place plat got his, which as an 02, and everywhere its listed as 95-02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excluesiveonez Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 might be pretty obvious but r u sure he wasnt putting the backs on the front and the fronts on the back...most cars have different sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 true. Measure them to. I think they should be something like 11.2 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 The backs are not even the same as the fronts.... the back have the incorporated drum for the park brake... wrong train of thought here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 in theory you could put the backs on the front, even though it would look retarded, but there is no way the front rotors could even go on the hub in the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 arsonist is back? anyway, can someone offer a link to where someone can buy brembo blanks? and what are the benefits of getting them x drilled? and whats the difference between that and slotted and cross drilled? lastly, zinc plating and x drilling? how much would it be to get it done? sorry, i ask alot of questions. and im pretty sure itll answer some other brake noobs around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 camel, do NOT do both slotting and x-drilling. Now, I recommend kvr or the brembo/bradi combo. If I had known about kvr sooner I would have gone with them as there alittle cheaper, but the website you want is. www.performancerotors.com they stock the brembo millenia rotors, when you order you select what plating you want and if you want them cross drilled. You will notice a massive difference, I believe it was don who took a ride in my car and nearly got whiplash from the brakes don't those fucking ricers wonder why people like ferrari, aston martin, lamborghini mercedes, oh wait, EVERY SINGLE AUTOMAKER WHO USES HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS. Yeah, every single one of them uses x-drilling only and never slotted, ever. But hey, people that spend billions of dollars on research, make entire generations of living and become legends, what do they know right? ricers on ebay, they know the magically secert of performance. fucking ghetto rats, no god damn clue. slotting is strictly for track use, infact, the myth among higher level ricers is thats its for all tracks, incorrect, slotting is only for autocross tracks, all otehr kinds of racing its useless. Now, for your rotors, you can just do a search for brembo blanks, but DO NOT UNDER ANY CONDITION buy the rotors and then have them drilled. rotors are heavy chunks of metal that spin the same speed of your wheels, if its unbalanced in any way your problems will range from a bumper ride and bad brakes to rotors that could shatter and destroy chunks of hte car. x-drilling rotors is done at very special brake shops that only do brakes, each rotor design is researched and then only a computer on a CNC machine can drill them properly for balance. zinc plating keeps them from rusting, imo, its a great thing, silver is usually included, but black or ghetto gold might be more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohamedeladawy@hotmail.com Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 thank u very much bhr. and i am not a ricer if thats what u were trying to imply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfDeath Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 brembo/bradi combo is what I just did to my milly the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synesthesia Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfDeath Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 I am very impress, it feels like the brakes on my rx-7 now. They needed new ones from the accident. I like being able to stop on a dime when I need to.(so many people in gainesville run red lights.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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