Rotor Replacment, Aftermarket the same?
#1
Driver
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rotor Replacment, Aftermarket the same?
I need front rotors for my IS250. I really don't wanna spend 200 for the OEM rotors. Does it make a diffrence in braking power, noise, durability?..if i just go aftermarket?
Are they any good brands?
Thanks, any Imput would be nice!
AND, I'm using OEM Leuxs pads with it.
Are they any good brands?
Thanks, any Imput would be nice!
AND, I'm using OEM Leuxs pads with it.
#3
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (1)
I'd recommend a set of blank Centric Premium Rotors. Ran them on my old car and had 0 issues. They are pretty good quality and I like the anti-rust coating they apply on them.
I'll definitely buy another set for my IS if I ever need rotors in the future.
$54 on Amazon...
Double check the part number from Centric before you order here
I'll definitely buy another set for my IS if I ever need rotors in the future.
$54 on Amazon...
Double check the part number from Centric before you order here
#6
Driver
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#8
How about the annoying brake dust I get from my OEM pads? I'm actually gathering parts to do the same thing. My OEM set up is getting worn. Crossed drilled and slotted are for heat dissipation if I'm not correct. I like the OEM's performance just fine. My IS hasn't even been pushed up to 90mph. I drive pretty chilled, so OEM is best for me.
But like the OP, I don't want to pay OEM prices.
But like the OP, I don't want to pay OEM prices.
#9
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (1)
100 times less dust and the 350 ones are $40 last I checked (not sure on the 250 ones)
Slotted can be useful at the track for removing the glazing you can get from repeated high-speed stops, but it's not useful in normal driving, and it eats pads 25% faster than stock. Slotted is worthwhile for a tracked car for this reason, not a street driven one. (nor is heat an issue in street driving either unless driving down the side of Pikes Peak or evading police pursuit)
Drilled is completely useless. While it does a similar deglaze, in comparison to slotted It actually makes the rotor weaker (and ditto compared to blank), plus, a part designed as a heat sink now has less metal, and it also eats your pads 25% faster than blanks. There is no good reason to ever put drilled rotors on a car other than looks, at the loss durability and service life.
In street use any pads or rotors that can engage ABS (which is all of em) will stop the car in exactly the same distance as any others.
If you want shorter stopping distances you need better tires, not better brakes. The tires is what actually stops the car.
Anyway, I agree with the previous poster... if you don't want to pay OEM prices then centric premium blank OEM replacements will work just fine for a decent bit less cash...
#10
Hey thanks a lot for the info man.
I will check out the centrics on Amazon. 40 bucks for a set of OEM low dust pads? Sounds like a good deal to me. Can I go to my local Sewell dealer and get member discount? Or do I have order online from CL link somewhere?
I will check out the centrics on Amazon. 40 bucks for a set of OEM low dust pads? Sounds like a good deal to me. Can I go to my local Sewell dealer and get member discount? Or do I have order online from CL link somewhere?
#11
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (1)
If you go here:
http://is.sewellparts.com/
and register an account with your club lexus name, it'll show you the discounted price when logged in...which is usually, but not always, lower than the "regular" online price (sometimes they're the same).
Here's the IS350 low dust pads for example-
http://is.sewellparts.com/accessorie...2008/1886.html
#13
Driver
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What do you guys thing about the life I have left in my Pads and rotors (Pads about 12K and Rotors about 60K) ?
I get a squeak while coming to a stop, what could it be?
I get a squeak while coming to a stop, what could it be?
#14
Lexus Test Driver
well, I cant see the wear indicators , which would indicate you've gone past them or they are just out of view.
It doesnt look like they've worn enough to be the cause of the squeak. It's probable that you need some more lube between the shims and what not. Feel the face of your rotor with your finger. Does it feel relatively smooth? Or can you feel individual ripples and grooves as you run your finger from the center to the outer edge.
Even with some significant grooves worn into a rotor doesnt mean you need to replace it either. Just use some common sense. Theres a minimum rotor thickness required from OEM, I just dont know what it is off hand. Maybe someone can chime in, but doesnt look like your rotors need replacing.
I had 94,000 on my rotors that I just replaced, and honestly I could have just put new pads and been done with it.
It doesnt look like they've worn enough to be the cause of the squeak. It's probable that you need some more lube between the shims and what not. Feel the face of your rotor with your finger. Does it feel relatively smooth? Or can you feel individual ripples and grooves as you run your finger from the center to the outer edge.
Even with some significant grooves worn into a rotor doesnt mean you need to replace it either. Just use some common sense. Theres a minimum rotor thickness required from OEM, I just dont know what it is off hand. Maybe someone can chime in, but doesnt look like your rotors need replacing.
I had 94,000 on my rotors that I just replaced, and honestly I could have just put new pads and been done with it.
Last edited by 06isDriver; 05-17-12 at 08:47 PM.
#15
Driver
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well i've been told that they do and don't need to be replaced from several people. So idk anymore.
Does anyone know what that orange yellow stuff on the pad and rotor is, and is there a way I can remove it?
Does anyone know what that orange yellow stuff on the pad and rotor is, and is there a way I can remove it?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post