New Rotors & Pads Recommendation
12-11-18, 08:49 AM
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New Rotors & Pads Recommendation
Hi,
I recently replaced my front rotors and pads because they started to make the noise and I don’t like to resurface rotors (personal preference)
However I bought some NAPA rotors which so far are doing the jobs and NO WHERE near as dusty as the F Sport breaks I had before.
I am now thinking about replacing the fronts and rears for some drilled or slotted or combination rotors and pads but have no clue which brand or website to go to. I don’t want to get something cheap where performance isn’t there but also don’t want to get something as overpriced as the F Sport performance package Lexus has for 2800 front and 2400 rear.
Any recommendations will be welcomed. Thank you.
I recently replaced my front rotors and pads because they started to make the noise and I don’t like to resurface rotors (personal preference)
However I bought some NAPA rotors which so far are doing the jobs and NO WHERE near as dusty as the F Sport breaks I had before.
I am now thinking about replacing the fronts and rears for some drilled or slotted or combination rotors and pads but have no clue which brand or website to go to. I don’t want to get something cheap where performance isn’t there but also don’t want to get something as overpriced as the F Sport performance package Lexus has for 2800 front and 2400 rear.
Any recommendations will be welcomed. Thank you.
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itsx (12-11-18)
12-11-18, 12:26 PM
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Rotors: Stock blanks or high quality aftermarket equivalent.
Pads: Stock F sport pads.
Everything else, short of race pads or hawk track pads or equivalent are going to result in reduced performance. This includes all the ceramic and semi ceramic options.
You get a reduction in dirt and noise and you'll get the corresponding reduction in friction and heat management. Lower performance.
There are no free rides. No free lunches. Nothing comes for free.
The stock F Sport pads are out of Germany and supplied by the same company that's been supplying BMW for decades. It's essentially BMW brakes. As you know, BMW has been known for decades to have the best brakes in the business.
No wonder our brake performance is so good.
Pads: Stock F sport pads.
Everything else, short of race pads or hawk track pads or equivalent are going to result in reduced performance. This includes all the ceramic and semi ceramic options.
You get a reduction in dirt and noise and you'll get the corresponding reduction in friction and heat management. Lower performance.
There are no free rides. No free lunches. Nothing comes for free.
The stock F Sport pads are out of Germany and supplied by the same company that's been supplying BMW for decades. It's essentially BMW brakes. As you know, BMW has been known for decades to have the best brakes in the business.
No wonder our brake performance is so good.
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luilly3d (09-10-20)
12-11-18, 11:08 PM
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I second what 350phi said
My personal brand preferences are stoptech or centric for rotors, and ebc, or hawks for pads. If you want low dust, akebono seems to be the popular option.
I usually find the part number from somewhere like tirerack, or the manufacturer site, then I just google the part number and see who has it cheaper. I'm glad I could use the honey browser addon for Amazon to see price history and put on a price drop alert if I don't need new parts immediately. I think last time I bought brakes, I ordered from Tirerack, Summit and Amazon. It was kinda weird since I had to wait for 3 different shippers before I could do my brakes but that's the tradeoff for penny pinching.
My personal brand preferences are stoptech or centric for rotors, and ebc, or hawks for pads. If you want low dust, akebono seems to be the popular option.
I usually find the part number from somewhere like tirerack, or the manufacturer site, then I just google the part number and see who has it cheaper. I'm glad I could use the honey browser addon for Amazon to see price history and put on a price drop alert if I don't need new parts immediately. I think last time I bought brakes, I ordered from Tirerack, Summit and Amazon. It was kinda weird since I had to wait for 3 different shippers before I could do my brakes but that's the tradeoff for penny pinching.
12-12-18, 07:54 PM
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Rotors: Stock blanks or high quality aftermarket equivalent.
Pads: Stock F sport pads.
Everything else, short of race pads or hawk track pads or equivalent are going to result in reduced performance. This includes all the ceramic and semi ceramic options.
You get a reduction in dirt and noise and you'll get the corresponding reduction in friction and heat management. Lower performance.
There are no free rides. No free lunches. Nothing comes for free.
The stock F Sport pads are out of Germany and supplied by the same company that's been supplying BMW for decades. It's essentially BMW brakes. As you know, BMW has been known for decades to have the best brakes in the business.
No wonder our brake performance is so good.
Pads: Stock F sport pads.
Everything else, short of race pads or hawk track pads or equivalent are going to result in reduced performance. This includes all the ceramic and semi ceramic options.
You get a reduction in dirt and noise and you'll get the corresponding reduction in friction and heat management. Lower performance.
There are no free rides. No free lunches. Nothing comes for free.
The stock F Sport pads are out of Germany and supplied by the same company that's been supplying BMW for decades. It's essentially BMW brakes. As you know, BMW has been known for decades to have the best brakes in the business.
No wonder our brake performance is so good.
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Flash5 (12-13-18)
12-17-18, 08:52 AM
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12-17-18, 08:58 AM
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I've been a huge fan of centric/powerstop for years, I'm the repair business and currently Manage a Big O Tire center, we sell and install a lot of brakes, centric is our biggest seller and akebono and textar in the same conversation depending on the car. I am ordering Centric/Powerstop crossdrilled slotted Cryo treated rotors for mine and will probably go with an Akebono OE formula pad.
12-17-18, 09:24 AM
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I've been a huge fan of centric/powerstop for years, I'm the repair business and currently Manage a Big O Tire center, we sell and install a lot of brakes, centric is our biggest seller and akebono and textar in the same conversation depending on the car. I am ordering Centric/Powerstop crossdrilled slotted Cryo treated rotors for mine and will probably go with an Akebono OE formula pad.
Here's the part numbers if anybody else is interested :
126.44138csl
126.44137csr
126.44189csl
126.44189.csr
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igetit14is (12-17-18)
12-24-18, 12:16 AM
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12-24-18, 12:19 AM
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As a former BMW owner, I can attest to the massive brake dust issues that afflict them all, and that changing to aftermarket was a great move. Not only was performance equal and brake dust VASTLY diminished to nearly none, they were even the same price as OEM. Pretty sure they were Akebono, too.
12-24-18, 10:59 PM
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Hi,
I recently replaced my front rotors and pads because they started to make the noise and I don’t like to resurface rotors (personal preference)
However I bought some NAPA rotors which so far are doing the jobs and NO WHERE near as dusty as the F Sport breaks I had before.
I am now thinking about replacing the fronts and rears for some drilled or slotted or combination rotors and pads but have no clue which brand or website to go to. I don’t want to get something cheap where performance isn’t there but also don’t want to get something as overpriced as the F Sport performance package Lexus has for 2800 front and 2400 rear.
Any recommendations will be welcomed. Thank you.
I recently replaced my front rotors and pads because they started to make the noise and I don’t like to resurface rotors (personal preference)
However I bought some NAPA rotors which so far are doing the jobs and NO WHERE near as dusty as the F Sport breaks I had before.
I am now thinking about replacing the fronts and rears for some drilled or slotted or combination rotors and pads but have no clue which brand or website to go to. I don’t want to get something cheap where performance isn’t there but also don’t want to get something as overpriced as the F Sport performance package Lexus has for 2800 front and 2400 rear.
Any recommendations will be welcomed. Thank you.
StopTech is probably going to be your best bet for a rotor upgrade.
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