Sorry to be a bother...

[NG_White30]

I just want some feedback on brakes. my usual consultant rede30 isnt available (out of country no internet) so here goes. if i'm replacing my brake rotors should i replace all around or is it safe to replace just the fronts? (mind you my rears are only a year old) my front ones got damaged and need replacing. also, any suggestions on decent brake rotors? i'm thinking either meyle or balo.

[Miasma]

Brembo blanks with whatever pads you want, And yes you can do the front without doing the back provided the back is still good to go. I would get your new rotors turned as well, But you don't have/need to. If you can afford it just get all four corners and new pads.

[87e30]

I've never heard of a need to do all four at once.

Brembo blanks seem to work fine. Many different opinions and such on pads, so if you're interested you can spend all the time in the world reading. Or you can just grab oe replacements.

[318isbmw]

I agree, you should be all good. Unless your doing pads on the back, I wouldn't have them turned though.

[NG_White30]

i'll look into just getting all four corners, if its under 160 i can def. do it. brembo blanks, any suggestions on pads? lookin for something sort of aggressive.


*low pad dust is a +++

[87e30]

I went with hawk hp + on the rear of my old honda. From what I read they were pretty well reviewed. There are seriously so many options and opinions though in the end I had to ask myself what the real difference would be for me driving my car in day in and day out. Also, I couldn't really tell since they were just on the back. Obviously better than dieing oe replacements.

I spent 150 just doing my back... and that was for a honda accord. 30 a blank rotor and 60 for the pads. OE replacement pads were 30 for the honda. Just to give you an idea, 160 seems like a good estimate for just the front. Or go to a local cheap place like napa or something then it's a fair estimate.

[NG_White30]

well i'm goin through BMA auto down here in so cal. on their site they have offered Ate, Jurid, Pagid, Textar, Pbr, Friction Tech and Meyle so anyone with experience on any of these brands?

[Miasma]

Call pat at BMA he can get you the Brembos even though they aren't listed I believe.

[NG_White30]

yeah, pat has been my e30 savior since my buddy dustin has been gone. brembo blank rotors with whatever pat says for pads i suppose lol.

thanks all you've been a great help. hope i'm around more often, car's been sort of neglected lately, puttin more work in now.

[Kingb]

Brembo blanks with whatever pads you want, And yes you can do the front without doing the back provided the back is still good to go. I would get your new rotors turned as well, But you don't have/need to. If you can afford it just get all four corners and new pads.

You are not supposed to get new rotors turned. They come from the manufacture true. If you turn them you are just taking off metal that is unneeded. Also if they don't turn a rotor twice ( a rough cut and a fine cut) they will not be as good as new without the fine cut.

[BigD]

Brembo blanks with whatever pads you want, And yes you can do the front without doing the back provided the back is still good to go. I would get your new rotors turned as well, But you don't have/need to. If you can afford it just get all four corners and new pads.

LOL I've never seen such perfectly diametrical advice to my own. Get whatever rotors you want as long as they're not cross drilled or any of that crap, it's all just cast iron. Get the best pads you can afford, ideally something from Hawk (they have great street pads too), Tire Rack has great prices.

Don't turn new rotors either. If this was a race car, ideally you want to break them in with some cheap pads until they discolor and then go back to good stuff but it's completely unnecessary for you. Just don't forget to clean the braking surface with brake cleaner before installing - they're coated with rust inhibitor grease.

[Miasma]

Many brand new rotors are not perfectly true out of the box, Even Brembo blanks. And there is nothing wrong with turning brand new rotors, Unless you are a moron and fuck them up(which you can easily do).

Most people recommend the Brembo blanks as they are a higher quality/much harder carbon steel.

And I did say right at the beginning that you don't have/need to turn the rotors, I do because I have full access 24/7 to a machine shop 10 minutes from my house. I have done it to multiple sets of rotors and they wear fine and are nice and smooth.

[mikekristine325ic]

I'm running ATE Premium Rotors front and rear with PBR Delux Pads. Unbelievable stopping difference compared to OEM rotors and cheap pads.




Rotors run $43.80 each @ www.bmpdesign.com

PBR Delux Pads run $36.67 a pair @ www.bmpdesig.com

[TrentW]

How's the dust level with the PBR pads?