I thought I'd post a little blurb on my new Brembo Drilled and Slotted Rotors.

The stock rotors that were on my car were not completely worn out but I needed new pads. Upon close inspection of the pads and rotors I noticed that there were already many heat cracks in the stock rotors.

I've purchased quite a few sets of both brake rotors and drums over the years. I've been disappointed with both the factory original and aftermarket Raybestos, and other, brand crap that is sold. This disappointment comes from the inherent warpage of these products after only a few heat cycles. This from poor engineering and cheap materials.

This is the reason that I went with the Brembo brand. The top notch name gave me hope that I'd get a quality engineered product made from top quality materials. What I new was that the people selling these Brembo Drilled and Slotted Rotors were buying the Brembo blanks and machining the holes and slots themselves on a CNC machine. The biggest gamble for me was to actually get precision machined rotors that were well balanced.

I shopped & shopped & shopped for the rotors that I wanted. I went with a place thru ebay that had a 99.9% feedback rate. I got my rotors for $239 total with shipping included (60 pounds) and no sales tax.

The rotors were delivered, nicely packaged, and in the Brembo boxes. They came with a silver zinc coating to prevent rust. Obviously this coating wears off where the pads rub. The machining of the rotors is nicely done. The holes are slightly chamfered and the slots have no sharp edges. I couldn't even find any burrs where the holes broke into the center section of the rotor.

The pads that I went with are made by Beck-Arnley. The description of the pads stated Axxis metallic. I know they're not Axxis metal masters or whatever. They are an upgraded pad.

So, the ultimate test to me, for the rotors, came from some recent laps around the streets of willow race track. It's a pretty tight technical track. Even before going to the track, I was impressed with the improved stopping power of the new pads and rotors. On the track they performed very well. After a number of laps, I actually started to get the brake fluid pretty hot and the pedal was going down almost twice as far as normal when braking. It never went to the floor and once that temperature was reached the brakes continued to work fine with the extra pedal travel and a little more foot pressure. Once everything cooled down the pedal travel was back to normal. I was even braking hard enough into some of the corners where the ABS would kick in to keep the wheels from locking up. that was nice.

The results: No rotor warpage and no brake dust build-up that I could see. Except for a little in the slots.

 

good to hear your enjoying your new brakes.
Motul brake fluid is in your future i see.
Must be nice to have a world class race track so near to you.

 

I know someone using this in their 350z....... highly recommended. Does anyone know if there are any negative effects from the synthetic formula reacting with the rubber hoses or seals?

http://www.motorspot.com/brakefluid.html

 

Great review CC. I have been struggling with Rotor upgrade as well. What to trust and how much to pay sort of thing.
Are you by chance considering upgrading to SS brake lines?

 

Let me put my answer this way. I have a 1962 ford with the original rubber brake lines. There are no leaks, swelling, or serious cracks in them. I did recently install four new slave cylinders on it and I determined that the lines were o.k. at that time. So, if I have my Z in 30, or so, years and the lines look bad, I might go with SS lines.

Really, if I need to replace one, I would definitely do the upgrade.