Brembo Rotors..., this a good price? Options

[Valo666]

Hey, so theres this place on the other side of the city from me that sells Brembo Rotors, and KVR pads for any thing essentialy. So i gave them a call, they said it would take 2 days to order. For Cross drilled rotors and a set of KVR pads for both front and rear it would be $191 US, or $237 cnd for the rotors, and $92 for the pads cnd. So all in all, $379 CND with tax. Would you say thats pretty good for a full brake setup??

[Gen6-GT]

Drilled and/or slotted rotors are just a cosmetic enhancement these days. If you look at the Porsche Racing Team, they actually remove the factory drilled rotors from their cars and replace them with plain rotors when they race-prep a car.

Why? Because it's unnecessary, and it does reduce both the rotor mass (therefore it's ability to absorb heat) and the surface area. Holes and slots are there to prevent some extreme conditions from occuring, like the aforementioned glazing and offgassing. But they do look nice, I have a set of drilled fronts on my SRT-4 =].

The biggest improvements you can make to your brake system are getting better pads or bigger rotors (is there even a big brake kit for the 6GC?). Get some Hawk HPS pads and you'll note far more of a difference in your braking than you will with drilled/slotted rotors.

This post has been edited by Gen6-GT: Aug 7, 2005 - 2:35 PM