New brake pads and rotors, which ones? Options

[6strngs]

Alright, my car has been in need of some new brakes for a while now, I figure it's time I get some in, especially since my uncle who is coming out for christmas said he would help me install them. Anyway, I want to go with a cross-drilled or a drilled and slotted rotor. I saw the drilled/slotted rotors on nopi, but they're pretty expensive. I also saw some on irotors.com that were only $229 for the front and back. (plus an extra $50 for zinc plating on them, but I figure that that is only for rust protection, and since I live in cali, rusting rotors really isn't a problem. so I shouldn't need the zinc plating, right?) so, does anyone know if they are any good?

And I don't know what kind of pads to get. I've heard good and bad about EBC greenstuff pads. And I've heard that Hawk pads were pretty good. I want something that can be used on my daily driver, but are an upgrade from stock that will hold up to aggressive braking, and possibly even autocrossing one day. I don't really know the pros/cons of ceramics vs. regular pads so I don't know which I need.

thanks in advance for any help!

[hurley97]

ceramic pads are quieter than metallic and supposedly leave less brake dust and can withstand higher temperatures.

as for drilled vs slotted... some say drilled compromise the structural integrity of the rotors, they do provide faster cooling but are more prone to cracking or warping and are mainly for use on the track (although I know lots of people who have them without any problems). slotted still provide a good amount of cooling without too much change in structure and might be a better bet for street/daily use. also keep in mind that if either drilled or slotted become warped you cannot have them shaved down, you have to get a brand new set.

This post has been edited by hurley97: Dec 4, 2006 - 7:51 PM

[LewFX]

ceramic pads are quieter than metallic and supposedly leave less brake dust and can withstand higher temperatures.

as for drilled vs slotted... some say drilled compromise the structural integrity of the rotors, they do provide faster cooling but are more prone to cracking or warping and are mainly for use on the track (although I know lots of people who have them without any problems). slotted still provide a good amount of cooling without too much change in structure and might be a better bet for street/daily use. also keep in mind that if either drilled or slotted become warped you cannot have them shaved down, you have to get a brand new set.

you can trim cross drilled rotors with no problems according to this place that i went to