New brake pads and rotors, which ones? Options

[LewFX]

not sure of the brand, got from another member brand new, i put about 5k miles on them, fronts need to be trimmed

[6strngs]

not sure of the brand, got from another member brand new, i put about 5k miles on them, fronts need to be trimmed

hmm, I'm looking for brand new. thanks for the offer though!

[LewFX]

they practically new after a good trimming

[6strngs]

Does anyone know what the irotors.com rotors look like? I wasnt able to find a description of any sort on their website, as to what kind of rotors/pads you get when you order (solid, vented, xdrilled, slotted, x/slotted, hawk pads, ebc, axxis etc), just the prices.

here you go, just found this tonight. they appear to be drilled and slotted
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Celi...bayphotohosting

I think I'm going to go with those rotors. as for pads, I'm a little stuck... I don't know which would be better, the hawk performance ceramic pads or the hawk HPS pads... I'll probably get HPS for the back either way (since they don't have the ceramics for the back), but I was thinking of going with something even better for the front, I considered the HP plus, but they are a bit pricy and I've heard so many good things about ceramic pads... the only thing is, on tirerack.com they classify the ceramic pads as "premium" and their HPS pads as "performance street" so I don't know which ones are actually better...

[6gsillyca]

nopionline

Axxis ultimate kevlar/ceramic. I ordered some a few days ago (have to go to friggin border to get them) but ~$50 for front axle set and ~$45 for rears.

[6strngs]

alright, I just placed an order for some irotors drilled and slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads all around. (also ordered a koyo aluminum radiator because my radiator has a leak)

[6strngs]

ok, finally recieved my irotors rotors today, after two full weeks. I'm definately not happy with their shipping/processing time. but then I get the rotors, and open up the boxes to find that 3 of the 4 have some minor surface rust on them. my uncle says that's no biggie, and once you get them on the brake pads will wear away that. but my concern is that one of them looks as though it were spray painted... to the point where there is lint in the paint and I can stratch it with my fingernail. I dunno if that'll also come off with a bit of use and be ok, or if I should be worried. opinions?

[Bitter]

is the rotor surface (where the pad will be contacting) spray painted too? if so then you need to remove that before the pads go on or else it'll contaminate them.

[6strngs]

is the rotor surface (where the pad will be contacting) spray painted too? if so then you need to remove that before the pads go on or else it'll contaminate them.

yes it is.

so, you think if I get some sand paper and take off the paint that it'll be fine? I'm not too worried about the ones with the rust, cause that will wear off (at least, I think it will) I was just worried about this painted one. the paint comes off easily, so hopefully I should be able to sand it off. what grit do you think I should use?

[Bitter]

use 220 grit SILICON CARBIDE paper ONLY.

DO NOT USE ALUMINUM OXIDE ABRASIVES ON BRAKE ROTORS, EVER!
when you're done sanding wash them down with brake cleaner very very well. the pattern you sand in doesnt matter, but it wouldnt be a bad idea to sand all 4 rotor faces in the same manner so that all the pads (4 faces per pair of rotor, 2 faces on a rotor) of an axle (4 pads in an axle set) have the same rotor surface to bed into and all have the same bite.

i hate to say i told you so, but you should have just gotten the brembo blanks. hearing that they spray painted the rotors really makes me question the quality of the casting and how long they'll last without warping or cracking.

[6strngs]

use 220 grit SILICON CARBIDE paper ONLY.

DO NOT USE ALUMINUM OXIDE ABRASIVES ON BRAKE ROTORS, EVER!
when you're done sanding wash them down with brake cleaner very very well. the pattern you sand in doesnt matter, but it wouldnt be a bad idea to sand all 4 rotor faces in the same manner so that all the pads (4 faces per pair of rotor, 2 faces on a rotor) of an axle (4 pads in an axle set) have the same rotor surface to bed into and all have the same bite.

i hate to say i told you so, but you should have just gotten the brembo blanks. hearing that they spray painted the rotors really makes me question the quality of the casting and how long they'll last without warping or cracking.

I know. I know. I didn't know that they were going to be this crappy though. at least we know now so that other people don't make my same mistake. Thank you for your help. I really wish I did go with the brembo blanks now too. would've saved me alot of money and I would've gotten alot better quality.

[6strngs]

alright! I sent an e-mail to the irotors company, they replied the next day asking for pictures, and when I sent them some, they replied telling me that they were going to arrange for DHL to pick up the bad rotors from my house and that they were going to send a new set within 5 business days... so, I'm not gonna knock irotors yet. they do seem to have good customer service at least.

[6strngs]

the new rotors are supposedly en-route to my house. Irotors is not very good at sending me a tracking number. but if they are not here tomorrow then they should come some time next week. The people at irotors are polite and easy to talk to however. I'm just not liking their shipping speeds. hopefully the new brakes coming in will be perfect out of the box so I can just slap them on and tell you all very good stories about them.