recurring brake rotor problem...

[s1ngletracker]

well it started soon after (a week or so?) with only a very, very slight, hardly noticeable pulsation. It is just progressively getting worse.

[joesushi]

Replacement rotors these days are almost always low quality metal. Buy Brembo blank oem replacement.

[Pushit2.0]

Have you lubricated the caliper slides at all? If you have break issues the only step you missed was a set of pads, yes it sucks your old ones have life left but if you want the breaking issue gone you must start new.

~John

[Kracka]

Replacement rotors these days are almost always low quality metal. Buy Brembo blank oem replacement.
Centric 120's are very good rotors. These are the blank cores that Stoptech and Powerslot use. Some RotorPro sets also use these. Other RotorPro sets (seems random, no way to actually tell) use the Centric 121 cores which are your typical replacement Chinese junk; they're also sold under the C-Tek name. A few batches of Powerslots went out using these cores a while back, but now they're using only the 120's.

[s1ngletracker]

good info kracka.

John - I'm thinking i'll be going in that direction the next time this happens. Things seem to be holding steady, maybe the cold has something to do with it. Early this spring for sure, I might just put down some cash on rebuilt calipers all around, new rotors, and some nice pads and start from scratch. I'm guessing there might be issues with my current stuff that I'm unaware of.

joseph sushi - I'm either gonna go with those or with some frozen rotors, as people say they stand up very well to warping.

nonetheless, i'm definitely not throwing another set of rotors at this setup without at least also changing pads. I just think they kinda suck for creating even pad transfer, and might not stand up to heat very well.

[Kracka]

Frozen Rotors are another that use the Centric 120 blanks. Beginning to see a pattern here? ;)

[s1ngletracker]

so kracka, whats the best way to make sure what i'm odering is the Centric 120 blanks? Are those also what brembo uses, or do they have their own design altogether?

[Kracka]

I believe Brembo has their own made. The easiest way to make sure you're getting the Centric 120's is to just order them specifically. I just looked up your options and the Brembo blanks are slightly cheaper than the Centric 120 blanks. Both are good choices, but the Centrics do include a black electro-coating which will keep them looking nicer for longer if you care about that.

[s1ngletracker]

well, looks like I know what i'm getting for my next set of rotors :)

[Kracka]

If you're referring to the Centric 120's with black e-coating you'll be very happy with them. I have a set on my Evo and they bed-in very nicely, seem to be wearing perfectly, and the coating still looks good. I got them from MAP. The guys who regularly track their cars report the Centric 120's being more durable than the stock Brembo rotors.