Front Rotors - Ebay ones any good?

neonxrt · Post by **neonxrt** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:36 pm

Anyone ever buy any of the rotors offered up on ebay? I'm looking at a pair of front rotors, they look pretty legit, but as always, you may not get the exact item in the picture, especially when its a stock photo and not a photo of the actual pieces on hand. Just wondering if they are worth it or if they are junk.
Here are the ones I'm considering: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... :middle:us

Xclusives_619 · Post by **Xclusives_619** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:19 pm

Yes they are good rotors I have them so far no problems

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:46 pm

I always say don't go cheap on brakes. I bought my rotors that I thought would be good and they were made in China... They were not good.

So next time I will be buying the good good stuff. Those look ok, but I would still worry about where they are made and how fast they might warp.

Edit: This company seems legit.
http://www.r1concepts.com/company.html

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:30 pm

To be honest, I stay away from drilled and slotted rotors. There is nothing wrong with them, but the calipers and pads are going to make the real difference.

If you race or autocross the car, then maybe they are needed, but on a stock car it just wears the pads down faster. I stick with the autozone rotors and ceramic pads, and they work very well. Plus you get a lifetime warranty on the rotors and pads, never have to pay for them again. I only had to change the rotors once, but the pads were changed every year or so

If you look carefully, many race cars and high dollar super cars use blank brembo rotors with large calipers. The pads and calipers are the most important part by far. Slotted and drilled are just not as important as many people make them out to be.

Just my .02 cents.

neonxrt · Post by **neonxrt** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:38 pm

Donkeypuncher wrote:I stick with the autozone rotors and ceramic pads, and they work very well. Plus you get a lifetime warranty on the rotors and pads, never have to pay for them again.

The rotors I've seen one autozone and other car part stores' websites all pretty much carry a 2 year warranty....The pads however are lifetime.

I think I'll stick w/ a quality OEM replacement. I thought the cross-drilled/slotted would help with the temperature/prevent the fluid from boiling, but reading into it more, it doesn't really help all that much.

Thanks for the input!

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:47 pm

...but they look nice

I thought about getting them just for looks.

just my $.02

-Jacob

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:32 am

I would never buy brakes off Ebay. And saying that without even looking at the site. I would say stick with what you know is quality when it comes to your car's brakes.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:44 am

Name brands are not always the best out there either, for ex:
My 2002 R/T with PowerSlot 1 slotted front rotors, after 1 year's worth of use they almost failed my inspection because the backside of the rotors were rusted so bad they looked like they were sitting in mud for years....
Next time I change my front rotors, I'm swapping to the SRT front brake setup to allow me more options for upgrades where the stock setup is limited due to the front knuckles...