i need your opinion
 

i drive a 2001 civic si and i need rotors and brake pads asap. this will b my first time buyin them so i not sure which one should i get. i'm plannin on goin to the track next summer so i want some thing good for that . or if any of u guys can tell me places to get them that'll b good too. thankz

OEM man...best way to go unless your planning to go for power increase later on.

OEM pads and rotors have proved best for me in the past..but thats just from my experience.

Become a member and get OEM from Parkway at a discount.

so oem is better then aftermarket rotors and pads??
i was thinkin of gettin slotted rotors........

well, depends what your gonna do. Slotted rotors are uselss unless you track hard or you want your car to look cooler.

Parkway also sells aftermarket parts as well as our affiliates that also gives discounts to members........am I pushing the club here or what?

do u guys know which is cheaper, oem or slotted???

slotted rotors are designed to "eat" pads...they wear the pads down fast and keep a fresh surface on them for performance braking...... so keep that in mind...

price all depends on brand... you can get cheap quality slotted rotors for less than oem ones

slotted is no good... neither is x-drilled.

I had brembo x-drilled, i noticed no improvement

slotted eats pads quick

if you are serious about tracking, get OEM rotors and Hawk or Williams Friction pads.

every day driving, get OEM all around.

just a commuter car, get chinese (economy) rotors from Canadian Tire and OEM pads.

thankz for all the info guys

or you could be friggin hardcore like bbarbulo up there and get a ungodly expensive willwood setup where the caliper barely clears his ungodly expensive rims by like 3 micrometers

http://www.brembo.com/ENG/Performance/GranTurismoBrakes/


ya!

How about Brembo Blanks?

just retrofit some drums for the front..... they will last forever :p

:haha: :crazy: :p

I haven't tried either x-drilled or slotted, but they must have some benefit because more expensive cars (porsche, etc.) but I don't know,...., whether there is a difference on a civic or not, I dont know.....

but ya, for regular DD and occasional track, OEM rotors.....for commuting econo Jasper (or whatever they are called) from Canadian tire....

god forbid n00bs post in the correct forum on their first try. I'd be out of work :rolleyes:

haha, thanks for that comment Jay :blush:

viper... the benefit used to be that pads used to gas up a lot, so the gasses between the rotor and the pad would cause the pad to float and you'd lose your brakes. crossdrilling let the gas escape w/o floating the pad. since then, we discovered things like ceramics and other friction material blends that do NOT gas or gas at far higher temps... so the cross drilling is maintained for #1 looks and #2 unsprung weight reduction, and finally... better heat transfer due to higher surface area.

needless to say, MY rotors are not slotted nor drilled, cuz that is t3h l0se

hmmm, I guess you learn something everyday:thumbup: ...cool thanks...