N.Y.X. Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Looking to replace my rotors. Does anyone have anything BAD to say about the POWER STOP Brake kits? I searched and didn't see anything really, just FS threads. Thank you in advance!! I was looking at these: http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sk....html?loc=Rear http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sk....html?loc=Rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Those rotors will look blingy at first. Then the top hats will start to rust very soon after installation. I recommend going with the Centric premium (coated) rotors. My top hats still look great after 4 years. My car is never garaged. As far as performance of the pads are concerned, no idea. I wouldn't expect those pads to be much of an improvement over stock, which is exactly what all of the Legacy daily driver pads are...pretty unremarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y.X. Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Thanks! I'm not looking for bling, but added performance over stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Then you'd probably want to just go with the forum norm...Centric premium rotors and Hawk HPS or Stoptech Pads. Neither get all that great reviews. I run the HPS myself. It's a mild upgrade over the stock pads. You may be tempted to go with the HP+. I loved them as an autox pad, but I loathed the noise they made during daily driving. Denver is probably too cold of a climate to run them much out of the summer season anyway. The biggest upgrade you can make to your car's braking performance are the tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91boostedb20 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'm using the powersport slotted rotors with centric ceramic pads on my car. I think they are great. Mine are zinc coated so they aren't rusting. I have used there rotors on 4 of my own cars and have never had any issues with them. I do a lot of aggresive braking in my legacy on the back roads to my girlfriends house too. I would recommend them to anyone. I don't think the blank rotors they sell are zinc coated, that's why I went with the slotted ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strizzy Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 but I loathed the noise they made during daily driving. This. The looks I get while coming to a stop is pretty funny, though. My bad luck build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Well Here is my info on these rotors. I bought the all around kit with evolution pads from amazon about 2 years ago. Pads are still doing great. Rotors looks as if they were still new with a little wear on them. Much better stopping then the stock ones. Will I say they are the best rotors ever. Eh really they do a good job but I know there are better ones out there. If you are looking for a cheap good pair of rotors and pads then go ahead and buy them. I like them they do what they need to do and that is it. I don't track my car or race but I am a speed demon so they work Period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGW Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'm using the powersport slotted rotors with centric ceramic pads on my car. I think they are great. Mine are zinc coated so they aren't rusting. I have used there rotors on 4 of my own cars and have never had any issues with them. I do a lot of aggresive braking in my legacy on the back roads to my girlfriends house too. I would recommend them to anyone. I don't think the blank rotors they sell are zinc coated, that's why I went with the slotted ones. Powersport? Where did u purchase those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y.X. Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Thanks for your input guys!! I would love to just grab brembo's but do not have the money for rims and tires. Please keep posting your experiences, they are greatly appreciated. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y.X. Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Powersport? Where did u purchase those? I found them on ebay. They look like a very similar kit. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Rear-Kit-POWERSPORT-DRILLED-SLOTTED-Brake-Rotors-CERAMIC-Pads-/390456816290?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2006|Model%3ALegacy|Submodel%3AGT&hash=item5ae90a32a2&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y.X. Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Then you'd probably want to just go with the forum norm...Centric premium rotors and Hawk HPS or Stoptech Pads. Neither get all that great reviews. I run the HPS myself. It's a mild upgrade over the stock pads. You may be tempted to go with the HP+. I loved them as an autox pad, but I loathed the noise they made during daily driving. Denver is probably too cold of a climate to run them much out of the summer season anyway. The biggest upgrade you can make to your car's braking performance are the tires. Maybe I'll just go with a set of these "hart" rotors and some hawk pads. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FRONT-REAR-KIT-Black-Hart-DRILLED-SLOTTED-Disc-Brake-Rotors-C2677-/110998721014?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2006|Make%3ASubaru|Model%3ALegacy|Submodel%3AGT|Engine+-+Liter_Display%3A2.5L&hash=item19d80a11f6&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Maybe I'll just go with a set of these "hart" rotors and some hawk pads. http://www.ebay.com/itm/FRONT-REAR-KIT-Black-Hart-DRILLED-SLOTTED-Disc-Brake-Rotors-C2677-/110998721014?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2006|Make%3ASubaru|Model%3ALegacy|Submodel%3AGT|Engine+-+Liter_Display%3A2.5L&hash=item19d80a11f6&vxp=mtr Never heard of Hart. Centric Premiums go for about $50 per corner on rockauto.com. Hell, you can get Bendix rotors there for $20 per corner and just paint the top hats black with some caliper paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee07 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Just get Centric Premium rotors and hawk hps pads. $180 or so shipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y.X. Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 So you guys are saying that being cross drilled and slotted adds absolutely zero benefits compared to the standard premium centric rotor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grovlet Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I run DBA 4000s with HAWK HPS pads and couldn't be happier.... Not the cheapest rotors, but the are extremely sturdy (New England weather takes it tool on rotors) - and the cars stops nicely with little fade in daily abuse.... The rotors still look new 2 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-2 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 So you guys are saying that being cross drilled and slotted adds absolutely zero benefits compared to the standard premium centric rotor? Cross drilled does nothing for you. It's for gas not heat. Slotted can be an improvement. I do cheap blanks and toss when wrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee07 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Little to no improvement if you just daily drive it If you track it on a course every weekend, than yes get them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I'm running a sale on StopTech/Centric until the end of the month. The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 ^^^^^^^ There you go NYX. Centric ANY rotors are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Stay away from ebay. Buy from someone on the forum and know your getting something that works. Underdog, or AZPinstalls.com or m sprank. These are your brakes we're talking about... 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 So you guys are saying that being cross drilled and slotted adds absolutely zero benefits compared to the standard premium centric rotor? performance - zero. none. zilch. bling - perfect. nailed it. you get the girls. Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derp Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 drilled rotors are for race cars and racetards. You don't have a race car, don't be the other one. I could suck start a snow blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y.X. Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks guys, I honestly had no idea that they were for looks only! It's not for bling; I got into a accident and got a couple weeks back and I feel like the brakes are absolute sh*t and could have worked a lot better. My xterra fully loaded for moab feels like it stops better and it just has plain rotors and premium ceramic brakes. I was looking at the evo brembos, but don't like the idea of drilling out the spindles and I really don't have the money to do the rims at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks guys, I honestly had no idea that they were for looks only! It's not for bling; I got into a accident and got a couple weeks back and I feel like the brakes are absolute sh*t and could have worked a lot better. My xterra fully loaded for moab feels like it stops better and it just has plain rotors and premium ceramic brakes. I was looking at the evo brembos, but don't like the idea of drilling out the spindles and I really don't have the money to do the rims at the same time. This is why I mentioned tires before. If you can slam on your brakes and activate the ABS, your tires have run out of grip. At that point your car cannot stop any more quickly. With Dunlop Star Specs and run of the mill HPS pads and Centric Blanks, my LGT stops extremely harder and needs much less distance to stop than stock. Upgrading to Brembos, AP Racing, or Wilwood calipers won't help you in a panic stop. There's many things they will fix, but a solitary panic stop (considering your brakes aren't over heated) is not one of them. A larger caliper such as those can help reduce brake fade which should only effect track drivers or in some cases drivers going down mountain roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaspGT Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Power Stop is garbage. They warp just like all the rest of the EBay garbage rotors people buy at a discount. The pads might be alright if you're planning to use your LGT as a NYC Taxi cab. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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