I have started shopping for Brake Rotors and Pads for my 2006 Armada.
Before going to Ebay I priced out the following:
R1 Concepts Rotors (Drill/slotted) and EBC Pads - total around $480-500 for rear and front.
I have bought pads and rotors before in ebay from discounted stores with good ratings on ebay. They worked great, but only did this once for my lexus Rx300.
I looked around and found like Callahan or Brake Motive... I can get Rotors and pads for like $200.
I have looked around and I see reviews saying some love them and some say they didn't last. With this price I could go through 2 sets before I pay the retail price above for R1 Concepts and EBC pads.
Curious on what people out on this forum think and have done in the past?
i was in the same position as you, r1 seem too pricey for me so I went with magnum rotors all around and its been 3 years, and still no warping issues at all and barely any rust. I paid under 300 for them, keep in mind though the ceramic pads suck, so I had to swap to oem brake pads as ceramic ones magnum gave squealed too much.
I did buy front r1 rotors for my dad's qx4 and so far they have been great and he has had no complaints.
I have r1 no issue. Don't get ebc, so far I have nothing good to say for them. Both yellow and green. I know another member is having the same squealing as me with the ebc.
I had ceramic. Then got all fancy n order the green stuff and killed them in 7 months trying to get rid of the squeal. Got the yellow from a member here. Hoping it was different but no. When I stop it squeal and it sound like I'm stopping a big rig. With that vrroooooooommmm sound. Haha
I was looking at the Stillen site and called them up to see what they had. They make a racing brake kit too but you have to have at least 20" wheels. Otherwise they do have brakes & rotors to fit the 18" wheel set. Might give them a call and see what they have to offer. My .02 cents.
I am currently running EBC Green pads and where do I begin....
-SOOOOOO Loud
-Brake dust like I've never seen (My rims look like they are plasti dipped after only a week)
-Brake Fade comes way to easily (Never witnessed brake fade before I had these pads)
I have spent hours cleaning the brakes, making sure they were smooth and clean, but the noise always comes back. The only way I can avoid the noise is by slamming on the brakes at nearly every stop. Any pressure less than slamming the brakes and it sounds like a big rig coming to a stop....
There is so much brake dust on my rims that when my sprinklers come on, it washes the brake dust off and turns my driveway black...
EDIT: Here a picture to show all the crap that washes off with the sprinklers.
I was looking into the r1's but went a different route. I replaced the oem rotors(all around) with masterpro from oreillys, for pads I bought some Wagner termoquiet(all around). Little dust, no noice and even on 26s I stop with no problem.
I went with r1 all the way around. The premium drilled and slotted rotors. I had first front set replaced under warranty, EXCELLENT customer service, and picked up the extended wear posiquiet pads from r1 also at same time... so far not too bad... might switch out the pads next time for some hawks or something though.
I went with the Callahan setup from ebay. $185 for all four drilled/slotted rotors and ceramic pads. Everything fit perfectly, went on easily. Pretty impressed for the price so far. No noise, nice and smooth stopping. Pedal felt a little soft at first, but it stopped just fine. It has since felt a little more firm, like it did before. Maybe the pads needed to properly "burn in"? Anyways, for the money, I am very happy with the Callahan setup!
Well I just ordered my drilled/slotted e series rotors and ceramic pads from R1 concepts for $300 for front and back. Cheaper price than what is on there web site.
Looks like they arrive soon, and I can't wait to install them.
Thanks everybody for giving me ideas and there thoughts.
My R1's haven't warped, but it looks like one of them is cracking by one of the cross drilled holes. I've also warn of the slots on one of them. I expected better life for $700.00
My first set of r1s warped just barely outside of 1 year, but they did step up and replaced them under warranty anyway. I went with the premium drilled and slotted and no issues on my second set.
Just ordered a set of PowerStop Brakes rotors Front and Rear with Ceramic pads from CARiD. I'll be replacing the factory rotors, lets see how they do.
One thing I can tell you right now is that their customer service is top notch, if you call, make sure you ask for Joey, he took the time to compare the ebay kit I was looking at getting with the kit he was offering me.
Will report back when they come in and also first impressions.
Quick update guys. The Rotors and Pads came in, they look great and are heavy as hell. Shipping from CarID was fast. Now I'm just waiting on my Goodridge SS Brake Lines to come in and I will get these installed. I will also be installing the Bilstein 4600 in the front, I'm not sure yet what I'll be putting in the rear, still researching.
Stay tuned for first impressions after installation. Enough talk on to the pics.
I will be installing everything (suspension and brakes/front and rear) next weekend. Provided I find the replacements for the rear shocks/struts before then.
So far looks like my only option for the rear shocks, is to go with factory replacements, since I have the auto-leveling option.
i i just put the powerstop crossdrilled and slotted rotors on my 06 le, with the ceramic pads. i got mine off of amazon for 300 bucks (front and rear). i am HIGHLY impressed! these things will stop my beast in a heartbeat! i dont know what i was expecting, but i got better than i was hoping for.
just look up Powerstop k213. If you look under the new and used menu, amazon is listed as a dealer and their price is 331$. When I bought mine 2 weeks ago, there was a ten percent off coupon when I checked out.
Haven't had a problem with the posi quiet ceramics in terms of dusting but I had to swap out the fronts to Wagner thermo quiet ceramics due to a stuck slider a few months ago and they spew dust like crazy. Front wheels look like I drove thru mud every time it rains. For anyone contemplating Wagner for any reason they are garbage...do not buy them.
Mr. tuscanqx, forgive me for asking perhaps the obvious but to be clear and not assume anything. Are those brake lines steel braid and did you get them through CARid?
I added the powerstop kit to my 2008 qx56 about a year ago. About 20k miles in and no issues. No warping. Dusting seems less than stock IMO. I really like them. I also used the PowerStop kit for my M3 and same results. No issues.
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