88 Rotors

[centralcoaster33]

Awe c'mon, you know you want to abuse it!

[White Comet]

NO, I haven't used the car for track yet, these rotors and brakes will be FREEEEEE so, might as well get some nice ones. This car has potential for track use, but I just don't want to waste tires and abuse the car.

i thought the ka was dieing

[martins_240sx]

I can confirm that brembo has slotted and xdrilled rotors....they are on my car now

[RCG_Savage]

I have the 88 drilled and slotted rotors on my car with hawk HPS pads(both christmas presents). These only have 350 miles on them so I'm not sure about their life. My car stops that all I care about, if you want I'm sure I could do a brake test.

[Duce40sx]

i thought the ka was dieing

It's not dead yet and still has it's charm. In addition it's not that fast for track use yet, furthermore I have an open diff at the moment.

[White Comet]

It's not dead yet and still has it's charm. In addition it's not that fast for track use yet, furthermore I have an open diff at the moment.

all sources of fail, get an sr and a 2 way lsd, or at least weld it as a cheap fix

[centralcoaster33]

all sources of fail, get an sr and a 2 way lsd, or at least weld it as a cheap fix

I don't agree, well, not entirely. Typically, the weakest link is the driver so upgrade that! Get a tank of gas ($50) and go drive drive drive! Go shoot those Malibu passes. They rock and one is newly paved for many miles! Take a car control clinic ($100), learn your limits and how to push your car closer to it's limits. Have an experienced instructor drive your car. You'd likely be amazed at what your car is capable of even in it's current condition. 240's have exceptional handling...

[White Comet]

yeah even a stock s13 handles ok but open diff sucks and the handling is a downgrade from an fc

[centralcoaster33]

I can't argue with that. The FC and FD are superb handling machines. Some cars are definitely better than other cars when compared to eachother. But that doesn't change the weakest link from being the driver. Put Rhys Millen or Emerson Fittipaldi behind the wheel of the S13 and the average street racer in your FC and I'll put all my $$ on the pro.

[centralcoaster33]

On topic report: I made that order by phone yesterday. I got an email today telling me the SS brake lines are on back order and had a choice to wait or have them removed from the order or just cancel the whole deal. I said I'd wait and asked how long. They looked into it and said the Earl's lines would be 4-6 weeks backorder, but he could 'upgrade' me to Goodridge lines for free, which he says are better quality and cost more, but he'd absorb the expense and they would only be about 1 week of backorder. So I asked to have the pads and rotors shipped now and the brake lines upgraded to Goodridge for free and sent a week later. It's not that bad, but just another bump in what could have been a smooth transaction. Therefor, this is not a smooth transaction. Patience is a virtue I guess...

[dickie]

MOVED TO THE RIGHT SECTION!

[White Comet]

On topic report: I made that order by phone yesterday. I got an email today telling me the SS brake lines are on back order and had a choice to wait or have them removed from the order or just cancel the whole deal. I said I'd wait and asked how long. They looked into it and said the Earl's lines would be 4-6 weeks backorder, but he could 'upgrade' me to Goodridge lines for free, which he says are better quality and cost more, but he'd absorb the expense and they would only be about 1 week of backorder. So I asked to have the pads and rotors shipped now and the brake lines upgraded to Goodridge for free and sent a week later. It's not that bad, but just another bump in what could have been a smooth transaction. Therefor, this is not a smooth transaction. Patience is a virtue I guess...

man, sounds like its always something w/ these guys

[Duce40sx]

On topic report: I made that order by phone yesterday. I got an email today telling me the SS brake lines are on back order and had a choice to wait or have them removed from the order or just cancel the whole deal. I said I'd wait and asked how long. They looked into it and said the Earl's lines would be 4-6 weeks backorder, but he could 'upgrade' me to Goodridge lines for free, which he says are better quality and cost more, but he'd absorb the expense and they would only be about 1 week of backorder. So I asked to have the pads and rotors shipped now and the brake lines upgraded to Goodridge for free and sent a week later. It's not that bad, but just another bump in what could have been a smooth transaction. Therefor, this is not a smooth transaction. Patience is a virtue I guess...

UPDATE ON THE 88 ROTORS

88 Rotors SUCK AZZ. Useless Made In china parts that they machined.
Modified by Duce40sx at 9:17 PM 1/3/2008

[centralcoaster33]

Well, Christmas and holidays are over and I'm back at work. I was expecting a package to be waiting for me from yesterday, but nothing is here. Nothing has arrived today either and it's already after 4pm. I emailed them this morning and no reply. I called this afternoon and no answer. These guys are really really difficult to communicate with. Must be a lot easier when your standing in front of them.

[White Comet]

hey duce, u forgot to mention they gave u the wrong rotors

[Duce40sx]

hey duce, u forgot to mention they gave u the wrong rotors

OH yeah 88 rotors suck. They gave me the wrong rotors: They didn't even know that a 26mm caliper existed, NOOBS.

Disgrace to NICO.

[White Comet]

yeah thats really gay

[centralcoaster33]

My patience is pretty much gone. I have no parts at all. My money has been removed from my account. I received one email response to four emails sent and it asked for patience. I have had one answered phone call out of another five calls. That aswered call was on Friday where they admitted they could not locate the package sent by USPS. So I was told a fed-ex package would be setup and sent to arrive today. Today is over by fed-ex hours and I didn't get anything. I've called two more times and emailed them, but no one answered the phones as usual. These guys suck for placing orders, tracking orders, shipping orders and communicating with their customers. Perhaps if you order through ebay, you don't have to talk to them and all may go smoothly. It also sounds like you may be able to go to their shop in person and get results. But they are d!ck me around for sure and I'm pretty pissed off about it. I'm so mad I could go vandalize their shop and not feel guilty. I'd cancel the order if I didn't want the products so bad. 88Rotors sucks balls and doesn't care about anyone.

[Duce40sx]

Yeah, the store is run by two 22 year old kids.

[centralcoaster33]

Yeah, I guess it's Ken and Jack or John or someone. Anyway, normally I'd be stoked to hear some young entrepreneurs are successfully running their first company. But they're not doing a successful job and don't seem to understand the importance of maintaining a quality relationship between the business and it's customers. A sad trend that has been spreading across the US for a while now. Basically started about the time when parents weren't allowed to reprimand their children and so they gave them ritalin instead and the kids grew up with no repsect for much of anything let alone elders or even thier parents. Um, that's a little sidetracked. What made me most nervous is that my most recent email reply came from Ken on a regular worknight (after a full day of no one answering the phones) at a quarter to midnight. Hmmm, closed all day long, open in the wee hours of the night, sounds like tweakers to me. And I really hope not as I know that is just about the lowest crowd out there.

[Driftcardotnet]

I bought from them, i still have them on my car, no problems yet. they claim that they are brembos, but from what i know is that they drill and slot them themselves. BRembo makes OEM replacement brakes without the drill or slot.

[Duce40sx]

I bought from them, i still have them on my car, no problems yet. they claim that they are brembos, but from what i know is that they drill and slot them themselves. BRembo makes OEM replacement brakes without the drill or slot.

The rotors are called "OP parts" which I've never heard of. They have them machined. Apparently, the owner told me "Life time warrantee."

I paid $180 cash. (I didn't get a receipt)

Not giving a receipt and accepting cash is a common practice which is apparently Tax fraud. Sell items and not claim them on taxes. Usually when you pay with credit card they would charge you more because of taxes that they will have to pay to the government.

THIS IS SHADDYNESS TO BEGIN WITH.

If you pay with cash, they can give you these types of crazy deals. The draw back is that they can be a-holes and you have no paper trail as proof.

You know what though, i didn't care if these were Brembos or they were blanks that have been machined, THEY GAVE THE THE F**KING WRONG ROTORS! THESE IDIOTS DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A THING SUCH AS Z32 26MM CALIPERS! That was the major point.

THIS IS IGNORANCE AND LACK OF QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE.

88 ROTORS, they only sell feraking Rotors! How can you mess up on something that you SPECIALIZE IN? Not acceptable.

NICO SHOULD HAVE A "RECOMMEND BUYERS" AND A "DO NOT BUY FROM" LIST AS A STICKY~~~

[centralcoaster33]

Partial update. On Tuesday of this week I recieved part of my order. I got my pads and rotors. They 'appear' to be genuine Brembo blanks and PBR pads. Furthermore, they 'appear' to be the correct size. I also expect Goodridge brake lines, but they are on back order all the way up to Goodridge. For reasons beyond my understanding, the S14 Kouki has slightly different brake lines on the front calipers than all other 240's. So I emailed them like 10 times trying to find out when I could expect the other parts and they did not reply. Finally, today I called and they actually answered (lucky me).They said, I had my shipment.I was like yeah, most of it, where's my brake lines?Then they told me, oh yeah, those are on back order.When can I expect them?On the 18th.When's that?Next Friday.Okay, cool.Well, we'll have them on the 21st, so you'll get them the next monday. Okay, whatever, I'll call you if they aren't here by then.Goodbye.

So, you think I should hold my breath?

[centralcoaster33]

Big surprise. No brake lines on Monday. So I call and they say it's still backordered, but they'll call when they're in. So no calls for a week and I call again and they say the lines just came in. They say they'll email me a tracking number. No lines, no email, no call, no tracking number. Brake lines show up yesterday. Yay! Okay, summary:

I received:4 genuine Brembo Blank Rotors $1108 genuine PBR semi-metalic brake pads $1104 Goodridge steel braided brake lines $110

It took 3 days to make contact and place the order.It took a month+ to fill my order.Most calls and emails were never answered or replied to.Verbal commitments by them to keep me informed via phone or email were never once met. IE backorder status, tracking numbers, we'll call you tomorrow ...My original request for Earls brake lines was substituted with Goodridge (could be an improvement)

These guys are seriously flakey. They're price is super great, but you get ZERO customer service. Chances are good they will get you frustrated. It's a good thing I was ordering brake parts LONG before I needed them or I would have been screwed for at least a month. I was able to verify the parts are genuine, but have not installed them and am not 100% certain they are the correct parts. I assume they are as they all appear real close. So far, I've had a couple of spare parts and verified the brake lines and rear pads are correct. The major issue with my order was the brake lines on back order. These guys could meet your needs if you have lots of time and patience and not a lot of $$.

Satisfaction Scales (1-10):Cust. Serv. = 0Delivery time = 4Price = 9Average score = 4.3/10 = Fail

Now I gotta find a good deal on new calipers and then it's on! Think I should change brake fluid?