Are "racing brake" rotors worth the money?

[nissanconvert]

http://www.driftfactory.com/pr...d=119

Not sure why these are on clearance but $100 for rotors seems cheap to me.

My stock rotors are wobbly from, most likely, brake pad build up form stopping too hard. Would these be worth considering for a slightly over stock performance or are they more of a for looks thing?

[Fenvy]

there is no such a thing as racing brake

there are blank then there are slotted (help locking up?), drilled (help cool the rotors), slot/drilled rotors for styles. These style is at the expense of faster brake pad consumption

the difference between good rotor and bad rotors are strength and durability and some other stuff.

For instance, I have no name rotors, had I gotten brembo, it would probably be stronger and more resistant to rust and it would last longer

[nissanconvert]

there is no such a thing as racing brake

i just assumed since there was a symbol with RB in it under the manufacture info box on that page that it was a company. I know that drill/slotting is supposed to be better, I guess I'm asking if anyone has rotors of this type and noticed a difference or just good advertising. Like the razors with batteries that do nothing but buzz and had to take back the claim of getting a better shave.

[aquaman]

About a year and a half ago I bought some crossdrilled rotors off of ebay

(I know, I know, ebay parts are not known for high quality but they were cheap and I was in college and broke as a joke not to mention not as automotively informed as I am now)

They warped pretty quickly. Recently I read an article that crossdrilled rotor were prone to warping because the drilled holes decreased the thermal capacity of the rotor when it expands and contracts from hard braking.

Recently I orders a set of brembo blanks and Axxis Ultimate pads from NOPI ( a sponsor ) an have been completely satisfied. This is definitely the best that my cars brakes have felt ever. The blanks were around $26-28 dollars each and the pads weren't too bad.

I hope this helps, just my $.02

[C-Kwik]

Cross-drilling and slotting were designed with a purpose. Slotting helps wipe the brake pad surface exposing fresh pad material. Wears a bit faster but increases the original bite. Cross drilling also can help wipe the surface but also allows outgassing should you be running on the hot end of a brake pad's temperature threshold. Brake pads vaporize beyond a certain temperature and when this happens, it traps a layer of gas between the pad and the rotor. It makes it difficult to stop when this happens and when it's bad, the pedal will still be quite firm, but the brakes end up quite useless until they cool down some. With the venting, it has some cooling properties as well. But with both, you have to be careful. Slots should not be very deep. They can easily become a point at which cracking can occur if some company decides they can machine too deep without some level of thought put into this. I'd speculate it would probably be safe as long as the deepest points don't breach the minimum thickness levels.

For cross-drilling, You'll want to look for rotors that have the cross-drilling cast into it rather than drilled. These tend to be pricey, so don't expect to find any. The next best thing would be to look for holes that are radiused(rounded edges). Drilling the rotor can leave sharp corners that are a possible stress point when subject to a lot of heat. Radiusing helps to eliminate this issue, but I'd still be careful if it's drilled. Perhaps if you go with a bigger than OEM braking system, the drilling will be less of an issue as temperatures should be lower. As an example, the popular Z32 upgrade on a S13/S14. I used Stillen cross drilled rotors at track events and never had a problem. Their cross-drilling does have radiused edges.

Stick with quality brands. There are differences in the metal content between premium rotors and your bottom of the basement cheap rotors. This can affect everything from wear, to heat management, corrosion, noise, and and warping.

[hannibal]

Recently I orders a set of brembo blanks and Axxis Ultimate pads from NOPI ( a sponsor ) an have been completely satisfied. This is definitely the best that my cars brakes have felt ever. The blanks were around $26-28 dollars each and the pads weren't too bad.

I hope this helps, just my $.02

Just curious, what did pay for shipping on those rotors? NOPI has the best prices ive seen, but I kinda assumed they'd kill you on shipping charges.

[nismofly]

i just assumed since there was a symbol with RB in it under the manufacture info box on that page that it was a company

it is a company

though ive never heard any reviews of their rotors, so i couldnt tell you if theyre good or not

[aquaman]

I went kind of nugget on the shipping because the price was so good on the components. However, I think regular ground shipping was really reasonable.

[DriftFactory]

The Racing Brake rotors are made by the company "Racing Brake". They are actually really good rotors, it's just that they never really blew up so we are selling off the remaining stock. They are cast with the holes, cryo treated, EDD coated, and then cross cut after coating. To be perfectly honest they are way better than most of what's on the market. They just didn't get the name out and advertise as to why they were better than their competitors.