Have Question on Upgrading Brake Rotors - mine are Warped Badly ??? Need Help

[abors24]

Hello everyone

I own a 2005 Nissan Maxima SE - I purchased the car 2nd hand with only 12K miles on it.... brakes were fine..... I now have 36K on it and have found that the brakes rotors are really really warped........ When i step on the brake pedal - the steering wheel shakes violently...........

I travel quite a bit and my route sometimes required that i really hammer the brakes....... example - it's not uncommon for me to be traveling at 80 MPH and have to slow to 25-40mph quite often......

I'd like to upgrade my rotors to prevent this from happening again - but i really don't know what to look for..... I see MANY different brands and styles on ebay for reasonable pricing - just don't know if anybody has had good or bad luck with upgrading their rotors.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated at this point - Has anybody has a similar issues ? if so - let me know what you think.

Thanks for everybody's time

i can be emailed directly at [email protected]

Art in CT !

[A.Tech]

Get Brembo OEM blanks...

You will not regret it. Make sure they are brembos though. Not knock offs. To tell there is a stamped brembo symbol at the end of the rotor.

[jltibbs]

there are a few things you can do to spruce the life of your brakes up. I have powerslot rotors all around, with bendix organic pads in the rear and hawk performance pads up front. i feel this combination is quite reasonable in price for the performance. i also have russell steel braided brake lines feeding the calipers. since i installed those my braking distance as shortened tremendously.

for your car:

Powerslot Rotors -

775 PSL & 775 PSR front706 PSL & 706 PSR rear

Hawk Performance Pads -

HB448F.610 Front (standard)HB448Z.610 Front (ceramic)HB370F.559 Rear (standard)HB370Z.559 Rear (ceramic)

Russell is not showing any stainless steel braided brake lines for your model right now.

[Beancooker]

Either of the rotors mentioned are good. I suggest the Hawk pads. I use the Hawk HPS pads. They're a ferro-carbon pad, and work really well.

[Sentientbydesign]

There's an Ebay seller by the name of Sports Trailerz or similar. I got the front Powerslot rotors and Hawk HPS pads delivered for $220.

I love the combo. The rotors lasted me through 4 sets of pads where as the stock rotors only lasted through 2 pads.

Be careful when turning the powerslot rotors. They lose their grip when they are turned.

You might also check your brake fluid to make sure there aren't any bubbles. I could see that possibly causing some of your woes.

[nismo1219]

im rocking a set of brembo oem size x-drilled rotors, hawk hps pads and goodridge stainless steel lines.

[abors24]

Thanks guys - really appreciate the suggestions.......

How much should i be prepared to spend on these aftermarket rotors VS. oem rotors ???

or a ballpark of what they cost......?

thanks again - i really appreciate it.

art

[jltibbs]

i paid 205 for the setup i told you about, fronts pads and rotors. it will be about 3x's the cost, but about 20x's better.

[Sentientbydesign]

I mentioned the price in my last comment, but nobody ever cares to read mine

The pads are about the same price as the dealers. Hawk HPS run around $70/set (front, back). Rotors will usually put you back about $80-$120/rotor. Rears are more expensive, no clue why.

Do the service yourself. You need a jack and some stands, a couple of sockets, a C-clamp and some of the wonderful anti-squeak goo sold for $1.