sharrack

Hey Guys,
I'm doing my brakes and opened the brembo 25488 rotor to see it is exactly the same thickness as the OEM Rotor.
Is the steel better ?? How is it better or is it just cheaper than a OEM rotor?

Thanks ,Kenny S>

surf4runner

not sure but its my guess.
on my 02 i replaced OEM w/OEM and they had warped by the end of the pad life.
new brembo rotors, same pads. im on the second set of pads w/the same rotors. they may be starting to go, so the tundra upgrade will be next.

Skrillah

Good question, I"m not sure what the Brembo rotors are made from but one thing for sure is that they are a hell of a lot better than OEM. It will be 2years this May since I last put rotors on mine. They were going out once every 10 months or so...

So I've been happy with them...I'm going to look in to the Tundra upgrade when these finally go...

sharrack

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm................ well I got 'em and they are going on.
I just wanted to make sure I didn't buy the wrong ones or missed on buying an upgraded rotor.
Sounds like I got the right one's.
This will be my first front brake job where I change the fluid and do the break in procedure.
I'm expecting a big difference especially with OEM pads.
Freaking Autozone pads................every 6 months!
Kenny S>

ozzydg55

what makes it better is about $75

Rock Slide

iTrader: (1)

^ correct. That's why I purchased them...simply b/c they were cheaper than oem.

SoCalPaul

Your replacement rotor should be the exact same size as original. A thicker rotor will not fit (you'll find out when you install them with your new pads).

Brembo rotors are known for their quality control (not likely to have a warped rotor out of the box) & their long term resistance to warping.

Just like any rotor, you can warp them with excessive heat, but they should be much more resistant than the OEM rotors.

SharpStick

Hey.

From what I remember from my old brake biz days, there are about three companies that actually manufacture rotors nowadays. Brembo is one, and their stuff is not much different from the OEM metal. Don't be sucked in - how you stop and how you drive are much bigger determiners of how long your brakes last than the Brembo VS OEM argument. Brembo products DON'T go through the same testing that the OEMs put their parts through. That's one of the reasons that they're cheaper...

The gen-three 4Runners will warp any of the puny stock-sized rotors, Brembo or Stop-Tech or gilded lily or OEM or whatever if you're not careful. A slotted rotor might help a little for the 4Runner application, but drilled rotors won't last long - heat & rotor fatigue will croak those quick. It's all about caliper & pad quality + pad face contact + swept rotor area. Do the Tundra-swap and use a set of braided steel lines and you'll be in Heaven, dude.

STICK

BigBallsMcFalls

and, how you drive. I warped one set of OEM's, got a new set and now I don't drive like a dick (lots of hard braking) and they don't warp.