Brembo vs. Napa
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Brembo vs. Napa
I have really bad shimmy during braking on my 92 Runner, and I'm pretty sure its the rotors. I read on a 3rd gen forum that somebody had Brembos installed, and it fixed their shimmy.
Does anyone have experience with the Brembos?
Does anyone have experience with the Brembos?
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my dad tells me this story everytime he buys brakes. He once bought a set of brembo's for his 9c1 caprice, and he said he took them back right after he out them on, due to really bad shimmy and vibration. He said they were worse then the brakes he took off.
of course, that was like 20 years ago, i'm sure they would be out of business if thats how the really were.
of course, that was like 20 years ago, i'm sure they would be out of business if thats how the really were.
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I replaced my stock OEM rotors at 94,000 miles with OEM & they lasted for about 175,000 miles~
However, I've since replaced them with Rotorpros (www.rotorpros.com) slotted/drilled rotors & the stopping power is TREMENDOUSLY better. I also changed to Hawk Super Duty pads. Best pads I've ever used. They are noisy & dusty, but if you drive a lot of mountains or tow, they are THE BEST. They are NOT cheap~
However, I've since replaced them with Rotorpros (www.rotorpros.com) slotted/drilled rotors & the stopping power is TREMENDOUSLY better. I also changed to Hawk Super Duty pads. Best pads I've ever used. They are noisy & dusty, but if you drive a lot of mountains or tow, they are THE BEST. They are NOT cheap~
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Depending on how worn your rotors are you can just get them turned too. Any machine shop should be able to do it. It's not hard. That would be the cheapest fix. It's usually around $10 per rotor.
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Thanks for the replies guys. I would get them turned, but I think they might be too far gone. Also, my Dad thinks that my rotors might have been warped when I bought them. What are the possibilities of that happening?
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Get Napa Premium, there pretty good. There are a few items I don't go OEM with and brake rotors are one of them. I do use OEM brake pads though, no squeeks and no dust. The pad is the wear item, not the rotor...
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For anyone interested, the Rotor Pros link is actually http://www.rotorpros.net/.
I filled out a quote request on their website a few months ago and never got a response. TNRabbit - if you would be willing to post how much you paid for your rotors it would be appreciated.
I filled out a quote request on their website a few months ago and never got a response. TNRabbit - if you would be willing to post how much you paid for your rotors it would be appreciated.
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For anyone interested, the Rotor Pros link is actually http://www.rotorpros.net/.
I filled out a quote request on their website a few months ago and never got a response. TNRabbit - if you would be willing to post how much you paid for your rotors it would be appreciated.
I filled out a quote request on their website a few months ago and never got a response. TNRabbit - if you would be willing to post how much you paid for your rotors it would be appreciated.
Sorry about the link....
I think I paid less than $200 for the Hawk SD Pads & two rotors shipped to MD. If I remember correctly, I called them for a quote.
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I just heard back from Rotor Pros and it's $140 for performance pads and drilled/slotted rotors shipped to Oregon. That seems pretty reasonable compared to about $100 for the parts store special, especially considering the significant increase in braking performance reported by several others on here using Rotor Pros.
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Yep...good read on why it is important to bed in your brakes:
http://www.centricparts.com/files/Ce...n%20Theory.pdf
To the OP - you may be able to eliminate or significantly reduce the juddering by re-bedding the brakes. If your pads still have some life left, I'd try this first.
http://www.centricparts.com/files/Ce...n%20Theory.pdf
To the OP - you may be able to eliminate or significantly reduce the juddering by re-bedding the brakes. If your pads still have some life left, I'd try this first.
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I haven't changed rotors on my toyo(yet) so I can't comment on suitability of either product. I do, however, encourage everyone I can to buy local products to support their neighbors. I drive by two Brembo plants everyday, and they bring jobs to my community-so-buy the brembo's, make sure that you install them properly, and they'll be just fine.