need brakes for my SRT-4

[Scapegoat]

looking around for brakes for the car... the stockers are about spent...

I'm looking at trading the car in in around 6 months, so i'm not looking to spend much. The car doesn't see much heavy/performance driving...

ideally i'd keep the price under $200...

are these decent? http://cgi.ebay.ca/02-03-04-05-NEON-...327123001r4643

how about: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE...ROTORS-+-PADS-[F&R]_W0QQitemZ190295892658QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ2009032 4?IMSfp=TL090324123001r38004#ht_1984wt_1203

or http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...ht_2787wt_1036

any other recommendations?

BustedUJoint, i lost the link again for those brakes you mentioned to me...

[rich33389]

Just go to your local parts store...

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by rich33389

Just go to your local parts store...

you must not understand the point of asking a car forum a question about a vehicle component.

[zerioustt]

yeah dude just go to pep girls or ricer zone and get w/e they have.

[zerioustt]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

you must not understand the point of asking a car forum a question about a vehicle component.

you just said you were trading it in...what do you need good pads for? just go to pep girls.

[Scapegoat]

never mind... i'll look elsewhere for information

[zerioustt]

cross drilled and slotted rotors are POINTLESS on a car that is not seeing weekly track time. get your rotors cut and buy cheap pads...

[240sxDann]

yea you said your trading it in and it doesn't see much heavy/performance driving, so why spend the money? Throw a set of new autozone pads and rotors, drive it nice for 6 months, trade it in, bada bing bada boom.

[russiankid]

I would just get some cheap blank rotors from Pepgirl or what not and get a decent set of pads. You buying cross drilled or slotted is just for looks.

[rich33389]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

looking around for brakes for the car... the stockers are about spent...

I'm looking at trading the car in in around 6 months, so i'm not looking to spend much. The car doesn't see much heavy/performance driving...

ideally i'd keep the price under $200...

are these decent? http://cgi.ebay.ca/02-03-04-05-NEON-...327123001r4643

how about: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE...ROTORS-+-PADS-[F&R]_W0QQitemZ190295892658QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ2009032 4?IMSfp=TL090324123001r38004#ht_1984wt_1203

or http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...ht_2787wt_1036

any other recommendations?

BustedUJoint, i lost the link again for those brakes you mentioned to me...

I read your post....and I offered my recommendation

Why spend a ton of money on brakes when
1)you are selling the car
2)it doesnt see performance driving

[Scapegoat]

$200 is nothing, especially for brakes that are going to perform better than stock.

Just because I'm looking to get out of the car, doesn't mean I'm not going to treat it (or myself) well. I'm picking up a walboro for it too... the fuel pump needs to be replaced. it performs better and is cheaper than a stock replacement.

I appreciate your opinion, and I see your point. Fact of the matter is, i'm not gonna go out and buy some **** for brake material when I have to drive in the car every day.

If the stuff on ebay is worse than the **** at pep boys, i'll buy the **** at pep boys... if the stuff on ebay that i posted is going to perform better, and its under $200... i'd rather have that. Drilled brakes cool faster, yes? So in stop and go they heat up... if i have to stop suddenly a cooler brake is going to perform better, yes?

Not so interested in slotted due to the lower life of the pads... but i'm looking for something better than a flat disk.

On top of all that... you never know... $35 for a saturday running in an autocross is cheap... i've had issues in the past with brakes that were too hot during an autocross and nose diving through a turn into of actually stopping.

seriously, i'm not some stupid punk that buys **** for my car w/o thinking about it... which is why i decided to ask a car forum. If you're just going to tell me to buy an OEM replacement from pep boys or autozone... don't bother.


So lets start over... I'm looking for an increase in braking performance, for around $200. will the above ebay rotors/pads suffice? Does anyone have any experience with the companies producing the items?

[DocWalt]

I wouldn't trust anything from ebay, but that's just me. You're more than likely going to end up with a POS. I'd get the factory rotors cut and upgrade to aftermarket high performance street pads. Hawk HPS is a good pad, not terribly dusty, and reliable. I don't know if they make them for SRT4s, but if you can get them, it's probably cheaper than ebay rotors that will more than likely develop cracks, or the pads will suck, etc etc.

[240sxDann]

Well you said any other recommendations, not any other performance recommendations. Unbunch your panties and calm down lol. You asked, we answered. You didn't mention anything about possibly auto crossing, and me personally, I'd NEVER buy brakes off ebay unless they were a real brand like brembo, etc. Those types of rotors are more prone to warping and cracking, especially being that it is probably **** material. So if you are going to upgrade the brakes, spend the extra money and get GOOD QUALITY stuff, which is going to run you I'm sure well over $1k. If you are trying to spend $200, just go get good quality replacement parts, they will last you 6 months even with an auto cross or two thrown in there.

[russiankid]

You're right, slotted or drilled rotors will dispense heat a lot better and allow gases to escape. However, even if the brakes heat up in stop and go traffic, they will not heat up to the point of having brake fade. You really won't see the true performance of the rotors unless you do some heavy driving. Another thing with performance is that slotted or drilled rotors have less surface area than blank rotors. So if you're going to be using stock size rotors, you're taking away the surface area thus not providing much gain.

Ken, I know you don't want cheap crap, but getting a fairly cheap set of blank rotors and good pads will be much better than going with something ebay has. If the holes on the drilled rotors were not made during casting, the rotors can crack. A good set of drilled rotors would run about $100 a piece. So when you compare it to the Ebay price, theres something fishy about it.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by DocWalt

I wouldn't trust anything from ebay, but that's just me. You're more than likely going to end up with a POS. I'd get the factory rotors cut and upgrade to aftermarket high performance street pads. Hawk HPS is a good pad, not terribly dusty, and reliable. I don't know if they make them for SRT4s, but if you can get them, it's probably cheaper than ebay rotors that will more than likely develop cracks, or the pads will suck, etc etc.

i've heard of HAWK EPS pads...

I think the factory rotors may be near the end of their life though... its an 05 w/ 50k miles and the stock rotors.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by 240sxDann

Well you said any other recommendations, not any other performance recommendations. Unbunch your panties and calm down lol. You asked, we answered. You didn't mention anything about possibly auto crossing, and me personally, I'd NEVER buy brakes off ebay unless they were a real brand like brembo, etc. Those types of rotors are more prone to warping and cracking, especially being that it is probably **** material. So if you are going to upgrade the brakes, spend the extra money and get GOOD QUALITY stuff, which is going to run you I'm sure well over $1k. If you are trying to spend $200, just go get good quality replacement parts, they will last you 6 months even with an auto cross or two thrown in there.

panties aren't in a bunch... but telling me what to do, or offering an opinion w/o any kind of facts is about as useful or interesting to me as poop. Which is why i asked.

so now that i'm getting real responses... :p I can see where ebay may fail compared to higher priced items. I wasn't aware that drilled/slotted was done during casting. I can certainly see where doing it after the piece was casted could result in issues.

I know BustedUJoint purchased some ebay rotors w/ HAWK pads (if i remember correctly) and they've been doing alright for him.

If ebay rotors really are going to be less quality than an OEM replacement from pepboys... then there is no point in purchasing them

[240sxDann]

I'm sure the point can be argued by people who got ebay stuff and had great success and people who got stuff that was crap, but personally, I think brakes are way too important to cheap out on with ebay stuff. Regardless of whether it has held up thus far, your brakes are what save your life on a daily basis, and it just takes one crappy product for a rotor or pad to fail and send you into another car or a wall or a tree etc etc

[russiankid]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

panties aren't in a bunch... but telling me what to do, or offering an opinion w/o any kind of facts is about as useful or interesting to me as poop. Which is why i asked.

so now that i'm getting real responses... :p I can see where ebay may fail compared to higher priced items. I wasn't aware that drilled/slotted was done during casting. I can certainly see where doing it after the piece was casted could result in issues.

I know BustedUJoint purchased some ebay rotors w/ HAWK pads (if i remember correctly) and they've been doing alright for him.

If ebay rotors really are going to be less quality than an OEM replacement from pepboys... then there is no point in purchasing them

I have blank rotors on my Honda from Napa for about 3 years now. They've undergone high heat in the south without any problems. They aren't warped, don't shudder, and I never noticed brake fade. My brother has Raybestos on his BMW, no issues and he's still in the south.

[zerioustt]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

$200 is nothing, especially for brakes that are going to perform better than stock.

Just because I'm looking to get out of the car, doesn't mean I'm not going to treat it (or myself) well. I'm picking up a walboro for it too... the fuel pump needs to be replaced. it performs better and is cheaper than a stock replacement.

I appreciate your opinion, and I see your point. Fact of the matter is, i'm not gonna go out and buy some **** for brake material when I have to drive in the car every day.

If the stuff on ebay is worse than the **** at pep boys, i'll buy the **** at pep boys... if the stuff on ebay that i posted is going to perform better, and its under $200... i'd rather have that. Drilled brakes cool faster, yes? So in stop and go they heat up... if i have to stop suddenly a cooler brake is going to perform better, yes?

Not so interested in slotted due to the lower life of the pads... but i'm looking for something better than a flat disk.

On top of all that... you never know... $35 for a saturday running in an autocross is cheap... i've had issues in the past with brakes that were too hot during an autocross and nose diving through a turn into of actually stopping.

seriously, i'm not some stupid punk that buys **** for my car w/o thinking about it... which is why i decided to ask a car forum. If you're just going to tell me to buy an OEM replacement from pep boys or autozone... don't bother.


So lets start over... I'm looking for an increase in braking performance, for around $200. will the above ebay rotors/pads suffice? Does anyone have any experience with the companies producing the items?

you DO NOT need slotted cross drilled...get some hawk pads and cut your stock rotors. too hot of brakes doesnt equal buying cross drilled and slotted. its due to a number of factors. pads/rotors needing a turn/fluid needing to be changed/braided lines.

[Honest_Bob]

Grab some cheap blanks from an auto parts store and grab some Hawk HPS or some Carbotech pads if you insist on something more performance oriented. New fluid would also help if it hasent been changed.

Cross drilled/vented rotors are a myth in this day and age. Dont waste your money.