Looks to me that there was an issue with the rotor surface, whether it was not prepped properly, or a defect from the manufacturer. But either way, I am sure the company has either fixed the issue, or you had yourself a set of bum brakes. Otherwise, they wouldn't be selling the product.

 

Both front rotors were identical.... IMHO the pads are the real problem... I could understand if i melted the "Street" pads at the track , but this should never have happened on a car that isnt tracked at all.

Regardless the failure was nothing but a huge problem for me , which finally resulted in me not wanting the car anymore.

 

Did they ever get involved and help with your issues? If so, how did our their customer relations?

 

I spoke to there head tech and they blamed me for not bedding them in properly... which is BS, but regardless they gave me new pads and rotor rings for 1/2 price... Which cost me like $500 +/- and then the same exact thing happened in 3 months. There tech was really good about it, but in the end it was just a mess for me and nothing but a huge headache.

 

Sounds like they are decent to deal with. Too bad they didn't get more involved in resolving the issue though.

 

to be fair, i have not tried Rotora, or Tarox or any of the other aftermarket BBK manufacturers.

having said that, next to tires, why would you want to scrimp on brakes? any really good deals on BBK's that represent a massive discount to the kits offered by the blue chip brake companies, should raise suspicion. brakes are not niche products, and i am a firm believer in efficient markets. ok, so some brands will still command some premium, but you will get what you pay for.

Brembo, AP Racing, Alcon. Between these guys, you probably cover 90%+ of all the big name race cars out there. With a little research on the right BBK from these guys for your needs, you can't go wrong, IMHO.

From what i've read, StopTech, Movit, Project Mu and Endless (the latter two more for JDM's of course) also have good heritage and proven success.

 

Ouch!

I like stoptech, they make great stuff, a friend sells them in uk.

 

Sorry to hear that. My buddy with E46M3 has the Rotora brake kit and no issues at all. He had it for couple years now.

 

Wait a minute... so does this mean my really isn't bigger?

 

fixed it.


They aren't amazing to look at, they look like taiwanese CRAP to me. That kind of scratch for some lame bolt together calipers makes me laugh. And yes I really believe a good set of monoblocs will decimate those things everywhere, not just in hard core endurance racing. Drive a car with a great set of brakes sometime and you'll never go back.

Pedal feel, that would depend on the total piston area/volume in those calipers. If they are all sized to have the equal volume of the stock caliper it wouldn't feel any different other than being very mushy from caliper flex.


I wouldn't pass on Stoptechs either, they do work very well (even for being only 4 pistons ) but they aren't up to par with the others.

 

I have used rotora brakes before on some of my imports and I never had a problem with them. I am not saying they will stand up to the likes of Brembo or AP, but you get what you pay for in my opinion.

 

For the record yes traction is a HUGE issue if you're trying to stop from 80mph. When you're 180+ the chances of boiling the fluid, torching pads, etc. is a MUCH bigger issue.

I'll take these; with a basic 14" rotor over those foo foo 12's every day of the week.



notice there are NO BOLTS holding the caliper together. Thats a true monobloc (aka it's one effin solid chunk of aluminum, magnesium, etc) That **** will practically crush a rotor before it flexes.

fyi that one is made by Alcon for Baer. And they are right in the same price range as those pep-boys specials.

 

already installed along with the red jrz race coilovers, cant wait to drive it...