Best rotors and pads brands

Eagleye · May 21, 2019

Yes, post a review in the review section please. I am trying to expand that area of the forum. Nice to have an unbiased resource for members to rely on.

Eagleye · Jun 25, 2019

Does anyone have anything to add to this topic? I'm thinking my next work on the 15 is going to be rotors, pads, lines, and fluid.

Being honest I don't see a lot of track time for me anytime soon but I like the look of slotted rotors. I don't care if pads are dusty but I prefer them to be quiet. If there are no clear cut favorites for this application I'll probably just get Jordans opinion since I'll be ordering through him.

Grinder34 · Jun 25, 2019

Eagleye said:
Does anyone have anything to add to this topic? I'm thinking my next work on the 15 is going to be rotors, pads, lines, and fluid.

Being honest I don't see a lot of track time for me anytime soon but I like the look of slotted rotors. I don't care if pads are dusty but I prefer them to be quiet. If there are no clear cut favorites for this application I'll probably just get Jordans opinion since I'll be ordering through him.

So as an honest question, how similar are rotor/pads across cars? Like is a really good setup for a non-Subaru STI likely to also be good for the STI? Or must they be similar in, say, weight? My thought is that good would be good no matter what.

If my logic holds, I'll just say after a lot of research for the M5 i ended up with Akebono pads and some centric rotors (non-drilled).

I'd also try to get some rotors that have coated hats and edges to prevent the rust...mostly just because it looks bad.

Eagleye · Jul 1, 2019

I imagine rotors and pads are fairly universal in terms of being good or not regardless of the car. While that is a very general statement, unlike some other systems, it seems as though most all cars run a very similar braking system. I ended up talking with Jordan and taking his recommendations based on my car being 99% for street driving. One day its purpose may change and allow for some more interesting parts/mod choices, but for now I'll make it look nice and be fun for the street.

STi_Walker · Jan 7, 2020

I just received my drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic brake pads from Brakeperformance.com I will install them sometime in the next week and give a review on them. I mean they have to be good the website name is brake performance

My decision for this set up was price ultimately.