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YOUR RESEARCHBrake rotor recommendation, anyone have one?
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Replace pads today and they were 20% off
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Regardless, the rotors are no longer effectively "drilled." If you don't or won't track, or don't mind the extra cleaning time, then there may be little point to buying anything other than the Zimmermans/OE.
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Regardless, the rotors are no longer effectively "drilled." If you don't or won't track, or don't mind the extra cleaning time, then there may be little point to buying anything other than the Zimmermans/OE.
Replace rotors again, i'll probably look at sebro slotted
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When I'm ready to replace rotors again, I'll probably look at Sebro slotted for the rear corners.
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How do you plan on using your car, street only, de, will depend greatly on the recomendations you will receive here.
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Regardless, the rotors are no longer effectively "drilled." If you don't or won't track, or don't mind the extra cleaning time, then there may be little point to buying anything other than the Zimmermans/OE.
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Hey everyone,
My 2001 Carrera 4 will be needing new rotors and pads all around soon. I've been looking up old posts and from my research, I see that the Hawk low dust pads seem to make a lot of people happy. I will most likely be buying these.
My question is regarding rotors... I was thinking of just getting a set of OEM Porsche rotors from Sonnen Porsche or Suncoast (approx $150 ea) but was wondering if there was a better rotor out there (high performance, lighter, etc...) for within the same price range... I don't mind paying a little more, but I don't want to break the bank either.
Thanks
I had done some research and most people agree that the OEM disc are fairly priced. You might want to upgrade to pricier disc if you track the car and want something with cooling properties like floating disc or slotted disc instead of drilled. If you track the car midly the oem seem to do the job pretty good as well, especially considering the price.
Alcon or Girodisc if you feel like spending $$$ otherwise I agree with the above comments. I'm using OEM from Suncoast... Just replaced pads today and they were 20% off.
Go to LC Motorsports website. Merlinmfgusa.com They are a sponsor here. $1067 each for Alcon slotted. They have sebro slotted as well for $300. My bad no giro disc for your model only GT3.
Give me a call and we can hook you up with Sebro OEM drilled or Slotted (the advantage to Sebro vs. Zimmerman is the Sebro's are rust protected with the Gray Paint where the Zimmerman's have a Clear Z-Coat {great product, just its not gray} Also, Sebro is the current OEM source for these parts.
As for the Alcon's... We are having a Halloween Special... give me a call tomorrow.
Happy Halloween
Chris & Luda Whaley
If you do, or intend to start any track time, then consider going slotted on all four corners since the drilled rotors will fill up with brake dust/debris. It's then a minor PIA, time consuming and in-your-face messy to clean out the holes. Whether or not the accumulation degrades heat management, off-gassing performance, and contributes to the legenday cracking, I'll let others debate. Regardless, the rotors are no longer effectively "drilled." If you don't or won't track, or don't mind the extra cleaning time, then there may be little point to buying anything other than the Zimmermans/OE. As others have said--and I agree--they work for their intended purpose.
Otherwise, I found slotted fronts by DBA, through Tire Rack, at roughly the same price as OE Zimmermans--no rear fitment available (at that time anyway). They've held up great so far through a 1/2 season of track and street time, and don't require any extra cleaning! When I'm ready to replace rotors again, I'll probably look at Sebro slotted for the rear corners. That's not a comment on Zimmerman/OE quality or pricing, it's just that I don't like drilled rotos and the additional maintenance/clean up requirments.
As with anything of this sort, YMMV.
