Re: Brake Rotors/Pads for 91 CQ needed

[Chris Maresca <ckm@eainet.com>]

At 1:50 PM -0500 1/5/98, R Cohen wrote:
>     Hi All-   The front brakes on my coupe started grinding  today. I
>sorta knew it was coming, but the wear-out was two months premature (my
>bank account is hung-over this month).   In any case, I'll soon need two
>front rotors and  pads for the car.  
>

I have an extra set of pads, make me an offer...  They're beck-arnley
silver supreme semi-metallics.  Got them with the car.

> I understand that slotted rotors work about as  well as cross-drilled,
>and cost alot less, so I think I'll spend my money on  these.    Can
>someone recommend a source for the slotted  rotors? Or drilled ones at a
>reasonable cost. How about pads, what is recommended?    
>

I got x-drilled Brembo's from KVR Performance.  Cheap (1/2 the price of OEM
rotors) and they work great.  They were also cheaper than the slotted
rotors from Blau.  I don't know if they're any better than slotted ones,
I'm just trying to minimize warpage.  I have warped the front rotors in my
other car (RX7 Turbo) once, and wanted to avoid that.  During rush hour
around here (DC) we get stop & go traffic with go speeds of 75-80 mph,
followed by sudden stops, very dangerous, and very hard on brakes.  But you
have to go with the flow...

I also got carbon fiber pads (hence the spares above...) and
stainless-steel brake lines.  All highly recommended.  The stainless steel
lines have incredible feel.

Chris.