Brake Rotors

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

As the topic says...i need new brake rotors, mainly for the rear. Should I just replace the rears with factory cross drilled discs or should I get an aftermarket brand like DBA?

I was looking at these http://www.dba.com.au/rotors_gold.asp

any suggestions?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

The DBA ones are better, but unless your doing serious racing then they are an expensive upgrade. The factory brake rotors are very good, so I'd stick to another set of them, aslong as you can get a decent 2nd-hand set, don't get new ones from Nissan, it will cost an arm and a leg.

See'ya:burnout:

[slip]

they arent really expensive.

I just got a set of slotted front R32 dba rotors for over $120 cheaper EACH than what repco TRIES to charge for them.

www.brakedistributors.com.au if you call them ask for Trevor. Very good DBA pricing.

He will recommend you get slotted only, not cross drilled, if you drive the car hard.

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

ok thanks.

what kind of price am I looking at though? I was on the Autospeed website and they were around $240 for the rotor. Would this be for the rear pair or each...because it didn't specify.

Im guessing its for the pair.

[Merli]

I agree.

Cross-Drilled rotors are for looks and for street driving. They dissapate gas well, and look cool, but the drilling process weakens the rotor and makes them prone to cracking if you put them under stress (hard driving or track work).

Slotted rotors are the way to go if you intend on driving your car hard, or taking it to the track.

Before someone points out that Porsche uses cross drilled rotors on their supercars, yes they do. But they are cast with the holes already there, and not drilled after the rotor has been made.

Also, DBA discs are quite good value for money, and I use them with my AP Racing calipers, as I didn't think the AP Racing rotors were worth the extra money. DBA discs are excellent products for the price.

[slip]

240 is way overpriced.

i got my fronts for 187.90 each. dba 909 slotted.