slotted brake rotors & brake pads - need advice/help

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:17 am

Hey guys,

I've got DBA slotted rotors up front on my car and am just about to buy a new set of good brake pads. My rear brake rotors need replacing as well. Question I'm wanting to know; is it worth buying slotted for the rear as well or just buying standard OEM replacement rotors for the rear?

Thanks, Joel

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:42 am

I use Lucas TWA pads. They are dusty as hell, but brilliant on the road and quite good for about 5 laps on the track.

The Grand Prix Mazda race car runs them too.

Not sure about your rotors though. On the NA6 the rears don't really do as much as they should, so it might be a bit of a waste going slotted. It'd sure look good though! :mrgreen:

Boags

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:19 am

Im running brembo slotted and x-drilled disks all round, the fronts do alot more work that the rears so it prolly not worth buy some for the rears. It just looks alot better having them all round, instead of just fronts..

I was using hawk hp plus pads for a week or soo, but got rid of them as they were way too dirty. Would take about 15min of normal driving to turn the wheels black.. :shock:

Now i run bendix ultimates.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:23 am

green_comet wrote:

They look the horn!

Nice work!

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:31 am

What are the Ultimates like comet? Thats what I was thinking of buying.

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:39 am

JSE wrote:What are the Ultimates like comet? Thats what I was thinking of buying.

they fine for what i need them for, they dont really dust up alot, and they grip well. The hawks gripped better, but took a while to warm up, and when they did i would see clouds of dust waft infront of the car when i came to a stop..

Not to mention you can hear them munching through the disks.. but they are more of a track pad..

But yeah ultimates are great, im very happy with them. I havent used them on the track or anything, just for day to day driving..

JSE · Postby **JSE** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:18 pm

Thanks comet. Got priced $75 per rotor for OEM replacement ones. Or $140 per rotor for slotted from both Mania and Autobarn. So I have taken my business to the good people of Mania & have also ordered some Bendix Ultimates. Hopefully this will help the much needed stopping power for my car...the standard NA6 brakes are pathetic, so many times I've nearly fallen tragedy of rear enders in peak hour cause of the pathetic brakes :lol:

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:14 pm

your are probably better off, saving up and putting na8 brakes on it..

tk421 · Postby **tk421** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:39 am

Perhaps a little irrelevant given I have an NB8A but the DBA slotteds and Ultimates I have on front and rear were great at the mania wakedfield track day. Yes they do look kewl