Re: brakes & rotors
 

Tom, try to stay away from Chinese steel if possible. Sometimes too much carbon content.

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But I like Chinese food,I'll make sure it's USA made.

Re: brakes & rotors
 

Just remember good brakes and tires are a lot cheaper than paint and body work!!

Re: brakes & rotors
 

I agree with the NAPA rotors, but I think they have 3 different grades of rotors. I bought the top of the line and wasn't disappointed.

I'm suspicious of cheap rotors. You can sell poor quality for high prices, but you can't sell high quality for bargain basement prices. They may look the same, but the casting process, metallurgy and machine work are all but impossible to see a difference.

Re pads: Hawk is good. Autozone used to carry and may still sell Performance Friction brake products. I have used the Z pads with good results.

Re: brakes & rotors
 

I agree w/ Jerry re cast iron rotors; very good and can be had at a very reasonable price.

I used to pit crew, back in my misspent youth, and recently too it was a friend of mine that does the road course circuit every season; racing every weekend around a 5-state area that steered me away from the drilled and slotted rotors fad, "Unless you want to spend some really big money, because the low end look-alike crap will develop cracks running between the holes and have been known to shatter!"

Here is a LINK to an article "Warped Brake Discs and other Brake Myths". I have tested the validity of the statements over a 10-year period on several sets of pads and rotors on a variety of vehicles, and I swear by its content as proven by multiple demonstration (to me). Worth a read!

:cheers:

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Autozone also has a lifetime replacement guarantee on the pads that include wear!!
I'm doing the brakes on a friends car and purchased the pads there for the warranty (to test it). This could be great for track day.:-D

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I believe that there's a "LIMITED" which I'd guess is at their discretion, examples might be "reasonable" time/mileage, unusual wear with likely the first replacement not being an issue BUT subsequent replacements maybe catching the second look. If you presented the first pair and it appeared very uneven wear (implying maybe stuck caliper) you might be advised of the uneven wear and offered additional parts, you decline so "no problem" BUT repeat this in six months I'd guess the "limited" would apply.

If there's "unconditional" mentioned - different rules!

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I've NO experience with the Hawk HPS pads (tho I'm about to).

That said, applying ≈ 2-3mm layer of RTV to the back of brake pads prior to installation on various vehicles has resulted in NO, ZERO, NADDA squeal on any vehicle I've installed pads on for over a couple decades.

(It was a set of pads I bought years ago that came with a tube of RTV and directions as to its application to prevent squeal. It worked, and so became my personal SOP.)

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Jerry,i think you mean c pads from auto zone, I've been reading a lot of reviews on c pads(autozone),Wagner , hawk hps,I guess to each thier own,good not good,dusty no bite,loud.best review so far hawk hps,not going to track the car,Sunday drives,car shows, a little street racing:) so it must handle 0-120,120-0,every once in a while:dancing

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Just finished installing a set of Hawk HPS Ceramics in the F/R Z06 calipers.
Since I just installed the rear calipers, I thought I would switch out all the pads.
The stock Z06 pads that were in the front calipers create waaayyyy too much dust. Wheels need to be cleaned after at least every 4-5 drives. And not long distance ones either.