Well most have went with napa premium rotors! From what we've read your better off with a solid rotor for more metal mass which means better heat disapation! Also we've read slotted can also cause some slight shimmey! Do a search under front brakes! Here's our next purchase:

http://www.tceperformanceproducts.co...cobalt/kits-6/

Best-O-Luck ,

 

Don't bother with drilled / slotted etc. It's removing rotor material which reduces heat handling ability. (brakes convert friction into heat right) That combined with the poor quality of the cheapo drilled rotors floating around which usually results in them cracking or warping anyway. Yea the SS rotors are drilled but they're also 12.4" compared to our 10.9.

I warped the crap out of my stock rotors so I replaced them with these:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EBC-UPR7375

The stock pads are also pretty crappy so I went with EBC green stuff pads at the same time. I didn't touch the drums. (nor have I needed to yet in 65k)

Lots of hills where i'm at so I tend to be pretty demanding of my brakes and I also tow around my dirt bikes often. I think i'm pushing around 20k since I swapped them with no issues , warping , fading, etc. The EBC pads do dust more than stocks but I could care less considering how good they are. The reds are ceramic and might dust less but i've never used them. The greens are better overall than the axxis/PBR metal master and ultimates i've used other times.

 

MajorSpittle-

Since it was my thread originally about Tirebuyer, I have since found something I found a bit disturbing.
(Your experience may be different)...

I contacted "TireBuyers" recommended installers in my area (2 of them) & phoned each, & asked if I had any problems (at all) with the tire(s) would they honor the warranty.
They both said NO, I'd have to buy direct from them for the coverage.

& if I had a problem when buying directly from tirebuyer, I would have to send back a tire or tires & wait till they inspect & confirm or not my issue..At my expense..

I contacted Tirebuyer in N.C., & they assured me that is not true, & they were going to look into it.
I have NEVER heard back from them..
At any rate I threw the towel in on this source, & bought nothing..

But hopefully your deal will be better.. This is just my experience with them..

When I buy tires online, I look for warranty & local resources that will stand behind it..
& Yes I do check first before any purchases.

 

For every member on here you will find that just like rectums (a) everyone has one and (b) they are all different. Same goes for rotors and pads. The biggest revelation I've experienced is that a great deal of trouble is caused by improper "break-in" proceedures. When the "bedding-in" process is ignored, there WILL be residue build up on the rotors, stock OR aftermarket, solid, drilled, OR slotted. The result being a great deal of "shuddering" when the brakes are applied at highway speed (as in off-ramp deceleration). Around town, (35-45 mph) you won't notice it. But get on the freeway, and it'll happen every time you get on the off ramp to slow and come to a stop. So what ever you use, and whomever does the job for you, find out what is recomended for the pads (from the manufacturer) and make damn sure the proceedure is followed. In my case, stock solid rotors (yes, stock) and Bendix ceramic pads have done the best job. EBC pads and EBC slotted & dimpled rotors just did not work out. Best of luck to you whichever way you go.

 

Well, tires showed up and I had the dealer mount and balance them: $80.(only 3 options in town and all $80).

The tires ride much much better than stock. Pot holes and lip to my driveway don't feel like a collision anymore. These tires are just a little more quiet than the stock tires on the course asphalt around here and I would consider them very noisy. They were great in the rain and look much better than the stock tires with this size.

In all I would say the tires are a disappointment due to how loud they are. Noise and ride are 70% of what I was shopping for. I hope they quiet down some as I run them and I will be trying different air pressures.

 

Which tires ? The Conti DWS ? what do the date codes read ?

 

Where would I find the date codes and how do you read them.

I haven't checked to see what the air pressure is in the tire but I am willing to bet it is around 32-35 psi (not sure what the door PSI is on the car). If this is the case I will have no problem putting them up to 45psi or so and seeing if that quiets stuff down any.

 

what size are you running I ran them down to 28 got quieter on 18's

 

Just google 'datecodes for tires' you'll find plenty, this is something you should know FWIW.

 

Check your pressures , tire installers regularly will air the tires up to very high pressures for mounting and forgot to let them back down. (ive gotten tires with 60+psi in them several times) You should be running between 32-35psi do not air them up to 45 , you can get away with going a little lower but you might see increased wear.

Also if your target was a super quiet ride you should not be shopping in the ultra performance category , those tires were intended to be responsive shredding corners so they have stiffer sidewalls and thicker carcass construction compared to a tire designed for ride comfort. Go hit some corners and you'll quickly forget about that though