I found the link below while doing a search of other threads. This seems really cheap for two rotors and a set of front pads. Anyone have experience with these (besides the guy who posted the link)?

Front Kit Drilled and Slotted Brake Rotors Ceramic Pads 4WD 4x4 M620561 | eBay

 

I haven't heard of them. You could look up the manufacturer and check BBB,

If you tow, anything, you'll want semi-metallic over ceramic. Not as quiet as ceramic, but does it's best stopping generating heat. Ceramics are quieted, produce less dust, but you loose up to 30% of stopping distance with loaded conditions such as trailering.

 

I don't tow. My boat is a mile from the ramp. Couldn't find anything on BBB, but I'm sure that I have no idea how to do that properly.

 

Just a note: One school of thought says not to use drilled/slotted rotors because you can't get them turned if needed. The other states that you should not turn rotors in the first place as they are seldom actually "warped" but have hard spots in them due to being "set" with the brakes on when hot which causes the pulsing feeling. ??

 

Oem if you can - How many miles did you get on the originals ?

 

We dont turn rotors anymore, we mill them. When they went composite You could not stop the chattering and the rotor came off like a LP, ya know a record. So even all that time and money of making a machine that turns the rotor on the car is useless. but milling is fast, safe, you can do slotted and drilled and come out perfect every time.

 

I don't like ceramic brake pads-I believe that they are harder than the rotors and chew them up. New rotors aren't too expensive and turning or milling them removes metal from an already thin rotor to start with and I haven't had good luck with it lasting. I had rotors turned in the past only to have to buy new ones all to soon (not on this truck I will say). They don't make them as good as they used to.

 

David 7.3
I think that the last record that I bought was Bob Dylan's self portrait when it was just released.

 

if it sounds to cheap, it probably is.
i use NAPA premium rotors and semi metallic pads on everything i own.

 

I did some more reading on this site (in other forums) and on other sites. I couldn't find any bad reviews. I think I'm going to give them a shot, and as a back-up plan, have my current rotors turned/milled. I also currently have the "limited lifetime" pads from AZ. I'm going to see if they'll exchange them so that I have a backup set of rotors & pads.

 

I think my last record was KISS dressed to kill.

 

Capt ! I put a set of those on my dually about 2 years ago. I haul a 34 ft fiver to Fl every year and so far I can not complain!

Smokie

 

Smokie, that's great to hear!

 

I put a set of these (from the same seller) on my Subaru Tribeca 4 years ago and they have been great. I put a set on my Mercury Sable about 2 years and they have been great. Recently after buying my 2000 F-250 I put a set on it, but I went with the HAWK LTS pads and they have been great. I pull a 30 ft travel trailer through the north GA mountains once in a while and am impressed with the rotors in combination with the Hawk LTS pads.

I plan to get a set of rotors for the rear of the F-250 this summer as well.

 

Im running these from rock auto, have allitle over 50k on them and the pads still have some life on them https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/mor...336&cc=1372519