About a year ago i bought some aftermarket rotors for my accord. I know I should be posting about tC's here but I've come to trust you guys' opinions and I don't want to repeat mistakes on my tC.
My brakes were fine before this happened, and then i put these rotors on. They are slotted cross-DIMPLED rotors. I looked around and found that cross-drilled rotors were prone to cracking, so I decided that this was a compromise. Cool. I put the the rotors on and instantly my braking SUCKS. Whenever they are used heavily for more than 30 minutes in stop n go traffic, they fade like hell. Then at some point where I have to brake really hard, i feel the pedal just STOP and not go any farther, like i'm pressing it against a brick wall. I have to really mash it to actually stop. At first I thought it was the ####ty pads I put on it. With those pads, i managed to break my first set of calipers. Got new ones, put Hawk Pro Streets on, and the problem is lessened by the upgraded pads, but is still noticeable. Plus when i start the car after its been sitting over night and back out into the street, when i go to put it in drive, the kick from my tranny actually moves the car despite me pressing the brake. The first 5 minutes of driving the brake response is terrible.
In the past year all my brake system components have been replaced, and done so by my mechanic, not me. The only thing I can break it down to is those silly rotors, and replacing them will cost me $$$ since its a hub over rotor design.
I'm thinking about still doing slotted rotors (maybe, prolly gonna go with brembo blanks) on my tC, but this whole situation has really put me off on the aftermarket rotor thing. Thoughts on this?
My brakes were fine before this happened, and then i put these rotors on. They are slotted cross-DIMPLED rotors. I looked around and found that cross-drilled rotors were prone to cracking, so I decided that this was a compromise. Cool. I put the the rotors on and instantly my braking SUCKS. Whenever they are used heavily for more than 30 minutes in stop n go traffic, they fade like hell. Then at some point where I have to brake really hard, i feel the pedal just STOP and not go any farther, like i'm pressing it against a brick wall. I have to really mash it to actually stop. At first I thought it was the ####ty pads I put on it. With those pads, i managed to break my first set of calipers. Got new ones, put Hawk Pro Streets on, and the problem is lessened by the upgraded pads, but is still noticeable. Plus when i start the car after its been sitting over night and back out into the street, when i go to put it in drive, the kick from my tranny actually moves the car despite me pressing the brake. The first 5 minutes of driving the brake response is terrible.
In the past year all my brake system components have been replaced, and done so by my mechanic, not me. The only thing I can break it down to is those silly rotors, and replacing them will cost me $$$ since its a hub over rotor design.
I'm thinking about still doing slotted rotors (maybe, prolly gonna go with brembo blanks) on my tC, but this whole situation has really put me off on the aftermarket rotor thing. Thoughts on this?