So many rotors, so little money!
I will be replacing the front brake pads and rotors on the GP and while I have decided and purchased pads (Akebono ProACT ceramic), I have yet to purchase the rotors and the options are overwhelming me. Are any rotors considerably better or worse than others? I have the following "daily driver" choices available locally or with free two day shipping through Amazon Prime, all within about $10 per rotor of each other:
Centric (the high carbon rotors are only $3 more than the standard, so I would go with those)
ACDelco Durastop (their higher tier rotors, but same cost as others on Amazon)
Wagner
Raybestos Professional Grade
Duralast (AZ house brand)
BrakeBest (O'Reilly house brand, appears to be a private labeled Raybestos Professional Grade)
Napa Premium (also a Raybestos Professional Grade?)
ProStop (Pep Boys house brand, looks like a Bendix Premium, which RockAuto classifies as an "Economy" rotor)
There are also "Economy" options for a bit less (Pronto, Bendix, Centric C-Tek, ACDelco Advantage) and "High Performance/Heavy Duty" rotors from PowerStop (drilled and slotted) and Raybestos (Advanced Technology) for a $10-15 per rotor premium. Is it a good idea to go with any of those? This is a daily driver car that I like to have some fun with, but I do not drive overly aggressive or track the car.
I will be replacing the front brake pads and rotors on the GP and while I have decided and purchased pads (Akebono ProACT ceramic), I have yet to purchase the rotors and the options are overwhelming me. Are any rotors considerably better or worse than others? I have the following "daily driver" choices available locally or with free two day shipping through Amazon Prime, all within about $10 per rotor of each other:
Centric (the high carbon rotors are only $3 more than the standard, so I would go with those)
ACDelco Durastop (their higher tier rotors, but same cost as others on Amazon)
Wagner
Raybestos Professional Grade
Duralast (AZ house brand)
BrakeBest (O'Reilly house brand, appears to be a private labeled Raybestos Professional Grade)
Napa Premium (also a Raybestos Professional Grade?)
ProStop (Pep Boys house brand, looks like a Bendix Premium, which RockAuto classifies as an "Economy" rotor)
There are also "Economy" options for a bit less (Pronto, Bendix, Centric C-Tek, ACDelco Advantage) and "High Performance/Heavy Duty" rotors from PowerStop (drilled and slotted) and Raybestos (Advanced Technology) for a $10-15 per rotor premium. Is it a good idea to go with any of those? This is a daily driver car that I like to have some fun with, but I do not drive overly aggressive or track the car.
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