High Carbon Rotors

KrnAndy

Have you guys tried out High Carbon Rotors? (base brakes)
majority of rotors I spot on sale are all cast iron G3000.

Whether it's $150 for all 4 or from Zspeed EBC $325 all around
seems to be the same G3000

why are these priced so differently when made out of the same material and (slotted design)

I did however find G3500 High carbon (Premium) rotors on ebay by brakenetics for $330
[FRONT+REAR] BRAKENETIC PREMIUM GT SLOTTED Brake Disc Rotors BPRSBPRS88639 | eBay

What do you guys think?
I'm not a avid ebay buyer for car parts, but I do believe there are good products as long as you know the product being sold and authenticity.
can't seem to find any other seller that can beat this price with high carbon material.

Chuck33079

eBay brakes from a brand I've never heard of would scare the hell out of me.

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wanker

Go for it. Honestly, unless you're tracking your car, rotors are pretty bullet proof.

I've bought generic ebay brake parts for my other cars, and I've experienced no issues. In fact, I was impressed with the quality of the rotors.

Jayhovah

I'm usually willing to give generic/ebay parts a go for stuff like this because the savings is usually significant... but in this case the Z1 rotor package is only like $25 more.

https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-pro...rs-p-4516.html

edit: I have no idea what the G#### is...

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KrnAndy

Yup already saw those. Unfortunately you can buy the same cast iron rotors cheaper on eBay. Same material.

G3500 is a high carbon rated rotor. More carbon = dissipates heat more, stronger and less squeal. They are often used in higher performance cars.

i believe stop tech are high carbon rotors. Just priced higher

Jayhovah

Ah I see... I say order the fleabay rotors and report back =) People seem to have fine results with generic autoparts store rotors and I'd imagine this is not terribly different.

Considering longevity - can you resurface slotted rotors?

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KrnAndy

will do I'm going to go for it, they're also in the area and on FB they seem to have a lot of show cars coming in for their rotors.

and probably not, I think i read that shops won't resurface slotted rotors but I could be wrong, either way high carbon is supposed to be a lot stronger so resurfacing might not even be needed (won't warp)

Jayhovah

"warped" rotors is kind of misunderstood concept... the rotors don't warp, they build up uneven deposits from the brake pads. There is a fair amount of discussion of this topic on this forum because the OEM pads are prone to it.

So the real question is - do these rotors resist those deposits? Otherwise, not being able to resurface them would be kind of a bummer.

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KrnAndy

yeah I read that too. might be dependent on the pad at that point

Jayhovah

Well don't use the OEM ones!!!! =) I look forward to a review on these rotors though. Good luck!

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