I have 1 warped rotor (front driver's side) and the dealer wants $120 to resurface it. I told him I'd replace it myself. However, it seems rotors for the ol' 02 max don't exist out there. I called the local Pep Boys, Murray's and AutoZone. None of them even have a front rotor for the car in their system.

What are my options?

1) Buy a new rotor from the dealer.
2) Resurface rotor (which I really don't want to)
3) ?

Any ideas?

Stereodude

ps: Oh yeah my car has a whopping 44,000km and of course the dealer won't cover any brake work.

 

I say you buy a new set of AFTERMARKET rotors, but dont get the x-drilled ones.


~limsandy

 

Ok, who sells aftermarket rotors that work with the factory calipers? I'm not trying to spend $1-2k here...

 

i thought brembo made blank rotors for 2k2.

 

Not according to their website. They do the rears up to 01 and the fronts to 99.

Stillen has rotors for the 02-03 max, but they're cross drilled.

Raybestos has rotors for the 2002 Maxima, but I can't find anyone who sells them. Part number is 980074 and it's a different number from the 01 rotors, so they should be right.

 

call back pep boys with that part number for raybestos. it takes their computer a year to get updated after a model year comes out. they should have a number to call their warehouses and see if they stock the part.

 

I just called them again and asked if they just didn't have any in stock, or if they didn't have 'em in their computer. They said they don't stock rotors for the car, only pads.

 

if you have an advance auto near you, try calling them. i just checked their site, partsamerica.com and they list all levels of raybestos rotors for the rear so you might get lucky and they have been updated.

 

I have them trying to see if they can get 'em for me.

 

If you check the Raybestos web site, they just started listing the new part numbers for the 2K2 and 2K3 rotors. They also list a couple of pad types . . . I have to figure out which one is best?

 

nopi has them around fifty bucks for each. brembo blanks

 

I have a set of Metal Matrix pads and would like some better rotors.

Turns out that Nopi has the blanks. They can be found here: http://www.nopionline.com/index.cfm?...0Disc&vaffid=0

 

That's interesting - is it dealer telling that you have ONE rotor "warped"? How did they find that? I doubt that somebody actually bothered to measure them. If you're experiencing brake judder it is not neccessary rotor's fault. I'd buy set of good aftermarket pads and left rotors alone. I'd resurface them in a local garage at 1/10 of the dealer's price IF and only IF pad's replacement didn't work. If you've put 44k on stock set I'd keep them for sure. I've put ~50k km on the second set of stock rotors using R4S pads. They're still running fine and no, I don't baby brakes, I use them as hard as I pleased especially with these pads. BTW, new stock rotor costs almost the same as "resurfacing" procedure, so that offer doesn't make sense in any case.

my 2c

 

what are R4S pads? I have some axxis metal master pads....i am thinking baout putting them on my stock rotors. Will they wear down my stock rotors quickly? I have 32,000 miles on my car....

I may just get some aftermarket rotors....im not sure...

 

Bring them to an automotive machine shop to be resurfaced. I used to turn rotors and we charged $16 per rotor.

 

I don't know if the part number referenced above is a good part number. When I looked up rotors for a 2K1 Maxima on the NOPI site, it lists the same exact part number as the one show for the 2K2 and there is no listing for the 2K3. I am fairly certain that the 2K2 and later rotors are different than 2K1 and earlier. Nissan has different part numbers and so does Raybestos. Can anyone confirm what rotors are "correct" for 2K2 and later?

Thanks!

 

Sorry about your luck. Our 2K2 rotors warped after 800 miles before resurfacing and then again at 15K miles before the dealer replaced them under warranty. Even then we had to wait 2 weeks because of a national backorder.

 

I'll send them an Email to see if that's the case.

 

i just put the powerslot rotors with hawk pads and teh car stops great....its amazing wat a diff it was....i suggest them for anyone who needs brakes

 

what is the difference in the rotors that has holes and the ones without? i think the one with the holes are better cuz its aftermarket lol. i dont know. someone teach me.

 

what is wrong with the x-drilled ones? I almost bought a complete set from stillen but after reading this im having second thoughts.

 

Porterfield R4S racing pads. haven't put them on but the **** i hear about these pads is that they kick ***. they're also pricey unless you call porterfield directly and say you are part of maxima.org and want to get porterfields. it's suppposed to end up being about $118 for all 4 sets of pads. mine came about to $126+$14 shipping, so $140 total. i haven't put them on, but i can't wait. i'm doin my calipers too so it's more of a step by step process.

 

I've been using the R4S for almost a year now. I had them installed along with a brand new set of Stillen x-drilled rotors. At first I was amazed how the car stopped, it felt 10x's better than the stock setup. Unfortunately it was short lived cuz the rotors went bad only 6 months after.

I've had nothing but bad luck with the brakes on this car. My stockers were cut twice and still went bad. Decided to go aftermarket and that goes bad as well.

My POS Galant back in the day never had problems so I know it's not my braking habits causing all this.

I just picked up a front pair of PowerSlots and some green stuff, I hope these guys last me at least a good 2 years

 

My understanding is that turning/resurfacing rotors is a bad idea because once they are thinner the problem is more likely to occur again.

 

Are powerslot rotors available for the 2k2? The 2k1 has smaller rotors than the 2k2-3.

 

Autozone used to turn rotors for $4 each. $120 to resurface a disc is INSANE! Thats replacement price.

 

Dealer said the pads were fine and the rotor was warped.

I complained that the car pulled right under acceleration and left under braking. The pulling right was an alignment problem. The left they said was from a warped rotor. Also, the car definitely has a shimmy in the steering wheel when stoping.

I'm trying to avoid buying new stock rotors. Nissan seems to use crappy parts all over the car, so I figure even the Raybestos can't be as bad. A pair of Raybestos seem to run around $76. From the Service Manual it didn't look that hard to install, so I figure I'd just replace the bad one and have a spare for the next wheel.

I'd also like to know why Stillen's crossdrilled rotors are not suggested.

 

Yeah that's what I thought. He definitely said resurface, not replace.

 

http://www.powerslot.com/cat_apps/cars.htm

I used to buy these from www.carparts.com .

They make the discs for the 2002 Maxima.

 

The pulling to the left/right while braking can be simply caused by the road incline. The first time this effect scared *** out of me. It happens at one particular place nearby when I'm on my summer tires. Somehow my summer set makes it much more noticable. If the car pulls to the side regardless of the road incline - something wrong with the brakes . Point here is that "warped" rotor doesn't cause that. It is responsible for steering wheel shimmy only and it is impossible to distinguish between two front rotors unless you have a good third one.
If I were you, I'd start from pads despite the dealer's opinion. It was discussed here many times that shimmy is caused by rotor surface buildup, not by "warpage". Pads play very important role in this process.
R4S pads are not for racing, racing ones called R4. Letter 'S' stands for "street use". I'm on the second set and have no judder/shimmy problems whatsoever. My dealer replaced my stock rotors under warranty and I put pads on myself right at that time. I forgot how my dealer's service department looks like since then . The only good outcome from my first set of stock rotors was that I've learned how to do brake service myself . I wish I made the experiment clean at that time and replaced pads only on my factory set of rotors but I was also thinking that rotors were warped. I've changed my mind after I actually measured them - they were close to perfect. I didn't know what to think after that. Then I found here explanation that rotor can have thin uneven layer on its surface with very different friction. That explained everything. So, you have to make sure that rotors+pads work well together on your car before buying them. Stock rotors + R4S/Raybestos Ceramic Quiet Stop seem to coexist fine. I don't have personal experience with Raybestos though.

 

Given that they suggest the same rotors for 00 to 02 I'm going to have to consider myself skeptical. You should know that the 02 has bigger rotors than the 00 and the 01.

I haven't heard back from Advance Auto Parts yet. I'll have to call them tomorrow and see what shakes out. If nothing pans out from Advance Auto Parts I'll have to see if my contact at Nissan can either get me or a deal or I'll have to suck it up and get the Stillen cross drilled rotors.

 

hey im just wondering if you guys have tried Rotora's rotors (theyre becoming pretty popular on the import scene)...i got a slotted set for my fronts cuz my stock brakes basically stopped working; it was at the point where i was holding the ebrake just in case i couldnt stop...but theyre pretty decent...much better than stock of course
only problem is that i didnt have time to go shopping for pads so i had to use OEM brake pads

but i was wondering where i can get Metal Matrix pads from?
thanks

 

Raybestos definitely has new parts for 2K2 and 2K3. Check the web site. Even the part numbers are different when compared to pre-2K2.

 

2 Places:

www.avalonracing.net (where I got mine from)
www.southwestautoworks.com

Can I get some info on the Rotora rotors?

 

Right, I've established that, but can't find anyway to get 'em yet.

 

for what you pay for the metal matrix, you might as well get the Porterfields..
just put them on my friends mx-6 and he loves them, and he was gonna get metal matrix. porterfield gave him the .org discount so he couldn't say no.

 

Rotura has slotted rotors for the 02 Maxima according to some sites. However, their own site http://www.rotora.com doesn't have 'em listed. Interesting...

 

Nopi told me to call them and discuss it. We shall see.

 

Hmmm... Well Advanced Auto Parts told me they can't get the raybestos rotors for the car. I even gave them the part number. Morons...

 

I checked courtesyparts.com and they have 2000-01 rotors for $70, but aren't these the same as the 02's?