dank104

here's my dilemna...

i have warped rotors!

i have brembo slotted in the front and brembo blanks in the rear. i installed the rear rotors a year ago (about 20K) and the front two years ago (about 30K) and when i installed them i just kept my existing oem pads which still had a lot of meat on them (i've since been informed that i should have used new pads). i don't know if all four are warped or just the front two or just the rear two and was just told that slotted rotors can't be turned?! i'm planning on getting all new oem pads but what should i do about the rotors? in your opinion, do you think the front slotted rotors are warped and should i just get new blanks for the front and turn the rears? or just get all four new blanks and go from there?

ProphecyBeats

eventually you will probably revert back to getting all new rotors...but you could try cleaning these up.....but yes... stock pads were your downfall

Spin20

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I would leave the rears, get new pads for the front, not OEM and get new rotors for the front cause the slotted can't be turned. Most people on the org would suggest brembo blanks wth Hawk HPS. Hope this helps

dank104

so OEM pads, even with brembo rotors, will warp the rotors?

Spin20

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I bought a pair of brand new rotors and brand new OEM pads and after about 3000 miles I started to feel the shimmy in the wheel, so I am going to order HPS's this week and see how they work. I would just not go with OEM pads, but if you like a have a set with 3000 miles on them so make me an offer if you are still interested in them after all of my bad talk about them.

dank104

no thanks!

Spin20

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I actually just ordered a set of Hawk HPS so I am hoping this will take care of the rotor issue, I would suggest you purchase some as well with the new rotors.

dank104

where'd you order from?

Spin20

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www.racepages.com
I shopped around and they seemed to have the best price, 60 bucks shipped

Gennady7

I have the same dilema, both my rear calipers jammed with the rotors. I somehow still drive only to downshift to break and tap on the breaks slowly to slow down. I have already ordered a new pair of calipers and am in need of new rotors.

No one here recommends the OEM rotors with hawks?
Is it the oem rotors that cause all the damage?

dank104

Just ordered both front and rear from them as well. Free shipping! Thanks!

I always thought the OEM rotors were what caused warped rotors, but I've been using Brembo blanks plus OEM pads and still get warped rotors. So this time I'm trying Brembo blanks with Hawk HPS pads and hopefully warped rotors will never come back!

NisMoN00B

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Just don't overtorque your wheel nuts or you'll end up with the same dilemma.

dank104

overtourqing warps the rotors?

Gennady7

I am considering oem rotors cause they are not too expensive but with hawks.

SuperStasiu

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LOL ahah ok sorry NO IT DOESNT the only thing that that might do is damage the stud crack it or brake em of.
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Look oem rotors are great material wise the thing that makes oem maxima brakes ****ty is the pad. If you do alot of hard brakeing it will glaze the pad and thats what causes the car to shake when you brake. You dont actually warp the rotors as you would need to make them glowing red to do that. What happens is the pads surface when glazed is like glass and cant gripp the rotor firmly thus makeing the shakeing. The oem pad is designed for grandmas, sht i bet a grandma could still warp those. EAch pad has a maximum amount of heat it can take, withstand, and still maintain proper brakeing.
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Slotted rotors are great as they dont allow the pad to become glazed easilly but they are not necessary. A good set of blanks with a high peformance pad like the HAWK HPS will do a great job. I have brembo blanks and HPS in the front and stop on a dime, in the rear i have some cheap blanks from autozone but also HPS.
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There ar emany threads on this. On pads, on rotors, on brake lines, on brake fluids etc etc etc etc. If you would take a little time to search you would find them.

SuperStasiu

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You gonna get them from nissan?? Then expect to pay atleast 100 or more bucks just for the fronts.

SuperStasiu

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YES OEM PADS SUCK ***

NewLoveI30

I think we will still get warpage unless a larger brake kit is used.

I've been running Brembo blanks and Hawk HPS pads for maybe 5000k now and am starting to get the shimmy again.

It could be the rears though which are OEM rotors with crap-tastic Everlast (or whatever are from Autozone) $20 pads (dont care about the rears so much haha). I will do a test with the e-brake to see if my warpage is in fact in the rear. Cross you fingers for me.

BTW, I would NOT get cheap pads again for the rear. These things are LOUD!

Ill be replacing rears in another couple weeks now with brembo's and probably HPS's... Hopefully I wont have to mess with the front again or replace the rear calipers, as I get the feeling one may be sticking

Gennady7

Question : Will the hawks fit the 2000 maxima? I just went to the site:
www.racepages.com

and i cant seem to find the hawk hps under maxima

$67 bucks for Hawk HPS shipped!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8055899752

dank104

I did do a search but my question wasn't so much on what pads or rotors to get, but my question was more on whether others thought my front slotted rotors could be "warped".

Thanks for the info. I didn't know people still used the saying, "oh snap". I thought I was the only one!

dank104

http://www.racepages.com/performance...12&brandid=641

Beats the ebay price.

Spin20

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I ordered them today and with the free shipping they will be here tomorrow.. That sounds good to me. I will let everyone know if the pads are ok from this place tomorrow.!!

dank104

So, do you think I could keep my front slotted rotors as is and put on new Hawk HPS pads and the vibrating should be gone? It's only been a year since I've had the slotted.