MidniteMaxSE

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I have a 4 piston AP Racing/Stillen kit with 1-piece rotors. I need to know where you guys get your replacement rotors and pads and is there a list of pads that are available? The ones I have now dust and squeek ALOT.

Thanks
John

irish44j

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go to Hawk's site. They have a list of all calipers that they make pads for, and IIRC AP racing is on there...

As to rotors....probably ust get them from Stillen?

MidniteMaxSE

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Im checking Hawks site now..thanks

Stillen wants $200 per rotor for the 1pc..Im looking to see if I can find a cheaper alternative

Matt93SE

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if you're worried about price, you shoudln't have bought an AP kit from Stillen. probably the most expensive brand out there bought from the highest markup reseller out there. I run R32 Skyline rotors on my 240SX.. dba 4000 series rotors to be exact. There's two importers in the US for them. Stillen wanted $395 a pair for them. I called up a friend that had an account with the other importer... $80 per rotor.

take some measurements of the rotors and call up some places like coleman machine and precision brakes and etc and see if they can't find something that'll fit from another application.

as for pads, lots of people make pads for them. hawk has lots of compounds. porterfield, carbotech and cobalt also make pads for them.

MidniteMaxSE

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I have no problem spending $400 on rotors but does it hurt to see what else is out there before I do it? I dont want to spend $400 if I can spend half that elsewhere..

Thanks for the info..Im going to take some measurements..

irish44j

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Better investment:

Sell your APR kit.

Buy a Wilwood kit using 6th gen-sized rotors.

Have just as good braking, and have some money left over.

MidniteMaxSE

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i love my AP kit plus its already installed..I just need new rotors...

Chunger

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Just pick up the rotors from Stillen if you want to keep the slotted, drilled and treated finish feature. If you want to go cheap then you can look into Coleman as suggested. Or you can spend some extra bucks and get the 2 piece rotors if money isn't a concern.

When I will need to replace mine, i'll get them from Stillen. I don't want to mess with a great working combination. I've had several Wilwood "versions" (modded my fastbrake kit several times) and the AP kit has less "issues". I've been happy with my AP kit ever since i've had them.

n3985

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What issues did you have with the Fastbrakes Wilwood kit?

Chunger

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With the original fastbrake kit not much really. Calipers at that time were the billet superlite model (which is no longer made) that had some minor deflection with higher pressures. I changed the rotors (and brackets) to 13" coleman rotors that wore a little funny.

irish44j

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did you just infer that Stillen rotors are superior to Coleman???

irish44j

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They weren't bling enough. Black paint doesn't scream "look at my BBK" as much as yellow writing

Chunger

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Well, the Stillen ones would already be drilled/slotted and cad/zinc plated while the Colemans don't have any of it unless you pay extra for the drilling or slotting which would bring the difference in price down quite a bit.

As for Bling... the old Billet SL looked pretty good with the "sharp" edges and and shiny silver Wilwood logo cut into the billet. If I really wanted to stand out would have bought the RED AP caliper set. I wanted stealth...

Matt93SE

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Slots and crossdrills are only for bling anyway.. all they do is lower performance on a street car.
Plus you WAY overpaid for Stillen's stuff. who do you think makes the rotors for Stillen?

The Colemans are a much higher quality product. Second benefit is they're usually lower on price as well...
FYI, the Coleman rotors on my Maxima have been on there for about 8 years now, including dozens of track days, 10-15 sets of brake pads, and 3 sets of calipers. (cast WW dynalites, then forged dynalites, now Forged superlites on there...)

I'll put their quality up there with AP, for 1/3 the price.

Chunger

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Just to clarify, I really don't have anything against the Wilwoods as they performed for me way better than stock. Then again, I haven't had any issues with the AP set for a couple of years now either. Buy as your preference and/or wallet dictate...