caramall2 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 How are cheap Napa/autozone rotors vs stock? I need to replace my current rotors and just curious if $40 napa are terrible. This is primarily for street application. (I would track the car on stock with upgraded pads...not sure about with NAPA rotors.) A big difference in metal type/content? Any experience? I'm pretty tough on my rotors even on the street. I've used all sorts of upgraded rotors, but have no experience with cheapie ones :-0 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Stock rotors lasted me nearly 145K miles with lots of mountain towing, canyon-carving and stop-go traffic in SoCal. I'd replace with Centric standard or premiums. Seems about the same price, but difference is Made in USA. NAPA/AZ are typically Chinese versions. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 NAPA gold are actually pretty good. I still track my car on Centric premium rotors (up front). -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian3676 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I use napa on tons of cars. Not sure i would race them, but for DD there great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks all for the input...much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Not Subaru but... Did the breaks on my Venza last spring... replaced 4 corners with Napa Ultra Premium rotors and pads. So far so good. Actually, they seem to be doing better than the OEM. The OEM rotors got warped quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shralp Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 After tracking my car for 4 years now I can tell you that the Napa Ultra Premium rotors are just fine, even on the track. I used to spend extra cash for the nice DBA's until I noticed many of the other guys at track days with various makes and models seemed to be running NAPA's nice rotors. They held up / got equally abused. Ultra Premiums for my '05 are like $75 a piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridandy Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Amazon has the Centric front rotors for $57 a piece. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IY4A2W/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]Amazon.com: Centric Parts 120.47024 Premium Brake Rotor with E-Coating: Automotive[/ame] I did front and rears with those and stoptech pads I've been happy. Had a seized caliper slide and had to replace them with advanced auto parts stuff but working fine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Centric Premiums are the way to go. We can put together a package of them combined with stoptech street pads for you. -mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minuccims Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Centric Premiums are the way to go. We can put together a package of them combined with stoptech street pads for you. -mike This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 We used to carry the Centric Standards but the premiums with the coating are significantly nicer and hold up better to the elements here in NJ. -Mike Paisan http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/153798190.jpg Maintaining, Modifying and Educating TriState Enthusiasts since 2001. Like us on Facebook! | E-mail: sales@azpinstalls.com | 725 Fairfield Ave | Kenilworth, NJ 07033 | 908.248.AZP1 (2971) |AIM: AZP Installs "Race Tested, Enthusiast Approved!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramall2 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Took a chance and sanded the rotors a bit with Garnet paper. Then removed ceramic pads and stuck in some higher performance ones (Bobcats) that I had used before (they were just a bit too noisy with the Wilwood set up last time I used). Did a few medium braking runs to try and remove remaining deposits, then did full up bed-in procedures. So far so good. Feels great to be on real pads for a change too ;-). I used to run bobcats and even XP8 on the street and XP12 on the track. Nice to have some decent grab for a change. Forgot to check rotor thickness but it's not very worn (put on new centric a couple years ago and fairly quickly put on the ceramic pads which cause little rotor wear; no tracking on the rotors either). Thanks again for everyone's input. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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