where is a good place i can get drilled and sloted rotors......no i wont do it to standerd disks......i found a place in ca that sells them for 69$ for frt pair what do you think others for 107$ a disk

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okay, this is tricky. i am heading a deal for Houston members associated with a paticular car club and its owners, and i have to tell you right now, that if your buying for just yourself, and you want something thats not going to crap out on you, your looking at $400+

now if you DO decided to cheap out, think about how much fun it's be to have the rotors break while driving, at 60mph, cracking and hooking itself to your strut.... one wheel dead stop.... Most wouldn't live to tell about it.

or better yet, 80mph and they shatter... no breaking capabilities what-so-ever. Ask anyone, there IS indeed metal that cheap, that it breaks and bends like that, Especialy under heat and pressure.

Now ask yourself HOW does somthing that cost anywhere from $250-500(pair), get sold for $68(pair)?

Give me an answer and you wont want them anymore. This is your life we're talking about.

if i go for the ones running about 107 a disk (214$) pair, would that do? do you have a brand i should be looking for and or a site......brands do matter to me as well as quality but i am on a budget

I'd have to tell you the brands when i get home, I've got 3-4 pages of research that i dont carry with me to my office.

But if you want to wait, and send a link of this thread to my PM, then i'll hook you up with the best of my knolage.

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You can never go wrong with Brembo.
D-man - If he's willing to pay shipping maybe we should get him in on our deal to make the 5 required sets?

i got mines on ebay for $100 both.

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i dont see why not, dragondog Where in texas are you? i dont want to try to kill my grand deal with more shipping. if your close enough, maybe we could meet?

This post has been edited by D-Man: Mar 28, 2008 - 3:15 PM

not going to link, but pretty much every thread that results from someone wanting these ends with this:

back in the day, performance brake pads were made from a material that broke down under high temps, it then emitted gases, which messed with the rotors.

so they drilled them to allow the gases to escape.

now, brake pads dont do that, the whole theory that most people give to having drilled rotors is for cooling... but vented rotors with veins, the veins do 99% of the cooling.

heat and air etc is going to follow the path of least resistance, ie travel through a pipe that is heat wrapped to colder air to disapate, of try and bleed through the insulated pipe...

same with the rotor, is air going to flow with the rest of the air in the vein, or is it going to make 90° bends and be all turbulant.

i think you should just find a set of slotted & vented rotors, put them on the correct direction and call it a day. will save you a couple hundred because you can get quality slotted rotors at a fair price compared to both drilled and slotted.

if you complain about paying an extra $200 for brake parts... imagine what that difference will do when you need to stop and something breaks.

most people just get brembo blanks, good brake pads, and steel braided brake lines. thats enough for a swapped car going 120mph, and will only run you $400 for the whole setup

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NO WAY, they add a level of traction with the pads i have, able to stop like my oem's were never capable of.

i've bottomed out my front at a 35mph stop. And have no suspension work whatsoever.

This is the reason i purchased them. I lost my last (EXPENSIVE) car due to breaking issues, and i wont settle for anything but the best from now on.

(i also want to get rid of the F-ing air bag... that didnt help me at all...)

I LIVE IN LUBBOCK...........AND IS SLOTTED NOT THE SAME A VENTED?......I NEED ROTORS FAST MY ORIGINALS (FRNT)....R WARPED...WOULDNT MIND THE WHOLE SET THO...BUT MAINLY FRNT......I WILL BE GOING TO HOUSTON ON THE 18TH OF APRIL BUT I WILL NOT HAVE MY CAR CONSIDERING ITS CONDITION....ILL BE UP THERE TILL THE 3RD OF MAY

This post has been edited by Dragondog: Mar 28, 2008 - 4:11 PM

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damn, lubbock is pretty far away...

Well, no matter what, i got some stock rotors for sale. They need a lil WD40 and a brush up, then they'll sparkle like new. They're only about a year old or less. Most of that time they were parked. The action point is smooth as glass, smooth like a baby's butt... I have a new born, but i dont change diapers, (that's what my gal is for ) but i hear those butts are pretty smooth. lol.

I dont think those rotors have even seen one break pad change. That clean. If you want to buy those i can sell em to you for cheaper. As for the buy us houston guys have going on, then you got till you come down to get some money saved up.

Otherwise, i could sell you the OEM spec ones for cheaper and ship em to ya. It's all about what you wanna do.

Drilled is the holes, slotted is the groved lines. Some have one, some have the other, some have both. I have both.

LOL I NEW YOU WERE GOING TO BE IN HOUSTON EVERY1 IS IN HOUSTON..........LET ME KNOW WHATS UP ON THE BUY I DO HAVE A FEW SAVED UP NOW THATS WHY IM SHOPING BUT LET ME KNOW CUZ IF I LIKE IT THEN ILL KEEP SAVING OTHERWISE ILL HAVE TO KEEP WEB HUNTING

I'm told these are decent but I don't know first hand

http://www.brakeplanet.com/

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No point in going elsewhere. D-man is offering you a choice of either his old ones [which I'll vouch for are in excellent shape] or some of the ones like he posted a pic of. Bring either $200 for those or work out a deal with him for his used ones and if you get him money ahead of time I can have them resurfaced for you so they are ready to go when you get here

DONT BUY FROM EBAY!!! THEY WILL CRACK!

Speaking from personal experience.

200$ SOUNDS GOOD TO ME I WOULD TAKE U UP ON THE OFFER BOUT THE STOCK BUT IM WANT DRILLED AND SLOTTED AND RELIABLE...I DO ALOT OF RACING AS IS....AND LOOKING TO FIX IT UP MORE.....I HAVE WELL ENOUGH SAVED UP.......WHAT BRAND R THE DRILLED AND SLOTTED? are they brembo?....im looking for some (blue) coilovers too....

This post has been edited by Dragondog: Mar 29, 2008 - 10:01 AM

actualy, thanks to griff girl, i may be able to get em for cheaper.

I'm not sure what brand they are, but they seem to be the exact same ones that i have on Breakplanet. I'm going to call and see if i can get us under the $200 range because they have a pretty good deal going already...

I was getting from here:
http://www.autoall.com/toyota-celica-rotors.htm

But after looking at theese:
http://stores.brakeplanet.com/Items/nl0172...%20Brake%20Pads

thats a full set for 230+ shipping, i bet i could get em down to 150-170 depending on shipping and all. And how many we ordered...

when i was web hunting i was looking at those too....but i noticed no brand name wich got me woundering........as you mentioned b4 no one wants to be racing or driving and then a disk shatters because of cheap metal.....do you trust these disks.........right now what ur offering me sounds real good for a full set what i want is qualifingly realiable garentee........

This post has been edited by Dragondog: Mar 29, 2008 - 10:38 AM

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is the reason i call before anything. i talk to whoever i have to to get all the info.

dont worry, i got everyone's back. i dont wanna be the one responsible if they suck.

ok well im trusting you so hook me then if you can get all 4 for butt cheap....can you ship 2 me r is it best to pick up when i go out there

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rotors are heavy, i my boss would let me use his shipping then it'd be okay, otherwise, it'll kill ya in shipping.

i c well let me know bout ur boss if so we can talk payment other wise ill wait till i go out there

will sway bars work with coilovers? or do i have to have lowering springs?

This post has been edited by Dragondog: Mar 29, 2008 - 1:28 PM

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I noticed that the rotors in the second link are for a 95 GT. I actually have never come across this site before and it looks pretty legit. My problem is I have a 96 GT. When I looked for my year they actually had NO rotors at all, just the pads. Any rotor from a 94-99 GT should work with each other right?

slotted rotors only......

d/s = crapola

explain crapola

its a looks thing pretty much that negatively effects braking performance.

a) reduces braking surface area
b) more prone/likely to crack <----this happens a lot
c) doesn't help you brake any better


upgrading brakes should pretty much follow a guide line

a) good (lots of emphasis here) brake pads
b) Quality slotted rotors
c) SS brake lines + quality (Motul DOT 5.1, ATE super blue) brake fluid that is flushed once every year but no later than every 2 years


(on a Super Unlimited Mod car, racing in the NASA circuit, the shop i'm working @ uses blanks....and that car is fast)

This post has been edited by playr158: Apr 1, 2008 - 10:33 AM

To the best of my knowledge yes, they are compatible, however they're are some slight differences with the caliper and break pads. Also, the fronts are the same on ALL models, however the Rear Rotor Part number varies between the 94-95 & the 97-99 models.

But we all know of many differences between the 94-95 & the 97-99 models. lol.

however, i'm trying to get ahold of that owner at break-planet; if i can get a deal, i'm going to try to order specifically for people and get the exact year model that is needed. I will not; however; work any deals for a front or rear only set. that is going to be my only stipulation, if i try weaseling like that, it'll ruin the deal for everyone.

also, this is still not a group buy. i haven't got one approved, nor am i trying to. I'm trying only to get a good price for myself and those affiliated with me & vice-versa.

if anyone wants to be affiliated with me they should be doing it thru my PM, e-mail or preferably; my Cell phone. (i think everyone has my number, lol. I give it to anyone in hopes that someone will be my friend )

playr, i have to honestly say, that i do like the D/S rotors better. I've never had a problem with cracking. also, the D does serve a purpose, it helps to vent heat, add traction, and to help clear out the dust particles that shed off your break pads.(just like the slots, not really a big difference, but i like em )

although i do agree with stainless steel break lines that's what i'm buying next!

This post has been edited by D-Man: Apr 1, 2008 - 10:53 AM

:lol:

I just say what comes from research, race teams, and what happens on cars with effective parts.
same reason why we giggle at street cars with BBKs

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also physics 101....braking power comes from friction of pad to rotor....take away surface area what happens?! LESS braking power
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This post has been edited by playr158: Apr 1, 2008 - 10:59 AM