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04-12-2006, 12:35 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hamilton
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Car: E36 Dinan 332is
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Cross drilled brembos and axxis ultimates
Has anybody found a local place to pick up brembo c/d rotors and the axxis pads? Who has had the most competitive pricing? I'm also after new hubs, but they have to be o.e. Thanks alot guys, I appreciate any feedback.
Dave
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04-12-2006, 12:42 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
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As a note, cross drilled rotors brake worse then blank or slotted.
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04-12-2006, 12:49 PM
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Zimmerman are cheaper and better IMO.
Maxmember "Bruno" hooked me up with a nice set of slotted rotors for cheaper then I could find them with Brembo, as in real Brembo not the copy's.
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04-12-2006, 01:04 PM
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Contact Punnzzells.. he has the best pricing on maX for exactly what you're looking for.
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04-12-2006, 01:05 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Cambridge
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Try willz.ca, he deals with axis, im sure he can source rotors, prices are good and he is good to deal with.
Picked up some sway bar links, he had them same day I called.
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04-12-2006, 07:06 PM
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6th Gear Member
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Originally Posted by thinair
As a note, cross drilled rotors brake worse then blank or slotted.
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True, and also make noise under hard braking. I woundn't recommend it 
I got mines from Elite Auto in Scarborough
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Last edited by 1BADBMR; 04-12-2006 at 07:11 PM.
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04-12-2006, 07:18 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 2,587
Car: E36 Dinan 332is
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I've got c/d brembos all around now, so I'm just looking to match the rears. I may switch to slotted or blanks on the next swap. Thanks guys.
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04-12-2006, 09:31 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Etobicoke, Ontario
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We sell Brembo and PBR pads, which are Axxis here and in Europe.
PBR=Axxis.
Give me a call at the shop for pricing.
Rocco
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04-13-2006, 01:55 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: london
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Originally Posted by thinair
As a note, cross drilled rotors brake worse then blank or slotted.
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he has a point, when they drill out your rotors, your losing braking surface area, but it does expel heat properly IF it was done from the manufacture of the rotor and not some 3rd party machine shop (or your uncle bob with a drill...)
why do you think higher end cars come with cross drilled rotors 
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04-13-2006, 06:49 AM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Originally Posted by soon2b-e
why do you think higher end cars come with cross drilled rotors |
Because they look nice, Brembo has admitted this in a press release. You'll never see a race car with them.
The holes not only reduce braking surface area, but they reduce the amount of metal available to absorb heat, hence less resistance to brake fade.
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04-13-2006, 07:37 AM
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I bought the STOPTECH Stage II kit (x-drilled) - but I like the bling and don't track my car...
Look into STOPTECH rotors as an alternative to Brembo.
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04-13-2006, 11:18 AM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I have always run blank rotors on all the car I bring to the track, even the race car. Never had a problem, never warped a rotor.
As everyone says cross drilled is for bling, ever worse, they cause stress fracture into the rotor and can crack, break the rotor.
But you are welcome to buy whatever you want to put on your car.
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04-13-2006, 12:07 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hamilton
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Car: E36 Dinan 332is
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just to let everyone know, I've got 50K km of pretty hard driving on brembo c/d and no cracking whatsoever.
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04-13-2006, 07:03 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Markham
Posts: 348
Car: 1996 318i
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Anyone know where I can get cheap OEM rotors from.
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04-13-2006, 07:38 PM
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moderationistismingly
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Bradford, ON
Posts: 8,792
Car: 97 328is-02 Impreza
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Originally Posted by 98Dinan3
just to let everyone know, I've got 50K km of pretty hard driving on brembo c/d and no cracking whatsoever.
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Define 'pretty hard' 
Driving pretty hard and having rotors last 50k is an oxymoron.
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