just last friday, in response to somebody seeing my rotors and commenting that they were shot, i responded that the pads were about half done, but i thought i had at least another 1000 miles or so. then, as if the porsche gods heard me, the next time i drove the car, the brakes squeaked. they had never done that.
so, it was time for new front rotors.
i had cross-drilled zimmermans on there, and while they didn't crack or anything like that, they also didn't wear all that well. there were some pretty uneven grooves all over them. i was running porterfield R4-S pads, so the harder material probably just chewed them up.
another reason is likely the hole pattern. while the zimmermans on the rear had nice radial patterns, typical of most rotors, the fronts looked a lot more like a shotgun pattern. the holes were also pretty small, and not chamfered.
so, in shopping around, i ran across stop-tech. these guys are arguably the best in the business when it comes to brakes and what to do with them. but, i had never thought about getting rotors from them (no real reason why)
one thing i noticed about the stop-tech rotors is that there is a left and a right. zimmermans were both the same.
also, the hole pattern is normal, and larger holes, with chamfers - nice!!!
on top of that, the rotors are coated and painted already. no messing around spraying paint to keep them from rusting. nice!!!
i ordered a pair.
old zimmerman
new stop-tech
