KLOOGY

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No. 2k2-3 is different

Y2KSESteve

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www.southwestautoworks.com has Stillen rotors for 2k2-2k3 maximas.

KLOOGY

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Thanks Steve. Im ordering as we speak !

ABS

Oh that's great! Any recommendations on the best pads to use for a daily driver which is driven hard in the North East (cold performance is a concern)? Thanks!

Triple8Sol

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Why are 02-03 ones more expensive?

ch13f

^ They are larger..

Stereodude

Because they're bigger than the 00-01.

Stereodude

I thought crossdrilled rotors were not a good thing because they could crack?

ABS

I just hit gold. Check out this link:

http://www.2kracing.com/maxima-brakes.shtml

EDIT: I just spoke to Brembo and they only make rear rotors for 2K2 and later. This site is misrepresenting their stock of Brembo rotors.

Teser

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Thanks for xlnt explanation.
Questions:
Where do you get your R4S?
How much?
How long they last?

Thanks.

2KRacing

Check out this thread http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=223258 We, 2kracing.com, have opened up a new site dedicated to rotors. http://www.performancerotors.com/maxima.shtml check it out it has performance rotors, brembo, ATE, powerstop... for all maxima gens.

Triple8Sol

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No x-drilled/slotted huh...

Stereodude

Well... I think you can put me down in the customer category real soon. Hmmm slotted Brembos....

Now to pick... slotted or crossdrilled...

Stereodude

2k racing has both. Apparently unless you're racing you want drilled. Slotted rotors heat up the pad quickly which is needed if you're running pads that don't work well cold.

So, what type of pads work best with crossdrilled brembos. I'm a fairly aggressive driver.

2KRacing

Brembo Rotors we carry in stock for the Maxima production dates are as follows (81-84), (85-8/88),(9/88-94),(95-3/99),(00-01). For the 2002-2003 models, Brembo only has the currently for the rear.
We have the Brembo Rotors in the Cross-Drilled, Slotted, or the combination of slotted and drilled all in stock. You can order them at www.performancerotors.com

Teser

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Is this me, or your site does not show any rotors for 2k+??

2KRacing

Ya, performancerotors.com does not show rotors for 2k+, we are still updating the site, its a new branch of 2kracing.com, but you can find those rotors on this page http://www.2kracing.com/maxima-brakes.shtml Sorry for the mix up

Triple8Sol

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Cool, you answered my question. I will be getting some of those xdrilled/slotted rear rotors as soon as I have the $. Need to match my Big Brakes up front!

Stereodude

So, what's with the "Brembo Drilled Front Rotors Fits on all Maxima (2002) $229.00 pair" you have listed on the site? Brembo says they don't exist.

Also, unless I missed it the pricing is not consistent between the two sites. Performance Rotors is cheaper.

2KRacing

"Brembo Drilled Front Rotors Fits on all Maxima (2002) $229.00 pair" We noticed that and already put a request to our webmaster, it should be removed soon. Yes performancerotors.com is cheaper, since the site is specialized with only rotors, we can keep the prices very competitive by only keeping track of one type of part. That is why we are pointing you guys out to performancerotors.com site, in the near future the rotors will be removed completely off 2kracing.com and performancerotors.com will have all the different Maxima gens. Sorry for all this confusion, maybe we should have waited till both sites are done, but I noticed this post and thought performancerotors.com would be a great site for such a part.

Stereodude

So, who's crossdrilling and slotting the rotors? It sounds like you guys are taking normal bremo rotors and either drilling, slotting, or drilling and slotting them. I thought that was a no no.

Max_5gen

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www.porterfield-brakes.com I actually called them and they have ongoing deal for .org members on R4S pads

71.20 fronts 55.2 rears + shipping. To get rid of judder fronts are enough. I was driving like this for two years: R4S front and el cheapo Vagner - rear. As with many owners here my stock rears were gone in no time, so I got Vagners instead. I wouldn't recommend them though - squeal like hell. This winter my brake cable froze and the car was on ebrake... God save those Vagner's souls.

fronts: ~30000 km, rears - have no idea yet.

Teser

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thanks a lot for the info.
30000 seems pretty good.
BTW, in my case, I still have stock rear with 54k on the car and looks like about 3mm of surface left.
Fronts were twice warped and serviced by dealer (last time about 18k ago) .Now rotors are warped again
So I'm researching my options.
I guess, I will listen to your advice, since you have some experience with it. I'm thinking on getting full set of R4S and putting them on resurfaced stock rotors.
BTW, I never worked on the brakes before. Would you recommend me to install them myself ( I have a great how-to manual ) or is it better let professionals to deal with it?
Also, how are the break performance comparing to stock?
And how do I order them?
Thanks for advise.

ABS

I also contacted Poterfield, but they did not mention any such deal. They referred my to a distributor who quoted me a MUCH higher price - $160 shipped.

Anyone found a distributor who actually has those Raybestos front rotors?

Stereodude

Nope

elmaximo

Thanks for the link. I think I am going to buy a pair of those for the front and machine the slots on them myself. Does anybody know how deep are the slots from the face?

Stereodude

Those aren't the right rotors for the 02. Those are the same part number as the 01. Brembo doesn't make rotors for the 02. Also I did a lot of research and you don't want slotted rotors unless you're racing at a track and need to get the temps of your pads up real quickly. Slotted rotors just eat pads.

MaxAppeal

disclaimer: i am a complete novice with rotors/pads. thanks for any advice or info!

i checked out custommaxima.com and saw some POWERSLOT rotors:
http://www.custommaxima.com/PowerSlot.php

are these good for everyday driving? advantages/disadvan over raybestos? is the price fair?

they also recommend HAWK pads:
http://www.custommaxima.com/Hawk.php

any advice?

Max_5gen

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Make sense, IMHO. BTW, those 'k' are in kilometers, not miles, right? For "miles" it wouldn't be that bad but still not good either. For "km" it is annoying. I got my problem ~12k km the first time and after another ~8k km second. At that point I replaced my rotors & pads and it was ~50k km ago.

It was my first experience and it was easy enough to do. I spend less time doing them myself than total time and inconvinience to set up appointment with dealer and then wait for them to call back, pick up the car etc. It is also about trust and I don't trust them after all I went through. I'm also very confident in my brakes as I usually not just "inspect" calipers but actually take them off the pins and clean/lube those pins - they have hard life down there. I don't think dealer's techs will bother/have time for that. Not at my dealership for sure. Some important things if you deside DIY: use jack stand(!!!); rear caliper's pistons has to be "screwed in" not "pushed in"; after you "screwed in" you have to turn them until piston groove mathes the pad's pin; don't press brake pedal/pull ebrake while your brakes are disassembled. I do use torgue wrench, mostly out of habbit left from the time I used to believe in "uneven wheel nuts torgue" theory. That habbit didn't help at all with stock set.

I like them much better than stock for simple reason - when stopping from 130+ km/h they behave the same way from the beginning to the end. Stock start to fade and you have to increase pedal effort. I also discovered whole new range of pedal effort that simply didn't exist on stocks: when you're pressing hard stocks just lock the wheels -ABS kicks in, etc. R4S allow you to maintain high force without locking. I found it much more convinient. You're still able to lock the wheels, of course. They don't require heat up procedure in a winter as other pure racing pads.

I called Porterfields and asked them for discount for .org members. They were happy to help . Paid by credit card over the phone at the same time. I live in Canada and first time I ordered I got screwed by UPS brokerage fee - those guys probably made more money on that than Portefields themselves. Next time I asked them explicitely NOT to use UPS and they used FedEx that does the same faster and twice as cheap(18 USD total to be exact). This is canadian specific detail .

Stereodude

Well according to everything I read on the net you don't want slotted rotors for everyday driving. They're best for autocross or track racing where you need to keep your pad temps up (very agressive pads don't work well at low temps). They don't disipate head any better than a normal rotor and they heat up faster because they cut into the pads. By all accounts they eat pads quickly because they cut into pads and are just not what you want on a daily driver.

MaxAppeal

thanx!

ABS

Ok, I've got some terrific news! I just placed an order through CarQuest for Raybestos front rotors for my 2K2. They were about $55 each. CarQuest did not have a listing for the part in their computer or in their cross reference book. However, the guy I spoke to gave me the actual dealer number for Raybestos, which I called, and obtained the correct CarQuest number from them. When I called back CarQuest, I gave them the new number and they placed an order for me. The rotors are supposed to be in by this Tuesday.

What does this mean? Go to your local Raybestos parts supplier and ask them to call Raybestos to get the correct part number! These rotors are available. If anyone needs the CarQuest number, let me know and I will post it.

Also, I ordered up the Porterfield R4-S pads direct from the manufacturer for the discounted .ORG price someone else posted above. I should also have these parts by Tuesday.

My only remaining question is this: I was told that the pads will not come with the anti-squeal thin metal backing plate, do I need this? If I do I need one, and can anyone tell me where I can find them? Thanks!

Stereodude

Post the Carquest number man...

PrinzII

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I haven't had a chance to call Nopi yet but I will do so. I really want the Brembos. However, I might try the Porterfields for the rears. I already have Axxis Metal Matrix on the front.

ABS

Okay, the Raybestos part number is 980074 and this number corresponds to CarQuest part number 31306.

Thanks!

elmaximo

Thanks for that info stereodude

PrinzII

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Let me get on the horn with Nopi and see what the deal is. I am also contacting the place I got the Brembos for my 3rd Gen to see if anything turns up.

PrinzII

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I got on the horn with Nopi and they said no dice. The search continues.

ABS

I thought I'd provide everyone with an update. I picked up my CarQuest labelled Raybestos parts in the middle of this past week and I got the "special" Maxima.Org deal from Porterfield on their R4-S brakes. I did the install on the fronts today. Everything went together without so much as a single hitch. The only thing I didn't like was that the Porterfields don't have any wear indicators - not a big deal really since I change my pads at regular intervals anyhow.

I am pleased to report that my vibration during braking is completely gone AND most importantly that the Raybestos rotors look to be very well constructed and fit perfectly. In a direct comparison to the OEM rotor, they look almost identical. One distinction is that the OEM rotor has a thin "groove" cut into it about 1/2 inch above the hub circling it. The new rotors have no such groove. If these new rotors don't warp, then I don't really care.

Oh, one final note, I was very surprised to discover that the OEM pads on my 2002 were semi-metallic and not ceramic. For some reason I thought that Nissan was using ceramic pads on our cars? I guess I was wrong.

PrinzII

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Looks like I'll be getting a set of those Raybestos Rotors. I am getting vibration when braking. I am definitely going to get the Porterfields for the rear because the Axxis pads are dusting like crazy on the front.