I am comtemplating replacing my ITR stock rotors with aftermarket ones. But i want my aftermarket rotors to be lighter than the stock ITR's ones. I am currently looking at rotors made buy a company called "the brakeman"..they also make the Pinnacle braking system for S2000's..and I have seen these in person, top notch. I am just looking for alternatives to stock rotors...so if anyone has or experienced aftermarket brake rotors that are superior to stock ones..please let me know..thank you!!

 

im selling my 11.75 inch fastbrakes kit for 500 + shipping. Has big *** rotors and 4 piston calipers. The price of everything in the fastbrakes kit im selling is the same as two stoptech rotors for an ITR.

EDIT, pic of rotor here. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=231695


[Modified by Rguy, 10:40 PM 7/28/2002]

 

Autozone
Brembo blanks
Spoon

Listed in order of price, cheapest to most expensive

 

So these will fit on stock ITR wheels?..I noticed you shaved off quite a bit of material off the calipers...and the calipers are aluminum right?..I have to think about this...sounds like a steal!! if you could email me some clearer pics, that might seal the deal.....but 7 pounds each side..about how much do the rotors wiegh?

 

7lbs is nice! Each of my NSX calipers weighed 12lbs.

ITR rotor vs Legend GS rotor

 

WOW...the ITR is the one on the left right?...awesome.. as for the 7 pounds, I think he meant the entire assembly shaves off 7 pounds versus the stock ITR one.


[Modified by Blue-Civic-Hybrid, 7:14 AM 7/29/2002]

 

wow......

 

why is thicker rotor better?

 

more mass helps absorb/dissipate heat better.

the thickness 'looks' the same... the vents look thinner

Will
-who is glad to see some pics.

 

carbon is the only way to go

 

...broke?

 

is that a ats carbon rotor??

 

Wow..how much did that cost? I just basically want a lighter aftermarket rotor that works either just as good or better than a stock ITR one...but I am currently looking at a kit that R-Guy is selling for an awesome price..now i just have to come up with the funds...

 

Lighter rotors? Such as cross drilled? or Carbon? Carbon = $$ Crossdrilled = bling bling with less thermal mass which will equal less braking when they get hot.

 

What's wrong with the stock ITR brake set-up?

 

Nothing.

Rotors eventually wear out - either they get too thin, or they develop shudder due to warping or hot spots. In addition to the stock rotors, which are fine, there are a couple of other alternatives when it comes time to replace them.

Some people replace the stock rotors with Autozone rotors, which are cheaper.

Some people use their car on the track, where the brakes get very hot. Two-piece rotors with floating hats allow the rotor to expand without being "fixed" to the inner hub.



[Modified by nsxtcjr, 1:29 PM 7/29/2002]

 

Well.. Factory cooling ducts would have been nicey nice.

 

And a lot of those track people use autozone rotors because there is no real need for anything else.. plus if you track it enough you can get em replaced for free every 3 months

 

Well, cross drilled can't be that bad since the come stock on Porsche's...and they have excellent brakes... I am just looking for people have replaced the stock ITR rotors with aftermarket ones and have felt better braking. Slotted, crossdrilled, slotted and cross drilled...whatever...but i would just prefer a solid disk.

 

Do a search and you'll find a thread in the Comp forum Archives by MaddMatt with a link to a discussion on Altimas.net. I'm not going to explain brakes when you can just read it there instead but suffice it to say cross drilled is just a waste of money minus their looks if you like that. The Porsche rotors are cast with the holes on one type and are a different material with the other ones they have. This is not the same as drilling a solid rotor nor do the porsche rotors hold up to a lot of abuse (no rotor will really).