upgrading brake pads

[Pimpalero03]

i was looking at tire rack. the bremos.. cross drilled or power slotted for 215.00 a pair. anyone have these?? what would u guys recommend?

[3.4Alero]

Ummm... for ROTORS, it depends what you are getting them for. Are you show, racing, or just getting rid of the GM OEM crap?

I have Bendix from advanceauto, and they have been fine for autox and road racing. Cross drilled / slotted rotors are fine, and look good, but unless you are hard core twisty racing, you don't need them. Slotted also eats up pads faster, and unless the cross-drilled rotors were cast with the holes (i.e. not drilled after the rotor was cast), then there is a higher chance of them cracking, due to creating weak spots. I'm not sure how the Brembos are made.

For PADS, which is how you titled the thread, I got Powerstop 9-1-1's from Phil's auto online, and they were a huge difference at the track.

[2kalerorocket]

I have the brembo oem replacement rotors, no cross drilled or slotted and put on powerstop 9-1-1 big difference once i changed out all four corners!

[Pimpalero03]

how much for the pads and where can i get them?

[r53silver91s]

I also have brembo replacement rotors and 9-1-1 brake pads too, they are a little better than stock imo. The rotors are alot better cause they haven't warped and I've had them on for about 15,000 miles now, but when I was buying the pads someone told me that I will have less brake dust than what the stock was throwing out, but I have the same amount which pisses me off cause I hate dirty wheels.

Overall it was a good investment for me.

[r53silver91s]

And I forget where I bought the pads at, the rotors where from tirerack and I got the pads from the internet, I think 3.4 gave me the website, but I'm not positive.

[3.4Alero]

www.philsinc.com (http://www.philsinc.com)

When I ordered, I had to call. They may take online orders by now, not sure. Powerstop 9-1-1's were around $48 or so with shipping, I think.