Anybody buy Ebay rotors?

[alone_and_insane]

Thinking about these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...d=234318018755

has anybody else bought these? Any thoughts?

[my95z28]

90% sure those are what I had on my black LT1 car. Didn't stop all that great, but they sure were pretty! Can't expect lt1 cars to stop all that great anyway. Never had any cracking or anything like that and I think I put almost 20k on them. Let me check into it to make sure they were the same ones.

[meissen]

I bought a set of 4 from HPA for $200. they're a vendor on CamaroZ28.com

[JoeliusZ28]

90% sure those are what I had on my black LT1 car. Didn't stop all that great, but they sure were pretty! Can't expect lt1 cars to stop all that great anyway. Never had any cracking or anything like that and I think I put almost 20k on them. Let me check into it to make sure they were the same ones.

What this guy said. They seem to be a good appearance mod but i wouldnt expect any performance gain from them. LT1 brakes are only a single piston caliper which is their downfall.

[Boost Addict]

I have these on my car and have no complaints. They stop better than stock IMO.

[JoeliusZ28]

I have these on my car and have no complaints. They stop better than stock IMO.

Did you "upgrade" from worn out brakes though? Not pointing the finger at you but i often see people claim an improvement on stuff like this when they are comparing to something that was worn out. Every time i do a brake job even with stock parts on any car i usually see a huge improvement.

[Boost Addict]

Front pads were like brand new. Everyone's opinion is going to be different though. Driving habits and personal "feel" comes into play.

[2EVUL4U]

I bought that same set, about 6 months after replacing my pads & calipers. There's enough of a difference to notice, not alot but still some. Put some braided stainless brake lines on after that.Again, a noticable difference but still not that much. Considering that, it's a definite improvement over stock when combined with the braided lines.

[TrickyTransAm]

Brakes are one thing I won't chance no matter what.

I would rather wait and pay more for a known good quality product, than have the chance of not being able to stop the vehicle - especially a performance vehicle.
Just my opinion - but I never have skimped on brake part cost.

My brakes failed on me once on the 02, and I won't drive it hard until I get either the Brembo kit or SSBC kit.

I'd save up and get a brake kit from SSBC or Brembo. The cost has come down from what they used to be.

[98blackbeauty]

I believe these are same ones I put on bird last fall no problems. I measured and cut stopping distance in 1/2. (Just Kidding) LOL

[Nocooler]

Brake Motive is a sponsor over on tech - I have a set ready to go on.

[s.reef]

Brake Motive is a sponsor over on tech - I have a set ready to go on.

Yup, just put a set of them on mine. Contact them through tech, you get a better deal.

[alone_and_insane]

LT1 brakes are only a single piston caliper which is their downfall.

ah, so that's why everybody says LT1 brakes suck. So would it be worth my time/money to upgrade to LS1 brakes?

[my95z28]

ah, so that's why everybody says LT1 brakes suck. So would it be worth my time/money to upgrade to LS1 brakes?

Part of it. For normal street use, you are never going to exceed the capabilities of an lt1 stock caliper. The actual rotor size of ls1s are much bigger though and do stop quite a bit quicker. IMO lt1 brakes are perfectly fine if you aren't going to autocross/road race too much.

[ThreeHonks]

i have a set from brakemotive on my black car and my DD. They are great stuff and excellent service. I looked more into their stuff and both the pads and rotors are powerstop, just rebranded