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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Default How long did your OEM brembo rotors last?

Anyone with the brembo rotors have to replace them yet?
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Only people I know that have replaced them are road racers, and that was mainly due to heat cracks that developed over ~30 track events.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 11:36 AM
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I've done about 5 track events and have 24000 miles on my Z, I just checked the rotors with a digital caliper, and I have virtually no wear at all. I dont remember exactly, but I think it was less than .02 mm
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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I have 28K miles, probably ~3000 of which are on track (25 track days IIRC). Mine are worn a tad, but not much. However, my heat cracks are beginning to grow a little bit, and I plan on replacing them in a few months.
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What do heat cracks look like?
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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35,000 miles and no heat cracks. a couple of track days in summer heat did no visible damage. No thumping from warping. I have not checked for rotor wear.
I plan to replace the fronts with slotted Brembo rotors next time I change the pads.
TireRack advertizes Brembo rotors--$373 for the front pair. Anyone install these rotors?
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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24k miles over 2 years and no tracking. Just did a measurement recently and I can't give you and exact measurement but I determined I have about a year left extrapolating from how much they're already worn.

I think that since I store my Z outside and it's real humid in Atlanta that has contributed to fairly fast wear. Almost every time I leave my parking lot, at the first stop sign I get to I can feel the rust getting wiped off the rotors.
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