Is anyone aware of aftermartket slotted rotors for the 2005 Legacy GT? I can't find any.

 

I don't like the performance of the stock kit and it is time to replace.

 

Also, any suggestions on pads?

 

Thanks.

Okay, right after posting, of course, I found several.

 

Here are a coupel of new questions:

 

Does drilling really make much difference in the performance of the brakes? The ones I found at Brake Performance are "dimpled" holes so they don't have the problems iwth structural weakneses of a full drill-through, but I'm not sure if they are worth the money over the basic slotted rotors such as Power Slot.

 

the Power Slots are cadmium-coated.

brembo, ecb.... if you're going to do it, do the front & rear at the same time so you don't get wierd power differences.

i've got rears for my obxt (sitting in a box), i'm just waiting to get the fronts.. going w/ ecb green pads when i get all the part together (and ss lines of course )

Trust me if you try some ceramic pads and get some good synthetic fluid it will make a noticeable differance in braking. After doing the brakes on my Legacy with ceramic pads and changing the fluid the brakes have no fade, and stop amazingly better then my dads Nissan Titan with 2 piston brake caliper and much larger rotors. My brakes are N/A and running stock brake lines still, I can't imagine how much better braided lines would be

Thanks for the help.

 

As it turns out, I bought the slotted DBA rotors from TireRack since it was one of the few that was available for front and rear.

regurgitating what i've heard/read when i was looking to upgrade: getting higher quality pads and larger calipers/rotors offers better improvements under normal driving than drilled/slotted rotors. most suggest that if you're not racing, towing or experiencing some other kind of high heat braking situations that drilled/slotted rotors offer negligible performance increases. based on those recommendations i've gone with larger calipers/rotors and have not tried drilled/slotted rotors yet.

regurgitating what i've heard/read when i was looking to upgrade: getting higher quality pads and larger calipers/rotors offers better improvements under normal driving than drilled/slotted rotors. most suggest that if you're not racing, towing or experiencing some other kind of high heat braking situations that drilled/slotted rotors offer negligible performance increases. based on those recommendations i've gone with larger calipers/rotors and have not tried drilled/slotted rotors yet.

 

When you say larger rotors, I assume you mean you have to change out everything, including the brake caliper mounts. What did it cost and where did you get them?

 

I find the stock brakes on the Legacy GT pretty weak on balance with its other performance measures.

i don't know what yours comes with, but NASIOC has all sorts of brake information. when i was looking to buy a few sets of larger brakes i looked at the NASIOC threads, they have a dedicated brake caliper thread that's a really good read with all sorts of brake specific information for various models, which are larger, etc. i would read that thread.

for high stress braking slotted is the way to do, drilled rotors have a tendency to crack between the holes, more so than the slotted ones.

and yeah, if you're not getting your brakes hot on a regular basis, it's not worth it.

and of course, going to a bigger (larger dia) rotor means you need a different caliper and all sorts of jazz.

 

Also, don't forget to bed-in a new set of pads/rotors when you get them, that makes a WORLD of difference.

I have been a through a few different upgrades.

 

Mintex make some very nice brake pads. The newest "Xtreme" series is perfect for those who want more "power". Higher friction co-efficient, and takes more heat. I have even used these pads on Trackdays and they were strong and reliable.

 

DBA make very good discs, so I would rate your purchase as a very good deciscion.

 

 

EBC pads have disappointed me in the past, but they may be making fine products now. Green stuff will not survive the cross over to a track.

 

 

And Andyjo is on the ball: Running in is VERY important.