Where is the best place to source new rotors and pads?

I want low dust pads...

I drive in heavy traffic so breaking is often.. would like quick cool rotors. Maybe slotted? or Drilled? Just stick to solid?

 

The usual sites... tirerack, ECS also try www.parts4vws.com
Usually depends on the budget for what pads and rotors you purchase.
Look into some braided stainless steel lines while your at it! Of course some DOT 4 or 5.1 to go with that.

 

I dont know if I want to do a complete overhaul. Just replace front pads and rotors and pads on the back.

Budget on that isn't an issue.

 

avoid drilled....Just get sloted

 

yea drilled will crack...

low dust pads = green stuff and red stuff... ive driven with red stuff pads on a subaru and they were nice

 

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Only if the discs are cheaply made! Stick with reputable brands and you won't have any issues.
By the way my rear discs are cross-drilled AND slotted... Guess what... No cracks!
Thank you EBC!

 

oh well i have heard plenty of stories about them cracking... especially here where it gets well into the negatives and the rapid change in heat (car sitting over night to heat caused by friction while braking) has been the cause of some of my buddies discs to crack... maybe they just had bad luck but idk

 

Crossdrilled RotorsWhat they do: The holes allow heated gases and thermal energy an "escape route." In theory, this will allow you to run pads w/ a higher coefficient of friction (race pads) w/ better endurance characteristics (no fade). Many race cars use crossdrilled rotors for this very reason. These rotors supposedly run up to 30°F cooler than solid-faced vented rotors. In practice, though, these rotors in a street application (you poseurs know who you are!) tend to crack due to extreme thermal variations (hot rotors getting doused w/ a puddle of water which evaporates and forces the heat to escape at a faster rate) than the metallurgy allows. Some advocates of crossdrilled rotors say that they last "if you aren't 'hard' on them..." Isn't that missing the point of buying performance rotors?
Tips: Unless your production-based car spends 75% or more of its time on a track, I wouldn't waste your money on them. Many nationally competitive SCCA SOLO II autox racers I've talked w/ don't believe crossdrilled rotors have any great advantages in autox settings; the only one is decreased mass for less rotational inertia, but braking performance always outweighs that notion

 

I'll let ya know this winter, but I don't predict any braking issues.