New Pads/Rotors

nikitino25 · 12-08-2015, 04:51 PM

Need some new front rotors and pads and had a couple questions. I think I'm going with either OEM BMW rotors, Zimmerman rotors, or possibly z4 is upgrade rotors. Is the "upgrade" on these z4 rotors just that they are lighter? Would they last any longer? Also, I want to stick with the stock brake pads and don't care about the dust. Who makes the stock pads and can can you get them cheaper than OEM BMW if you order the company branded oem pads like you can with the Zimmerman rotors vs BMW?

Cloud9blue · 12-09-2015, 02:49 AM

Both zimmerman and OEM rotors are good. Don't waste money on the z4, they are not true floating 2pc design and there is very little benefit in having them. Plus there is just no way in hell you are not going to notice the weight saving on a 3600lb street car...

Textar makes the stock pads, and usually 30-40% cheaper than the OEM for the same quality.

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nikitino25 Captain 91 Rep 817 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Missouri iTrader: (2)	New Pads/Rotors Need some new front rotors and pads and had a couple questions. I think I'm going with either OEM BMW rotors, Zimmerman rotors, or possibly z4 is upgrade rotors. Is the "upgrade" on these z4 rotors just that they are lighter? Would they last any longer? Also, I want to stick with the stock brake pads and don't care about the dust. Who makes the stock pads and can can you get them cheaper than OEM BMW if you order the company branded oem pads like you can with the Zimmerman rotors vs BMW?
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Cloud9blue Brigadier General 711 Rep 3,251 Posts Drives: around the potholes Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NY/NJ/MA iTrader: (13)	Both zimmerman and OEM rotors are good. Don't waste money on the z4, they are not true floating 2pc design and there is very little benefit in having them. Plus there is just no way in hell you are not going to notice the weight saving on a 3600lb street car... Textar makes the stock pads, and usually 30-40% cheaper than the OEM for the same quality. __________________ 09 BMW E92 335i: Top Mount EFR 7670 / Dinan / AP Racing / Wavetrac / TC Kline [Full Mod List] 07 BMW R1200S: Shine Yellow / Akrapovic / Ohlins 19 Volvo V90 T6: R-Design / Bowers & Wilkins / Polestar Optimization
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