Hey guys. Just starting to collect the parts I'm going to need to get this thing on the road and came across these rotors on ebay. I've got an 87 GXL with 5 lugs and just wanna make sure I get the right ones. If you guys could have a look at this posting and just let me know that'd be great. Or even if you know another good place to get some decent cross drilled rotors. Thanks once again for your help.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/1990-MAZDA-RX-7-R...item4151ea9ace

 

Should be right, all factory five-lug cars should have the same rotors, calipers, and pads. Although I will throw in the caveat that cross-drilled is all for looks, it actually decreases braking performance slightly. But if you're cool with that, $150 for the full set delivered is actually pretty decent pricing - Parts Source lists generic replacements at about 125 for all 4.

 

why cross-drilled? If it's just a street-car they'll eat your brake pads really quick, and like rx7racerca said they aren't very useful. Mazda OEM rotors were like 60-70 bucks each last time I checked. Mazda has really brought down the price of their rotors, why not just get the stock ones?

 

^dont look as "cool"......

As CS13B stated, why not just go OEM ones, I would bet the quality is much better... and it never hurts to have good quality in your braking system...


J.

 

While I will admit there is a bit of me that wants these for looks, I'm thinking more about it being just a little better than solid stock rotors. My understanding has always been that the holes release the gas released by the brake pads, whereas the slotted ones take a tiny layer of the pad off with each pass. Whichever ones I decide to use I'll be using with Hawk HPS pads as well so I think it should be a decent setup. Keep the ideas coming though, and thanks for all of your opinions.
PK