figured i'd poll this one. How many miles do you guys get out of rotors? I get about 8,000-10,000 out mine before they are warped so bad that at highway speeds the car shakes uncontrollably. I have a friend with an 01 Impala and she has the exact same problem and hers only last about 10,000.

Well it all depends. If you drive through a big *** puddle then slam on your brakes it will warp your rotors. Or if you do repeated braking so the rotors get really hot, that will warp them as well. Also, if you get the cheap rotors they will warp easier as well. You don't necessarily have to buy the expensive rotors, but the mediocre ones are the lowest quality you should go with IMO. If you are having a problem with your factory rotors, then it might be a problem with your driving style. Our SSEi has factory rotors that are in great shape and it has over 125k on it.

Shawn

wow you have 125k on original rotors?? that'* amazing!!I I've gone through 2 sets and i've had it for 44k. I've used the ones from Napa for replacement, i wonder if those are really cheap. I wish i had your rotors!

I had the orignal rotors on for about 50,000. and i got new ones....20,000+ on them and they still are like new

I've got 64.000 miles on mine with no problems. The big thing that destroys a rotor is an over torqued lug nut. Any tech that puts a wheel on a modern car with an impact wrench should be shot.

You can put it on with the impact wrench, you just don't torque it down all the way. I always turn the impact wrech down all the way and right as it starts slowing down I quite tightening them, that seems to be around 80ft.lbs. or so, then I just tighten it down the rest of the way with a torque wrench. But, yeah, if you sit there and let the impact pound on it, its not good for anything.

Shawn

I just did a brake job on my SSEi here about 2 months ago. It had 36k on it at the time. We had bought it with 24k on it and the service records show that it had gone through 2 brake jobs before we bought it. When I pulled the rotors, the thickness was below minimum spec even where the pad doesn't touch. No wonder they were causing problems.

I just put 2 new bendix rotors on and the bendix CT3 pads. I think the total bill for parts came to around $200 and I did all of the work myself. I do not believe that the dealership put ceramic pads back on as the pads that were on there would squeal at the slightest pressure to all the way full on and the brake dust was VERY excessive. Now since putting on the Bendix CT3 pads (ceramics), i have experienced no squeal and practically no dusting. The feel of the brakes is amazing. I am very satisfied.

Yeah, I overstated... horsewhipped, not shot... I took my '98 Vette to a tire shop and saved a few bucks on new tires. They used an impact wrench. Within a thousand miles the brakes were pulsing like crazy.

I agree, I always use the torque wrench on my lugs. I don't think my driving style is that bad, i do drive fast but i don't tend to slam on the brakes. I do 95% city driving so it is stop and go alot. However my pads will last through 2 rotor turns before they are done. So that is about 20-25,000 miles.