Cheap Rotors Found: WRX front, H6 rears and 2pot rears

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Geran

Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2008 (Edited)

Thanks to REX8 over on Nasioc for this information.

His post:

Thought I'd try to pass along the info for track whores/people on a budget:

I've been running Autozone front rotors; part # 34203 for the last four trackdays. OEM and Brembo blanks stress crack after about that many days of hard running, so I figured I'd give these a shot.

At $31 each(!) how could I go wrong. Anyway, they've held up at least as well as the Brembo's and the OEMs have. Don't shy away from them. (Miata track guys run these as well, lighter car, but they hold up for them too)

I also just picked up a second set of H6 rotors from them, # 31273. $19 each. At that price the H6 upgrade may be a possibility for more people.

Part numbers listed below:

RS front - 31247
RS rear - 31043
WRX front/4pot front - 34203
WRX rear - 31043
H6 rear - 31273
2pot rear - 44322

EDIT: These numbers only work at Autozones and that is it.

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Skidd

· #2 · Mar 13, 2008

Beautie! Nice find!

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 13, 2008

Also, I use these and they work great. Never had any issues what so ever.

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bigboss

· #4 · Mar 13, 2008

uh. do you mean duralast rotors? I thought those things were absolute junk?! I'm honestly shocked!

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 13, 2008

bigboss said:
uh. do you mean duralast rotors? I thought those things were absolute junk?! I'm honestly shocked!

Yes I mean Duralast rotors.

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eastfreestyler

· #6 · Mar 14, 2008

oh wow.

$31 each brand new.

that's cheap.

i might give it a try next week.

thx for the info

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bigboss

· #7 · Mar 14, 2008

Carisma said:
Yes I mean Duralast rotors.

I guess they aren't junk then...

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I know I probably sound dumb asking this but....

Will these rotors work with stock hardware? Stock 2001 RS braking systems that is.

I would believe the rotors to be cross-compatabile but couldn't the calipers have something to do with it? Would I need WRX calipers?

Thanks alot

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 16, 2008

Unkept said:
I know I probably sound dumb asking this but....

Will these rotors work with stock hardware? Stock 2001 RS braking systems that is.

I would believe the rotors to be cross-compatabile but couldn't the calipers have something to do with it? Would I need WRX calipers?

Thanks alot

You would need to get a the WRX adapter to move the caliper further out to fit the fronts. The rears would need the H6 adapter to fit the rear rotors.

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 16, 2008

Updated first post with RS part numbers.

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Trix

· #11 · Mar 16, 2008

Isn't the WRX rear rotors will work as 2 pot rear rotors?

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #12 · Mar 16, 2008

Trix said:
Isn't the WRX rear rotors will work as 2 pot rear rotors?

Nope. The 2pot rears are vented and wider.

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Unkept

· #13 · Mar 16, 2008

Carisma said:
You would need to get a the WRX adapter to move the caliper further out to fit the fronts. The rears would need the H6 adapter to fit the rear rotors.

Thanks alot, do you know a good place to buy these adapters?

Also, would having a larger diameter rotor improve braking performance at all? Or would it not matter with the 2/1 pot brake system on the RS?

Thanks for the help!

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noTe

· #14 · Mar 18, 2008

I used them with my SRT-4. Had 4 30 minute runs on the road course and then 5 autocross runs the next day without any issues!

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impreza_GC8

· #15 · Mar 18, 2008

Awesome, thanks for the tip! I will def. be pursuing this route when my stock brakes get worn. This is a major money-saver! Now the only major expense is those damn brackets for the front and rear!

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #16 · Mar 18, 2008

impreza_GC8 said:
Awesome, thanks for the tip! I will def. be pursuing this route when my stock brakes get worn. This is a major money-saver! Now the only major expense is those damn brackets for the front and rear!

Yeah those are alittle expensive. Try and find them used on Nasioc.

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Che3wy

· #17 · Mar 18, 2008

i picked up some wrx front rotors and some RS rears for my car i'll let you know how they feel.

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Initialdaddict

· #18 · Mar 19, 2008

Hrmm... better then brembos and cheaper. Do they have wrx rears? Seeings as how i drive a wrx

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Geran

Discussion Starter · #19 · Mar 19, 2008

Initialdaddict said:
Hrmm... better then brembos and cheaper. Do they have wrx rears? Seeings as how i drive a wrx

Edited the post for you. Thanks for bringing that up.

I could try and find ones for the STi if anyone is interested.

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poormansporsche

· #20 · Mar 20, 2008

I'm also rolling on these rotors. No issues yet.

cheers

poorman

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