We are finally gonna get rid of the old 1996 Plymouth Voyager later this month and replace it with a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. Fortunately Chrysler just extended the Employee Pricing Plus plan through September 6. Anyway the Voyager needs new brakes up front. I got a set of OEM pads from the dealer but, it also needs new rotors. I really wasn't counting on replacing the rotors so I don't want to spend too much on them but, we do still have to drive the car for another month so I need a quality set. Here are the choices, what would you pick in my situation?
I am leaning towards the NAPA rotors for the obvious choice that they are the cheapest. The only concern I have is that I know NAPA just relabels their product so I really don't know what brand it really is or if the quality is comparable with the other well known brands in my list.
Raybestos rotor from Pepboys = $54 each
Bendix from Advance Auto = $47 each
United from NAPA = $41 each
Usually this is not a problem for me as 99% of the time I just go OEM but, I need to do the brakes today and the dealer doesn't have the rotors in stock.
I forget who actually makes the rotors that get sold under the various brand names...but I'd just get the cheapest set you can. Break things in properly and you'll be good for a *lot* longer than a month no matter what you buy. I get longer than that on rotors that really oughta be replaced but were just turned instead- and that's a *very* temporary fix.
The break-in procedure is a pain (numerous stops from increasing speeds with increasing pedal pressure, eventually right on the verge of triggering the ABS) but will prevent most rotor issues. So if you're gonna worry about them, I'd go through the hassle and break them in right.
What is wrong with the discs, are they damaged or nearing the minimum limit. If they are damaged ie cracked I would replace them, if they are just near the minimum I would leave them alone if your only keeping the car for another month
They are both at their limit for min thickness and one of them has a bad (deep) groove in it. I would just replace the pads and leave the bad rotor there but, my fear is the groove may damage the new pads.
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