I just picked up a set of Hawk Performance front pads to replace my worn out Axxis Ultimate's. I measured my rotors after pulling the wheels off and found that they are below the minimum of 22mm, so having them turned is not an option. Since it looks like I need new rotors I'm trying to decide what to replace them with that will work well with the Hawk pads. I've been happy with the stock rotors, other than the corrosion on the hub, but OEM is quite a bit more than a lot of aftermarket options I'm seeing. I don't really feel like I need two piece rotors. When searching for aftermarket it looks like most of them come with their own pads. Now I'm down to:

1) Replace with OEM rotors and use the Hawk Performance pads that I just purchased
2) Replace with aftermarket 1-piece rotors and pads, then sell my Hawk pads on Ebay
3) Find some aftermarket rotors that don't come with pads and work well with the Hawk Performance Pads

Any suggestions on 1-piece aftermarket rotors? There seem to be a ton of options with not very many reviews. This is mainly a daily driver with very infrequent autocross/track days (1 or 2 every couple of years). I would like at least similar performance to the stock rotors as they worked pretty well for me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Jeff

 

Ive heard good things about the centric blanks, they can be had on rockauto for pretty cheap.

 

I bought mine from Advance Auto.
You can buy high heat flat black BBQ paint and then paint over that with gloss caliper paint, no rust on mine yet.

 

Agree that Centric rotors are the good stuff. Or, you can step up to StopTech, which are really just Centric with directional vanes and/or slots and/or drilled holes.

 

Thanks guys. I decided to go with the Centric High Carbon (Part # 125.45071). Turned out to be cheapest from Amazon (Prime) after factoring in shipping from other sites. They come with the hubs already coated. They were $62.78 each at Amazon, so about half what the OEM rotors cost.

Thanks again!

 

I got those same rotors for my 2014 Mazda3 (along with pads that came as part of a kit). I love them. Pedal feel is less spongy now, although still no match for the RX-8.

 

Brembo blanks are really good but a bit pricey.