My brakes ..quality speaking are junk...24,000 miles and I have lousey rotors.. well I want to replace all rotors and pads with real good ones and not "OEM -JUNK":rant:
WHO SELLS GOOD ROTORS AND PADS?? for my 03 dually.

thanks

If you want to go Aftermarket, go to tirerack.com and check out the Power Slot Rotors. As far as pads go, you will just have to look. I don't know myself what pads I would run with the power slots on our sized trucks. I imagine you want some type of ceramic, low dust compound. Satisified makes a lot of pads for different companies, you might look at them.

Not too many people have had problems with longivity on the OEM pads and rotors. Most get about 70,000 miles.

I've never installed slotted or cross-drilled rotors on a 3/4 ton truck, but did have a set on an f150 and was not particularly impressed by them. I think you'll find mixed reviews on slotted rotors in pickups or any other relatively heavy curb weight vehicle. They do help to a degree with braking distances, but the reason they work is that the slots have the effect of shaving the brake pad surface clean of varnish and other heat related deposits formed during braking. This, of course, results in greatly accellerated brake pad wear. I do not think they really "vent the brake gasses" like a lot of the manufacturers claim -- the physics just aren't there to support it. Cross-drilled rotors are for the most part a waste of money IMO as well. Their selling point is increased heat dissipation along with decreased rotating mass. But unless you buy expensive ones they're likely to crack at the edges of the holes and cause you all kind of problems. I don't have any idea how good or bad the big-name, expensive systems like Baer or Brembo would be for our trucks, but maybe someone here has run them. I just looked up a set of Brembo rotors online for $303/pair.

I think you're best off to get a quality solid-metal set from NAPA or any of the major brake parts manufacturers. As far as pads, I've used Ceramicool and Rotex Gold Kevlar pads in the past and have been impressed with the quality of both. One other modification you might consider to improve performance is a set of braided stainless steel brake hoses. They don't expand as much under pressure from the fluid as OE rubber hoses and will therefore transfer more energy to the calipers. ...Not going to decrease your braking distance by 100 feet or anything, but they're pretty cheap and worth it IMO.

You're right in saying the slots won't do much. I was thinking more about the coating they put on their rotors for corrosion prevention.

Brembo would also be a good choice and if they are coated/plated, then they would be the way to go.

I've never heard any negative about 'Stainless Steel Brake Corp.' You can check them out at: http://www.ssbrakes.com/

Only corrosion coatings I've seen, even on Brembos, should be removed prior to installation as it's usually a petroleum based compound.
I have heard of ceramic based coatings but the prices of those was through the roof, same as carbon fiber rotors, which need matching carbon pads. These are mostly for racing.
Go with a good first line rotor and you should have no problems, and use ceramic pads

I have no experience with these, and couldn't say whether it's a gimmick or not, but cryogenically treated rotors are another option. Basically they just take a quality solid rotor and freeze it at -300*, which supposedly makes for a more dense metallurgical structure. They're not cheap, either, at $260 a set. Not sure how it would affect corrosion resistance, but I'm sure they'd tell you if you asked.

http://www.frozenrotors.com/

Sorry been working alot.........I will check these out, just mad about low quality brakes and everyone seems to say "it's normal"