Raybestos Element 3 pads and rotors. Inexpensive, maintains factory brake feel and won't rust out.
Pros: inexpensive, good feel
Cons: none mentioned
Vehicle:
MINI Countryman
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Website
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I like them. Used them for 2 years and have a lot of backroads and a couple of track sessions on them. The shims that come with them rattle a lot.
Pros: good for backroads, track use
Cons: shims rattle
I went with Raybestos Element 3 rotors and pads. I live in New England so plenty of salt. Getting into my 2nd winter on them and they still look new.
Pros: look new, second winter
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Volt
I recently replaced my factory Kia front pads with some EHT's. Did not replace rotors, just cleaned and removed some rust on them. Applied some caliper grease to the proper areas and these pads so far have been really nice. A VERY noticeable difference vs. the factory pads in stopping power. My only complaint was that Raybestos did not include new pad retainer springs in the box.
Pros: noticeable difference, good stopping power
Cons: no retainer springs included
On the side/personal vehicles? Raybestos coated rotors with OEM pads or Wagner OEX pads every time. Consistent quality, smooth strong braking and low dust.
Pros: consistent quality, low dust
Guy above says don’t go cheap….I just used some raybestos pads and rotors for the rear I got from rock auto for 100$. Cheap, fast and easy. First time doing brakes and despite some snags had it done in an hour.
Pros: cheap, fast, easy
Purchased brake pads and rotors off of Rock Auto.
RAYBESTOS 982348FZN - Rotors
Night and day difference on the brakes.
Pros: night and day difference
Mileage: 40000 km
Part number: RAYBESTOS 982348FZN
Fitted my 2017 with new front/rear brakes and rotors yesterday. I went with the daily driver level Raybestos brand kit from Rockauto. Included both pads and rotors with hardware. Did the work myself. While I obviously can't say anything about longevity yet, performance seems good so far. Especially for the price when compared to over double for Duralast from my local AutoZone.
Pros: good performance, good price
Honestly the new caliper was cheap (also used Raybestos Element3), and the discs/pads are the same price as the 470. That said, there is zero difference in feel most of the time. I don’t get comments about ‘sporty’. The discs are just thicker and calipers a bit wider to suit, pads are exactly the same. The added mass means they don’t get heat soaked as quickly, but for regular use they felt the same. The big difference some people might feel is the difference between new/old pads/discs plus fresh brake fluid and new flex lines - that makes a huge difference.
Pros: no heat soak, same price
Cons: no sporty feel, same feel
I got Raybestos pads+rotors back in December… 4mo later and already vibrating when braking so prob warped the rotors, and the pads already squeal at low speed braking.
Cons: vibrating brakes, squealing pads
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