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Brake discs Detroit Axle or Duralast
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I like the duralast gold brake rotors. They have a really nice coating to help prevent corrosion, if you’re in the north east I really recommend them. They do need to be bedded once installed to get rid of the coating on the braking surface of the rotor. You pretty much just get the car up to 20mph and hit the brakes a little aggressive, you do this a few times each time increasing your speed. It comes with clear instructions how to do it.
Pros: nice coating, prevents corrosion
Cons: needs bedding
Dynamic Friction makes a good geomet-coated rotor that is excellent for what they cost.
Pros: excellent for the cost
Dynamic Friction are great with ceramic pads, only complaint is cosmetic, they do not coat the rotors so after some rain the inside hub of the rotors starts to rust. Purely cosmetic, great rotors! I drive them fast regularly and they perform better than OEM
Pros: better than OEM, great performance
Cons: cosmetic rust
when I did the brakes on my ‘17 GTI about 20k miles ago I used Duralast Gold rotors and pads from AutoZone. Low dust, low noise, stop fine and the rotor hubs are coated so they don’t rust in five minutes. They’ve been perfectly cromulent.
Pros: low dust, low noise, stop fine
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 20000 km
I use Duralast Gold rotors on my two endurance race cars - they are great. I wouldn't expect the basic ones to be anything special, but they should work just fine.
Pros: great for endurance racing
i have detroit axle slotted and ventilated, might be drilled idk don’t feel like checking rn lol, brakes nd they’ve been pretty good the past few months i’ve had em
Pros: pretty good brakes
I had them on my Z32 a few times, not bad, I wouldnt do track days with them, (well I did once they warped). But outside of that, for daily they are fine.
Pros: fine for daily use
Cons: warped on track
Vehicle:
Nissan
The EBC Yellowstuff pads didn't last as long as the OE pads. The Alfa EBC rotors still are shipping with Gen1 "ThermicBlack" coating on them, which isn't as good as the Geomet/Geospec coating that EBC claims to now be using on new production parts. The EBC Gen1 coating rusts and looks like a pretty nasty rotor in just two years. I went with the EBC rotors in 2021 because I didn't want Chinese parts either, and the EBC items are made in the UK (and pads may be made in the USA).So when I did the rear brakes again this year (rear EBC YS pads shot in 23k miles), I went back to the OE Alfa rear pads. I ordered the EBC rotors, but when they showed up with the Gen1 coating that sucks, I returned them. And I ended up having to buy Dynamic Friction Geospec/Geomet coated rotors, which are made in China. The Dynamic Friction rotors were well packaged (much better than the EBCs). So far, they're completely fine after maybe 100 miles.
Pros: good packaging, fine performance
Cons: short lifespan, poor coating
Mileage: 23000 km
That's likely the lowest possible grade of rotors I've seen in a while. Lathe marks are too rough, and the casting is bad.
Cons: lowest grade, rough lathe marks, bad casting
I had the Detroit axel rotors on my fronts for a while and they were just a little too small and caused the pads to squeak after a while from uneven wear since part of the pad didn\u2019t hit the rotor due to it being a couple millimeters too small.
Pros: null
Cons: too small, caused squeaking
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Which brake discs to choose — Detroit Axle or Duralast?
If choosing brake discs across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake discs across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
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Which brake discs are better — Duralast or Detroit Axle?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Detroit Axle were overall better than Duralast.
- Detroit Axle received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and Duralast scored 77 points.
- Detroit Axle ranked 16 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 17.
- The average rating is higher for Detroit Axle (4) than for Duralast (3.6).
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Brake discs Detroit Axle have better feature ratings than Duralast:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than Detroit Axle.
- Braking - drivers claim, that this property for Detroit Axle is outperforms Duralast.
- Vibration - reviews suggest, that this property for Duralast is preferred to Detroit Axle.
Which brake discs are more popular — Detroit Axle or Duralast?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Duralast were overall more popular than Duralast.
The brands are equal by vote balance:
- For Detroit Axle, the ratio of positive (29) to negative (5) votes is 24 votes.
- For Duralast, the ratio of positive (34) to negative (10) votes is 24 votes.
By number of reviews, brake discs Duralast surpassed Detroit Axle:
- For brake discs Detroit Axle there are 11 reviews: 9 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negative.
- For brake discs Duralast there are 14 reviews: 10 positive, 2 neutral, 2 negative.
Which brake discs do car owners prefer — Detroit Axle or Duralast?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake discs Detroit Axle and Duralast have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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