('09-'13) Which brake pad and rotor

rayexim · 10-24-2012, 01:58 AM

Hi,
I have two 2009 american foresters one is a XT and the other one is X Limited but I live in Canada. Both foresters needs brake pad and rotors. Dealers quotes around 350 dollars and 400 dollars for front and back. Kindly let me know where can I buy them. Any online dealers who can post it to me.

Thank you

FishnFed · 10-26-2012, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rayexim

Hi,
I have two 2009 american foresters one is a XT and the other one is X Limited but I live in Canada. Both foresters needs brake pad and rotors. Dealers quotes around 350 dollars and 400 dollars for front and back. Kindly let me know where can I buy them. Any online dealers who can post it to me.

Thank you

As far as pads, I like Advance Auto Gold Wearever. Rotors, I'm not to sure about.

pigboat_2 · 10-26-2012, 08:28 PM

Centric blank premium rotors and Stop Tech street pads. Done.

fourortwowheels · 10-26-2012, 08:42 PM

^^ x2!

Fozzie23 · 10-27-2012, 02:02 AM

x3 ^^ That's what's going on my foz in about a week but just on the front for now because they're warped.

Loscaldazar · 10-27-2012, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Fozzie23

x3 ^^ That's what's going on my foz in about a week but just on the front for now because they're warped.

X4?

I'm also going to check out Frozen Rotors (local company in MN). The local Subaru guys rave about how nice they are how, and how many track days they stand up to.

Fozzie23 · 10-30-2012, 09:48 PM

I got the centric premium rotors and stoptech street performance brake pads put on the front today!

steam_mill · 10-31-2012, 05:58 AM

What's wrong with your rotors? I just swapped my pads at 80000 KM's with Wagners. All good again. Available at Part Source or Crappy Tire. You should check out www. autopartsway.ca

Free shipping over $150 in Canada.

njdriver04 · 11-19-2012, 03:46 PM

check out EBC Ultimax, not too pricey still better performance than OE. Have break in coating and nice shims, They also have quality rotors.

EBCBrakes.com

I personally run Hawk HPS , pricey though.

funkymonkey1002 · 11-19-2012, 05:23 PM

Depends how you drive. If you're light on the brakes and just daily drive it, you might want to go for some ceramic pads. If you drive it hard and want better hot braking performance the stoptech streets are the way to go.

Either way, the centric premium blanks are the rotors to get. I usually order brakes from tirerack or knsbrakes.

jkoppee · 11-20-2012, 03:25 AM

I went with centric rotors and pads and got them from Amazon. It's actually quite easy to install everything yourself and save several hundred dollars.

TheRookie · 11-20-2012, 04:50 AM

RDA Blank rotors and EBC Yellow Stuff

Chu · 01-03-2013, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by funkymonkey1002

Depends how you drive. If you're light on the brakes and just daily drive it, you might want to go for some ceramic pads. If you drive it hard and want better hot braking performance the stoptech streets are the way to go.

Either way, the centric premium blanks are the rotors to get. I usually order brakes from tirerack or knsbrakes.

Any specific recommendation on ceramic pads? Looking at tirerack they pretty much only give you three choices:

Centric Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads
Akebono ProACT Ceramic Pads
Hawk performance Ceramic Pads

In another thread someone said that they were satisfied with the Akebono's, but I cannot find any other information other than that.

Joezilla64 · 01-05-2013, 09:10 PM

I just installed the centric posi quiet ceramic pads and centric rotors and I'm pretty happy with them.

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10-24-2012, 01:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
rayexim Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 Location: Sydney, canada Car Year: 2009 Car Model: Subaru Forester limi Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Which brake pad and rotor Hi, I have two 2009 american foresters one is a XT and the other one is X Limited but I live in Canada. Both foresters needs brake pad and rotors. Dealers quotes around 350 dollars and 400 dollars for front and back. Kindly let me know where can I buy them. Any online dealers who can post it to me. Thank you

10-26-2012, 08:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
pigboat_2 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,050 Location: Colorado Springs (San Mateo) Car Year: 2002 Car Model: Forester SP Transmission: 5MT Gallery: 1 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Centric blank premium rotors and Stop Tech street pads. Done. __________________ Rawr PFF! 250+k mile club

11-19-2012, 05:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
funkymonkey1002 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,965 Location: NJ Car Year: 2004 Car Model: 2.5 XT 4EAT Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Depends how you drive. If you're light on the brakes and just daily drive it, you might want to go for some ceramic pads. If you drive it hard and want better hot braking performance the stoptech streets are the way to go. Either way, the centric premium blanks are the rotors to get. I usually order brakes from tirerack or knsbrakes. __________________ 04FXT/4EAT Snorkus Free, WRX suspension, sti up, prodrive ypipe, rota/falken/racingbrake/hawk

11-20-2012, 03:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
jkoppee Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,527 Location: NJ Car Year: 09 Car Model: Fx Premium Gallery: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I went with centric rotors and pads and got them from Amazon. It's actually quite easy to install everything yourself and save several hundred dollars. __________________ 09 2.5x Prem Dark Grey Metallic

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10-26-2012, 08:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
fourortwowheels Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,130 Location: Long Island, NY Car Year: 2008 Car Model: FSXT Transmission: M/T Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 13 reviews	^^ x2!

10-27-2012, 02:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fozzie23 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 241 Location: Phoenix, AZ Car Year: 2010 Car Model: FXT Limited Transmission: A/T Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	x3 ^^ That's what's going on my foz in about a week but just on the front for now because they're warped.

10-30-2012, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fozzie23 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 241 Location: Phoenix, AZ Car Year: 2010 Car Model: FXT Limited Transmission: A/T Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I got the centric premium rotors and stoptech street performance brake pads put on the front today!

10-31-2012, 05:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
steam_mill Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 39 Location: Toronto Car Year: 2010 Car Model: Forester Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What's wrong with your rotors? I just swapped my pads at 80000 KM's with Wagners. All good again. Available at Part Source or Crappy Tire. You should check out www. autopartsway.ca Free shipping over $150 in Canada.

11-19-2012, 03:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
njdriver04 Awesome Lurker Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 247 Location: East Coast Jersey Car Year: 04 Car Model: FXT Transmission: yes please Gallery: 4 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	check out EBC Ultimax, not too pricey still better performance than OE. Have break in coating and nice shims, They also have quality rotors. EBCBrakes.com I personally run Hawk HPS , pricey though.

11-20-2012, 04:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
TheRookie Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Cape Town Car Year: 2006 Car Model: Fozzy XT Ltd Transmission: Manual Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	RDA Blank rotors and EBC Yellow Stuff

01-05-2013, 09:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Joezilla64 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 18 Location: New Jersey Car Year: 2004 Car Model: Forester x Transmission: 5 speed Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just installed the centric posi quiet ceramic pads and centric rotors and I'm pretty happy with them. Sent from my iPhone using AutoGuide.com Free App

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