Dub

Do wrx 04-05 rotors fit on my 04 xt? i'm pretty sure they do...but wanna be sure...i see a decent deal on rotors...and i'm doing my brakes this weekend. Thanks.

pleiad7

They are identical.

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Dub

nice! Thank you!

sea-scooby

What kind of price it is on the rotors? I'm thinking of selling the ones off my XT but I have no idea what they are worth.

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Dub

ummm...found a guy selling all four slotted rotors and what not for 250

sea-scooby

they must be aftermarket rotors if they are slotted. Sounds like a good deal though! Very easy swap too!

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Dub

Sea? Why are you taking yours OFF?

Dub

nice glad to hear it...

sea-scooby

I went with Racing Brake slotted rotors and I upsized the rears from 266mm to 290mm. I needed a bit more stopping power since I'm running a VF39. I did pads and new fluid at the same time too.

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Dub

Nice! Yea, thats what i'm doing. Full brake "refresh". Where do i pick up good ceramic pads in the stock size? Can't wait to do a turbo upgrade myself!

sea-scooby

Ceramic pads will eat your rotors up, and they also lose a lot of effectiveness in the cold.

I went with Hawk HPS pads. They are a real quiet pad that bites much harder than the stock pad, and won't tear your rotors up like a ceramic pad. They are pretty cheap too.

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Dub

cool thanks.

Dub

couple questions before the money changes hands. They are stop tech rotors...they'll still fit under my stock calipers right? Just wanna make sure. Also, what is the diffrence between slotted and drilled or are they similar? any answers would help...learning process here...

sea-scooby

cross drilled have a bunch of holes all the way thru them, slotted have roughly 6 long directional slots in the surface.

Ask the owner if he used his stock calipers. If so, they will work perfect with your calipers.

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Dub

They'll fit. They are brand new, too. So, as far as slotted vs. drilled, they run about the same? Curious to know if slotted is better than drilled or vice versa? Or are they both pro/con...