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Still looking at big brake kits (BBKs). There are a couple of criteria that help narrow down the options: 1) I’d like to stick with stock brakes at the back (caliper & rotor). I just think it’s a waste of money and creates unnecessary complexities to swap them out. And 2) I don’t want BBKs that use the crossdrilled E46 M3 CSL floating rotors.

Rotora calipers aren’t well supported, as far as I can tell, by an array of pad options. Some if the other kits are. That might be okay if Rotora made race pads for the stock rear brakes. They don’t. They have three ceramic compounds. The street version is available for the rear. It has temperature and friction characteristics that are very different from their full race pads. And if that turns out to be a problem, then one would have to try third party pads that match what Rotora supplies for the front. This ain’t a science experiment. I just want to fix the brakes and drive.

As mentioned in an earlier post on the topic, the UUC kits both use the E46 M3 CSL crossdrilled rotors. Maybe they’re cast that way, and won’t stress fracture. Maybe the Motorsports parts are teh shite. Whatever. No holes for me. I’m not even sure I want slots. But definitely no holes.

So that narrows the options down to Brembo (Bimmerworld), Stoptech (Bimmerworld or Turner Motorsport) or Performance Friction (Turner Motorsport). All of these parts have a selection of third party pads. And those third party pads are generally available for the stock rear brakes.

I’m not sure what to get at this point. Inquiries have been sent to both distributors. (The PF parts sure are purty.) I still might give Rotora a shot if the vendor can recommend a race proven front/rear pad solution. They really are a bargain.

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