Question when buying OEM brakes - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

bigwayne3000 · 03-20-2014, 08:40 PM

So I went to Auto Zones website to get prices for rotors/brakes and it says "package quantity" 1, does that mean it is only 1 pad/rotor or 1 SET of 2 per axel? I am utterly confused so I apologize if this is a dumb question.

JimE · 03-20-2014, 08:46 PM

Rotors are typically sold each, unless you are buying an aftermarket upgrade kit.

Pads will be sold as a set per axle (ie: front pads or rear pads).

Personally, I'd go with OEM or upgrade to aftermarket. My wife warped like 3 sets of Autozone front rotors on her Grand Prix and I finally gave up and let my dealer replace them the last time (using GM OEM parts) and not another issue.

bigwayne3000 · 03-20-2014, 08:49 PM

Yea, I was thinking of going R1 rotors with Hawk pads but wasn't sure if I can justify the $400 price tag for everything.

JimE · 03-20-2014, 09:57 PM

As the brakes are the most important mechanical part of the car..not that hard to justify.

You could likely get OEM parts from your dealer (unless they have a huge markup on parts) cheaper than $400.

bigwayne3000 · 03-21-2014, 11:02 AM

Well I didn't mean to cheap out on brakes but that I wasn't sure I wanted to spend $400 on R1 rotors and Hawk pads if I could do it for 1/2 the price and stay OEM or similar.

03-20-2014, 08:40 PM	#1
bigwayne3000 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,917	Question when buying OEM brakes So I went to Auto Zones website to get prices for rotors/brakes and it says "package quantity" 1, does that mean it is only 1 pad/rotor or 1 SET of 2 per axel? I am utterly confused so I apologize if this is a dumb question.

03-20-2014, 08:46 PM	#2
JimE Drives: 2013 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 3,087	Rotors are typically sold each, unless you are buying an aftermarket upgrade kit. Pads will be sold as a set per axle (ie: front pads or rear pads). Personally, I'd go with OEM or upgrade to aftermarket. My wife warped like 3 sets of Autozone front rotors on her Grand Prix and I finally gave up and let my dealer replace them the last time (using GM OEM parts) and not another issue.

03-20-2014, 08:49 PM	#3
bigwayne3000 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,917	Yea, I was thinking of going R1 rotors with Hawk pads but wasn't sure if I can justify the $400 price tag for everything.

03-20-2014, 09:57 PM	#4
JimE Drives: 2013 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 3,087	As the brakes are the most important mechanical part of the car..not that hard to justify. You could likely get OEM parts from your dealer (unless they have a huge markup on parts) cheaper than $400.

03-21-2014, 11:02 AM	#5
bigwayne3000 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,917	Well I didn't mean to cheap out on brakes but that I wasn't sure I wanted to spend $400 on R1 rotors and Hawk pads if I could do it for 1/2 the price and stay OEM or similar.