Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad they stayed clean without having to paint them and I did read that they are zinc coated but it does say that the hub area is not so that's the part I'm worried about.
Thought I'd comment on just this one item. Why would you want to replace your factory rotors with only 26k on them? Are they undersize or damaged in some way? Why not just have them turned? Once they're trued up a little, they should work like new again.
The main reason I want to replace the factory rotors is because the hub area has oxidized quite a bit on all four but other than squeaking during light stopping, they work fine. I have the 4 piston set up and although I could turn them and I suppose remove the rust and paint them, I figured I may as well replace them with some better looking (in my opinion) slotted and drilled rotors.
Thanks for your input wasp392. Any insight as to why you prefer the factory rotors or why staying away from drilled ones may be a good idea?
Here is a good video discussing drilled and slotted
That helps. Changing out the 4 piston rotors is considerably cheaper than the 6 piston 2 piece units. We understand your logic now. You want nicer LOOKING rotors. The Z26 kit is a good choice. But know that the pads WILL produce far less dust than factory, and that they will NOT perform as well in track conditions. They're easier on your rotors which is good, but aren't designed for taking the car racing at the track. On the street, the diff shows up as slightly less "touchy" when ya first hit the pedal. On my SRT, they stop great. Other drivers still complain that my car's brakes are "touchy" but I know that they aren't nearly like they were with my factory pads. I don't race my car, so any change in performance in track conditions doesn't matter to me. I don't care. The car stops WAAYYY faster than I'll ever use, and that's fine with me. I hate brake dust, and my Z23's get the job done. FWIW, Z23's are significantly cheaper than Z26's. Compound is exactly the same. Diff is the backing plate, Z26's are designed for higher temps.
+1 Thanks for weighing in here.
You are correct, many experts say this. However, many also say it's fine to turn them, and they do it every day. Depends which experts ya talk to and what kind of equipment they have. For example, my Dodge dealer will turn them right there on the car, and highly recommended it to me rather than replacement. But they have the right equipment.
the '15 through early '16s didn't seem to have painted the faces of the rotor hats - this would lead to unsightly rust stains coming out from the center caps.
