Who else has had warped rotors?

[MerlintheMad]

Nice looking but pricey. Just want something better than stock but I'm not racing the car so don't need a floating design or that price.

But, but the STOPPING power, think of that! It does delight the imagination. Acceleration is all good fun. Stopping power is the ultimate performance envelope that means more than anything else in the real world.

 

[Waynerm002]

The standard rotors work well. If you are going to track the car or race it, then better brakes would be called for. For normal street driving, that might be overkill.

 

[MerlintheMad]

The standard rotors work well. If you are going to track the car or race it, then better brakes would be called for. For normal street driving, that might be overkill.

Is there such a thing as "overkill stopping power"? If you are saying that these ultra rotors (and pads) won't actually stop the car in a shorter distance than the OEM brakes, then I will agree that getting the OEM replaced with these is only a fetish. But if these do stop the car faster, then getting them is "justified."

If these only have the advantage of staying power, i.e. full function under racing (repeated use) conditions, but do not stop the car faster in a few maximum use applications (i.e. public street scenarios), I probably won't bother wasting my money (just so I can brag that I have brakes that could do the 24 hrs of Le Mans).

I will be watching for comparative tests on a Stinger: OEM vs these or equally specified race level rotors and pads; to see if these actually do stop a Stinger faster or not.

 

[robz32]

A good chunk of that price is the shipping. Disk are heavy and air shipping as well.

I guess we need to wait for a US vendor to start making them for the Stinger.

 

[Kamauxx]

Is there such a thing as "overkill stopping power"? If you are saying that these ultra rotors (and pads) won't actually stop the car in a shorter distance than the OEM brakes, then I will agree that getting the OEM replaced with these is only a fetish. But if these do stop the car faster, then getting them is "justified."

If these only have the advantage of staying power, i.e. full function under racing (repeated use) conditions, but do not stop the car faster in a few maximum use applications (i.e. public street scenarios), I probably won't bother wasting my money (just so I can brag that I have brakes that could do the 24 hrs of Le Mans).

I will be watching for comparative tests on a Stinger: OEM vs these or equally specified race level rotors and pads; to see if these actually do stop a Stinger faster or not.

You probably shouldn't spend your money on something like that if you won't be racing. Those are designed to keep cool under repeated heavy braking. They may bite harder than stock but for an everyday commuting daily driver there's no need.


Thread relevant: I have a service appointment set for Saturday. My car has over 13k miles so I have little faith that Kia will actually do anything to fix it.

 

[Waynerm002]

Mine is vibrating again but it isn't too annoying like the first time, so I haven't made an appointment to have it checked again yet. If it gets worse I will unless some thing better in the aftermarket world comes out. I am surprised Brembo or another brake manufacturer don't have something reasonably priced yet. It would be nice if KIA could come up with a brake and pad set which will work for us and replace what we currently have.

 

[robz32]

Well, I just recently found out that it seems to be an issue with Korean Stingers as well. So KIA global needs to come up with a solution.

 

[sym]

Is there such a thing as "overkill stopping power"? If you are saying that these ultra rotors (and pads) won't actually stop the car in a shorter distance than the OEM brakes, then I will agree that getting the OEM replaced with these is only a fetish. But if these do stop the car faster, then getting them is "justified."

If these only have the advantage of staying power, i.e. full function under racing (repeated use) conditions, but do not stop the car faster in a few maximum use applications (i.e. public street scenarios), I probably won't bother wasting my money (just so I can brag that I have brakes that could do the 24 hrs of Le Mans).

I will be watching for comparative tests on a Stinger: OEM vs these or equally specified race level rotors and pads; to see if these actually do stop a Stinger faster or not.

They won't stop your car any faster. In general, if your brakes can lock the wheels (which will trigger ABS), you've already achieved the maximum braking potential of the car. There's still something to be said about pedal travel, clean rotors, etc, but that's when your rotors have 50k miles on them, not 5k.

I feel like this might be happening to me as well. Hoping they update the rotor design so if this is an issue, I don't just get the same pair of rotors that will warp again.

 

[Cazwizzle]

I’m waiting for backordered rotors to come in again. Second set of rotors in 9 months with 15K miles. There’s no way I’m putting 1 or more sets of rotor on the Stinger annually. That’s ridiculous, and clearly a defect in design or production.

 

[Hojae84]

Yep. Kia needs to redo their rotor design or materials used. Clearly not standing up to the brembos.
I would gladly pay 200$ per OEM rotor vs $100 if it solved this issue.
No way ima spend 1+k on higher performance rotors for a dd

 

[Cazwizzle]

Yep. Kia needs to redo their rotor design or materials used. Clearly not standing up to the brembos.
I would gladly pay 200$ per OEM rotor vs $100 if it solved this issue.
No way ima spend 1+k on higher performance rotors for a dd

Are OEM rotors only $100? I forget what service advisor said, but I got the distinct impression that they cost FAR more than that! Can anyone chime in who might know for sure?

 

[Hojae84]

Are OEM rotors only $100? I forget what service advisor said, but I got the distinct impression that they cost FAR more than that! Can anyone chime in who might know for sure?

i found this item#(51712-J5500) seems to be a single front rotor for the stinger. this is based on my research online, so maybe someone else can confirm

 

[Kamauxx]

My car's rotors are officially "warped" and the service advisor said they will cost $150 per axle to machine, whatever that means.

He said Kia only warranties them for 1 year/12k miles. Unfortunately my car is at 13k miles. This is a problem I started noticing a few thousand miles ago so I'll see if Kia consumer affairs will make an exception.

Since there are documented cases of this happening to ppl as early as <5k miles Kia should extede the warranty on them.

 

[Hojae84]

My car's rotors are officially "warped" and the service advisor said they will cost $150 per axle to machine, whatever that means.

He said Kia only warranties them for 1 year/12k miles. Unfortunately my car is at 13k miles. This is a problem I started noticing a few thousand miles ago so I'll see if Kia consumer affairs will make an exception.

Since there are documented cases of this happening to ppl as early as <5k miles Kia should extede the warranty on them.

Goodluck let us know how it goes. Def. Talk to the consumer affairs I am hoping they will replace as a courtesy, make sure to mention it started happening a few thousand miles ago but couldn't bring in cosa travel work or whatever. And yes definitely bring up cases on quite a few having problems as early as 5k. Keep us posted

 

[Hojae84]

Goodluck let us know how it goes. Def. Talk to the consumer affairs I am hoping they will replace as a courtesy, make sure to mention it started happening a few thousand miles ago but couldn't bring in cosa travel work or whatever. And yes definitely bring up cases on quite a few having problems as early as 5k. Keep us posted

Also r u handy? U can buy rotors and install yourself for the price they are charging to turn ur rotors. That will just make the rotor too thin ul get the vibrates and steering shakes soon and need a replacement rotor.

 

[Kamauxx]

Goodluck let us know how it goes. Def. Talk to the consumer affairs I am hoping they will replace as a courtesy, make sure to mention it started happening a few thousand miles ago but couldn't bring in cosa travel work or whatever. And yes definitely bring up cases on quite a few having problems as early as 5k. Keep us posted

That's my plan. I'll call them Monday and let everyone know what happens.

 

[Kamauxx]

Also r u handy? U can buy rotors and install yourself for the price they are charging to turn ur rotors. That will just make the rotor too thin ul get the vibrates and steering shakes soon and need a replacement rotor.

I'm not paying them $300 for a 10k mile band-aid.

I'll wait and pay for a better aftermaket option (once available) before I give Kia $300 every 10k miles.

 

[Hojae84]

Yep hoping some aftermarket releases something better that doesn't cost $1k+ that's pretty extreme price
That is all that we can find for now.

 

[stingeradmr]

they turned mine at 15,00and then replaced them at 25,000 because they knew that there was a problem with the stingers brakes

 

[Kamauxx]

they turned mine at 15,00and then replaced them at 25,000 because they knew that there was a problem with the stingers brakes

My service advisor said they'd have to machine mine. Is "machining" and turning the same process? Or do they literally just turn the rotors 180 degrees so that the pads make contact with the opposite side?

*Edit: YouTube answered my question and showed me how ridiculous it is. Please disregard.