pls help .. yet another brake setup question

[LI-X5]

hi all ,

so i've searched all the old thread's for the last hour and my head is now spinning !!

i have an 03 x5 4.6is w about 40k on the odo , and its time for a new set of rotor's and pads all around !!

so anyone with expierience pls chime in as im looking for a good setup not oem !!

i want a cross drilled or slotted rotor and a good pad with similar stopping power to my oem's butttt with much less dust !!

thanks in advance !!

neil

[mrbmwx5]

for now no body make cross or drill rotors for 4.6/4.8is yet.

[2002Silver4.6is]

Get the Axxis Deluxe brake pads. Mine have a little squeaking to them but the difference in brake dust is AMAZING!!!! I could have probably put a bit more anti-squeal on the backs of the pads though....

I put SP rotors on the front of my X5 and I am quite happy with them:

http://www.raceshopper.com/sp_rotors.shtml

There are also a few sellers of drilled 4.6 rotors on Ebay......

[2002Silver4.6is]

Originally Posted by mrbmwx5

for now no body make cross or drill rotors for 4.6/4.8is yet.

There are a few out there actually....

[2002Silver4.6is]

I think that SP is actually in Long Island:

http://www.sp-performance.com/cross_drilled.htm

[LI-X5]

thanks for the quick reply's guys !!

i followed a link from 2002's old thread to this company on eaby , they look good any one have any opinionss ??
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DISCO...3893QQtcZphoto

[2002Silver4.6is]

A lot of the sellers of X5 rotors do not have them for the 4.6is.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03...spagenameZWD1V

These look decent and the holes seems to be countersunk and not just drilled straight down. I would check to make sure thay are vented. I would ask if you could buy them without the pads so you can get the Axxis Deluxe.

FYI the SP rotors I bought were about $235 shipped for two drilled fronts with their standard non-nickel coating. (Definitely check with SP regarding price and availability. They sell a nice product!!) At that point in time they did not have the rears in stock so I went OEM for the rears. I painted the set of OEM rears with VHT silver paint and after a few thousand miles they still look great!