but bought the ceramic pads ($43.?)and chinese rotors at advance auto parts. brakes feel great now.

Is that what cross drilled rotors are called? So, can you tell your brakes are better? Oh you said brakes feel great. You answered my question already. I got the ceramic pads along with cross drilled rotors. Cost an arm and a leg, but they saved my a** when a lady pulled out in from of me and I had to stop from 40 to 0 in 50 ft. Yep. Saved my a** and they never locked up.

These china rotors had a swirll design on them. Cost about $19. each. I,m still breaking them in at this time so I ain,t slammed em on yet.