Rotors

Anybody know where to buy Raybestos rotors? I'm in MD, and I've tried Advance, Autozone and NAPA with no luck.

Try Murray's auto parts if you have them in your area, they can usually get anything. I would suggest ZZP, they have slotted rotors that are just as good or better and will cost as much as raybestos. They also have brake upgrade kits. Link below

http://www.zzperformance.com/grand_prix/products.php?id=138

Auto Value's premium line of brakes is Raybestos.

Anyone who's gotten the Raybestos Professional Grade Plus rotors- do they have Made in China stamped on the box, or are they manufactured somewhere else?

Yeah about two months ago but I don't recall seeing Made in China on the box. Did you? :uhoh: The Professional and Advanced series rotors are supposed to be Made in Canada. Or used to be. The Raybestos Aimco brand which is secondary to the better quality rotors are Made in China.

Raybestos is now owned by Affinia Under Vehicle Group, Brake Parts, Inc. located in McHenry, IL. so it is hard to say where they are really manufactured now.

No, I didn't actually get those rotors, that's why I was wondeing where they are made. The only way I can get them is to have them shipped, and I'd like to get the brakes done this weekend. So I bought the "ultra-premium" brand of NAPA rotors (I'm sure somebody else makes them for NAPA), thinking I'd get something from this side of the world. Sure enough, the box is stamped CHINA.

I've had bad experiences with Asian, and especially Chinese, parts in the past, so I try like heck to avoid them. This includes rotors that were the wrong thickness.

Well this is not good news for us that are leery about Made in China rotors. I checked with a friend at one of the local Checker Auto stores which is also Kragen/Schucks depending on where you live. He checked the Raybestos PG Plus rotors he has in stock and they are now Made in China. :rolleyes:

Working in the parts business, I have noticed that it's getting harder to find rotors/drums made in the US or Canada. Even AC-Delco Durastops are now Chinese made, way to go GM :shakehead .

That being said, there are quality rotors coming from China now, you just need to look for the ISO/QS quality ratings on the box. To my understanding, there is only 2 companies that make all the Chinese rotors regardless of the name on the box. One is quality, the other is JUNK. Luckily, they are visually different and easy to tell apart. If the brake surface finish is non-directional (has arced rays from the center out at a 45 degree angle to the direction of rotation) , you've got the good ones. If the brake surface is spiral cut (has concentric grooves like an old LP record that run from outside edge to inside edge) they are the junk ones.

Thanks for the replies. I just don't understand why these companies would send manufacturing for something like rotors overseas. The casting operation was already set up, so they're not saving money there. I guess the rotors would need machining afterwards, but are they really saving there.