ctrider

i have a question regarding the stock rotors vs brembo crossdrilled rotors.
which are better? are they pretty much the same as performance?
also how come they only list the rears for the w208 on evosport,
and will these rotors work with stock calipers and pads ? thanks so much for the help, i've searched and i wanna leave the stock calipers for now and want to get that crossdrilled look, but i don't want to suffer any performance loss, thx!!!!!!

Chappy

Don't know. You could be one of the first to test them back-to-back

xmatty89

bump. sorry this is an old post but I'm still pondering the same questions about brakes due to needing to replace them very soon. has anyone put the brembo rotors with stock calipers on the w208? id get new pads

dynomite05

I had Brembo cross-drilled with stock calipers on my w209. IF anyone is going to purchase them I recommend painting the hub black. After a few months it turned very rusty. I don't think they are worth the money. Went with r1concepts

xmatty89

what are your opinions of the r1concepts vs stock? has anyone put the r1 on their w208 amg?

dynomite05

The R1's have been great. I had a lot of problems with the Brembo/Porterfield R4s combo. Very loud squeaking and rough stops. Switched to the R1concepts/Akebonos and haven't had a problem. I only used the stock rotors for a month and that was 2 1/2 yrs ago so I really don't remember. This is a pic of the R1's

bobbyjo9

The 208 front rotors for the 55 are unique. I believe the brembo, r1, etc are larger than stock and hence wont fit. Ive seen a stock sized cross drilled but cant remember what brand. With upgraded pads these brakes are more than enough for the streets so im sure that has kept the aftermarket parts out of the running.

dynomite05

Do you know how big the stock rotors are? I just check R1 and they only have the rears available for the w208 55

xmatty89

i think they are 13.1 inches stock

dynomite05

That's around 332mm...Can't you get the rotors from another MB?

bobbyjo9

They are 335 up front and left/right specific

GiZzO

I ran into this same road block, options for W208 AMG front rotors are limited.
Please do discuss available OEM size rotors would be much appreciated