Is anyone using Adams Rotors on their C7? Thoughts?

[VVG]

Looking to maybe save a little weight and add some bling

[LINDW4LL]

I'm not really a fan of the company- although the quality of the product is not bad. They're just taking generic blank rotors (Centric, Zimmerman, etc), machining different patterns into them, and then selling them at a nice premium.

If you just want the bling of the custom patterns, and don't mind paying a premium, then go for it. But they're charging $750 when OE are only $579.

[Brooklyn]

I have them on my S6 and had them on my S4. I doubt you're saving much weight as LIND outlines above. I had a back and forth with the owner on pricing. The front rotors work out to be relatively close in price to OEM front rotors. The rear rotors are a bigger jump. When coupled with Wearever pads, my total price paid on rotors and pads ended up being only a $150 or so more than stock rotors and pads. At that price, it was a no-brainer. Unfortunately my pads are making a ridiculous amount of noise, unlike another forum member's experience with the same pads. I doubt it's a rotor issue though. If you get them, you're getting them more for the bling factor than anything else.

[adam's rotors]

allow me to address a couple things here in a direct fashion...that's not "all" we do, nor is that something bad to do.

they are all finished in the US, right here in California.
as for country of origin, we source blanks from all over the globe...
Germany, Mexico, USA, China, Canada, even Brazil...different brand cores are used depending on the application.

we use only premium grade discs to start with, to our discretion, and spare no expense…
the most important part of the process is the made-to-order CNC work, per corner...along with custom finishing & coating we do all in-house.

to clarify, no-one is casting their own blanks and any aftermarket machined rotor company is CNCing patterns.
we're the ones doing it per customer, to order, per rotor, and offer an insane 17+ pattern catalog...the only ones in the world with this business model.

regarding those options, slotting dissipates heat, helps avoid glazing, and adds bite...
drilling/dimpling do nothing but look good with new-age pads, as they no longer create the gasses they were once used to help disperse.
thus, we've focused most of our exclusive patterns around slotting (our double slotting specifically, which we're known for, was designed & tested in many track & endurance race scenarios) to not only keep your brakes cooler when put to the test, but look good with unique, customizable ways of implementing them on factory spec rotors.*

with that said, for a daily driven street car, it*really*makes no difference when the car isn’t seeing hot brakes &*aggressive stopping.
in this case I always say to pick your favorite;*after all, our concept is to have the customer choosing what they like for they’re own custom rotor.

see them all, HERE.

to address weight, as posted in our FAQ's:

"do adam's rotors weigh less?"

yes, but we don't advertise as a lightweight alternative because the difference is marginal. but yes, they are lighter.
unless you're a true race driver and this car only sees the track, noone out there can truly feel/utilize this "unsprung" weight with brakes on a daily driver that people have argued for ages. more importantly, it is hardly worth the extra money for these costly discs or the severely shorter lifespan of 2-piece LW alternatives for that matter. the blanks weigh less than stock blanks as is and after machining, even less of course. drilling takes about .75lb from the fronts and about .5lb from the rears. slotting takes half that amount. drilled/slotted variations are somewhere between those two give or take and a bit more when we look at our own patterns.

lastly price...we're all-inclusive. it's a custom product with options of your choosing, complimentary silver zinc corrosion protection, and free shipping within the US.
our pricing is set hardly at a premium considering all that is included, and is very competitive with the little, if any, alternatives on the market other than OE blanks.

if the OP or anyone else has ANY other questions, we're right here...shoot us an email, we're quick and happy to help.