You can get the OEM pieces from Speedlogix for a much better price

Or you can go with the Demon Performance rotors. They are about the same price at Speedlogix and are lighter and arguably a better rotor.

 

OEM set $1692.88


Demon Performance $1399.00 + $1049.00

Sorry, it's been awhile since I looked, apparently the price on the OEM set has come down.


The DP set also has the benefit of replaceable rotors whereas the OEM set must be replaced completely.

 

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Going through the exact same issue. I went with the dba replacement rings. Keep your same hats and use their replacement rings. I got the both fronts for less than $600 delivered from the link below last week. This is just the rotor rings and new nuts for the rotor bolts. No pads and reuse old bolts. I haven't installed them yet, but they look really nice.
DBA52910.1S - DBA Brake Rotors - 5000 Series T3 - Import Replacement Parts

 

Nut torque on the DBA rotor rings are 112 inch pounds FYI. Nice product IMO.

 

I went with r1 concepts . around 1000 bucks for front and rear.

 

R1 concepts didn't have any in stock when I checked.

Got a link or a post?

 

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Or if your credit card is fully charged up, there's some carbon ceramic brakes available...although I can't imagine needing these on the street given the giant brakes the WB package came with...although the unsprung weight reduction might be nice...

 

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Or if your credit card is fully charged up, there's some carbon ceramic brakes available...although I can't imagine needing these on the street given the giant brakes the WB package came with...although the unsprung weight reduction might be nice...

That's amazing

 

I've seen those c rotors before and could have sworn the kit price was close to $15k but at just over $5k it seems cheap to me for ccm that is plug and play with our calipers. Over my budget of course but I can see them entering a budget list for some of the high speed road races.
Then I saw the track day pads for them are $900. Wonder how long either of those last?

 

I've seen those c rotors before and could have sworn the kit price was close to $15k but at just over $5k it seems cheap to me for ccm that is plug and play with our calipers. Over my budget of course but I can see them entering a budget list for some of the high speed road races.
Then I saw the track day pads for them are $900. Wonder how long either of those last?

I have been LIVING in researching brakes lately (for my corvette), so i have nearly every website memorized LOL.... the $15K price you're remembering is still out there....

They have it listed for $14.5 right now -> https://www.racingbrake.com/RB-CCB-System-for-Dodge-SRT8-Hellcat-Challenger-C-p/rccb-dod-01.htm

It is higher because it's for all 4 corners and includes ccm rotors, calipers, race day pads, lines, ets.

Those CCM rotors in post #9 (rotors only) would still be $10K-ish for all 4 corners.

 

Question for you. were you running stock pads all 20,000 miles?

 

I was. I also got just over 20k miles on them. They really ate into the rotors.

 

What is the low spec thickness?

 

30mm or 1.1811 inches

 

The Demon Performance rotors have been wearing well for me (better than the Brembo rotors did I think). I have them on four corners and that system pulls about 25 lbs off our unsprung weight. IMO that carbon fiber setup is a bit too pricey to justify over our other choices. But it is cool if you have money to burn. It sure as hell can't stop us much quicker than Hawk Pads and the Demon rotors. Had a Porsche owner tell me a few weeks ago, they never need replaced, they last forever even on the track. Well, after he said that, I really did not see the need to share any more conversation with him. Actually, it was not going too well before that. I never even was given the chance to tell him what car I own (he clearly knew I DID NOT own a Porsche)! Too bad I had to eat next to him at a charity function. I departed right after dinner

 

While we're on the specs, anyone know the new rotor thickness?

Are the Demon Performance rotors the same thickness as stock?

 

Good question, also the DBA rotors?

 

I don't get why the rotors are wearing out. Some dumb design where you wear a steel rotor by using an abrasive pad. The pad should wear! not the rotor. The damn Italians are stupid when it comes to engineering. everything they make is High on maintenance cost. Has anybody that is running the Z26 pads see this kind of wear to the rotors?

 

I have always been the dissenting opinion on the subject here given the subject.

It’s my opinion that the pads are softer than most. The pads wear faster than the rotors. The only thing I can do is tell you my experience. I track my car at least monthly. Most track events are 2 days. Have been doing so since new. Drive it hard enough to completely go thru a set of brake pads in 2 days. Yet after a year, my front rotors are still within spec by 1 mm. I have 26k miles on my car.

 

All rotors have to be the same thickness to start with. With these when the steel gets down and the slots disappear to smooth, it is over.

 

I have 50,000 miles on my 392 rotors and 30,000 on my hellcat rotors. still good

 

Stock OE pads?

 

I believe you. But as a mechanic for 45 years. A brake rotor should last 100K miles if the pads are not run to the backing on them. 20k on a set of rotors is ridicules! I could see changing pads every 20K. But not the rotor @ $1,800.00 dollars a pop.

I dont, in any way, want to discredit your experience... in fact i respect it... but i do want to question what types of cars you’ve worked on during those 45 years?

I do agree with you that a rotor should last 100K miles... perhaps longer.... But I would expect that on a Camry or Accord. Not on a high performance vehicle.

When i say the pads are “soft” and are not super hard on the rotors based upon my usage.... it’s only based upon my usage and comparing it to the type of usage my car gets... I’m in no way comparing it to general usage of other “normal” cars... Because if we did, ALL high performance cars (not just Hellcats), would be considered lousy and and ridiculously hard on parts.

Hopefully this post makes sense... sometimes i get ahead of myself.

 

I understand what your saying. And it would make sense to me if the Hellcat was sold as a "track car" like a Porsche or Ferrari. But the Hellcat was sold with the statement that it has extra large brakes to haul it down from high speeds. That is not a normal days work for most that own Cats. So I find it somewhat annoying that FCA would install a limited service length braking system on a car they sold as an everyday passenger car, not a Track car. As with a Ferrari, I could own one of them. it's the $ 26,000.00 dollar every 12,000 mile engine out service that has to be performed that breaks the bank. lol

 

All rotors have to be the same thickness to start with. With these when the steel gets down and the slots disappear to smooth, it is over.

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I don't mean to hi jack the thread but you look like you have some serious hardware for your trailering arms.

 

I have all the Razors Edge products back there. Don't know why I got red colored (it was my first mod) trailing arms, then got the brushed connector arms. For my stock power all I was after is better bushings everywhere, plus we can play with the rear settings when road racing it.

Back to the thread..... sure is fun to drive with Hawk DTC brake pads slamming on those rotors when I slip them in for road racing, but smooth and easy when on the street with the Powerstop pads.

 

So I almost hesitate to throw it out there, but what the heck...anyone tried cryo-treating rotors? Generally I don't but I have one car (not the Hellcat) where it has made a huge difference. The one other time I did it there didn't seem to be much of a difference.

 

A person really has to wonder if SRT used different vendors thru out the years with rotor quality issues and that's why so many good and bad ones. if so they sure the hell won't admit it or doing anything about it, assholes!

 

Just put in an order through the Speedlogix website for the Demon Performance rotors and Hawks Performance pads. Thanks OP and the other contributors for the info on the thread.

 

You did good.