Well, if I'm not too late to confuse you, may I add my nickels worth.
I've been doing my own brakes since I was around 16 on my parents and my vehicles (and I'm still alive to post here
). Seriously, I may have been novice at first but perfected my skills with having certified mechanics for friends and others who had provided good tips to absolute perfect installations. I've always been OCD.
I have an '01 Trac and live rural in mountain areas. I also ride brakes hard traveling fast speeds, tailgate and stop only when I get to the STOP sign (I know, all bad habits). I used to only use Motorcraft rotors on my Trac, then tried Bendix, and then decided try Centric because of their black electro-plated hub section and double angle ground surface. They also come vented which I prefer for heat dissipation, especially because of my bad stopping habits. The hills are a killer when it comes to rotors getting out-of-round.
The Centric rotors are very well priced without compromise to long wear. Initially, I was skeptical because I had noticed the warranty to be only 90 days as compared to a year with others. But, I've learned over my years of existence on this planet that warranties are often not a true indicator of quality. Matter of fact, I just ordered my 2nd set of these Centric rotors a few weeks ago since I've been liking that the hub area don't rust flake and they have served me very well through TWO pad changeouts.
I've also tried all sorts of brand pads but decided to try the Centric Posi-Quiet Extended Wear pads when I first tried their rotors. I used to do the Metallics years ago which are OEM preferred on my Trac but I'm anal about dusting on my wheels and have been using the Ceramics even though they aren't as good on fade resistance. I don't really notice any fade issue except maybe toward the end of a steep grade but do notice the greatly diminished dust factor. These Posi-Quiets come pre-scorched which is an advantage in your important bed-in period on most pads. Again, I'm impressed with this brand of pad which has been excellent in my book and again the price value is great too compared to some of the other EXPENSIVE brands I've tried like Akebono (which I didn't like - believe it or not). I ordered a new set of these pads as well which come with shims and clips by the way.
On the Rock Auto site, I order rotors from the 'Daily Driver' section and not the first one you see classified as 'Economy'. I've never ordered from the 'High performance' list because I don't feel it's worth the cost to go drilled and slotted.
If your interested, I looked up the 2008 Trac and here's some numbers. You could save some money when buying these.
CENTRIC ROTORS (Premium):
12065118 - Front = 48.79
12065090 - Rear = 32.79
CENTRIC POSI-QUIET PADS (Ceramic):
10511580 - Front = 36.79
10509641 - Rear = 22.79
