Hello,

From what I can tell ... it seems that mazda owners recommend using Hawk HPS brake pads. And recommend against the use of EBC pads.

I was going to replace my brake pads ... so I figured I should get some slotted rotors while I'm at it.

Is there a good place that I can get power slot rotors and hawk brake pads for a good price.

Tirerack sells both ... but for some reason they only list front brake pads for the 3? .... not sure why....

Any advice?

 

i have been looking for the best deals on performance rotors for my 04 mazda 3 hatchback and the best price i found was from brakeplanet.com you can get the front and rear set of rotors for under 250.00. i dont know how good the rotors are but they have a lifetime warranty against defects.

 

I know this is a little off subject but im looking to lease a Mazda3 and i
found Lease Company Online that looks like they have a great deal but i have never done the
online thing before if anyone can give me some feedback on what they think please reply here
is the Lease Company

 

Interesting....

 

still need help with this issue

 

I just recently put this combo on my 07 s touring and i have nothing to complain about it. Just as long as you follow the break-in procedures to a "t", its money well spent.

I purchased my rotors (all 4) through Tire Rack and purchased my pads thru raceshopper.com $370 for rotors $150 for pads

 

More rotor info, please. My stock rotors are showing hot spots. Anything to be done about the huge dust/ fast wear of the Mazda 3 rear brake pads? Mine were gone by 30K miles.

 

Just replace them. The stock pads are a very soft compound compared to the fronts and aren't particularly designed to be low dust.

 

Brakes can be tricky. What's the best rotor/pad set-up to stop the heat damage, retain modulation, and reduce dust?

I'm not eager for drilled rotors since durability is an important criterion for me also.