96 Ranger 3.0L Coated Front Disk Recommendation

[98v70dad]

Please recommend a decent quality coated front disk that I can get that doesn't cost a fortune. I looked on Rock Auto and don't see any coated disks for my truck.

 

[98v70dad]

Wow. Seriously, nobody out of 245 people who have read my post has an opinion? Why would I ask you might wonder. I'll tell you. I usually do my own brake jobs. My dad was sick from a stroke last time I needed brake work and I was helping take care of him. I needed a brake job and I didn't have time to do it so i paid someone. The disks the guy put on are complete crap. After only a few years they are heavily pitted. Big and deep corrosion pits. I live in the deep south. Nothing corrodes heavily here. So, I learned from the experience that real crap is available. Total garbage is available. An endorsement from someone is helpful since at least I'll know I'm not buying crap. I put power stop disks and pads on my GMC Sierra recently and have been very happy with them. not available for my ranger on rockauto. I no longer trust the auto parts stores. NAPA used to sell quality parts and they seem to have sold out to lower qualtity on some things. Advance seems to sell a lot of junk. I've never bought anything in there that lasted. Autozone seems to be a mixed bag. No idea about O'Reilly's since they are relatively new in my area and I haven't bought much there. RockAuto always has good stuff to chose from but I found nothing coated there. I like coated because they look better and don't cost much more. Can anyone give me some useful input? No input at all isn't helpful.

 

[Curious Hound]

I've never used coated brakes. I think tje last frw times I've bought brake parts, I used Powerstop parts. No issues so far.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I like Bendix from Rockauto

Keep in mind parts stores sell several different grades of rotors too.

 

[gw33gp]

Why not just buy some of the higher quality Raybestos rotors or other brand of your choice and coat them with a high temperature paint yourself? I have used two sets of Raybestos rotors on my current Ranger with over 300K miles on it. They were not coated and have held up well. If you apply good quality paint and prep the rotors well, the paint should be durable.

I have coated drum brakes before with high temperature paint and they are still in good condition.

 

[98v70dad]

Why not just buy some of the higher quality Raybestos rotors or other brand of your choice and coat them with a high temperature paint yourself? I have used two sets of Raybestos rotors on my current Ranger with over 300K miles on it. They were not coated and have held up well. If you apply good quality paint and prep the rotors well, the paint should be durable.

I have coated drum brakes before with high temperature paint and they are still in good condition.

I considered coating them myself. I'm building a cabin and it sucks up all of my time. The truck needs brakes but I don't have an extra day to paint the rotors.

I like Bendix from Rockauto

Keep in mind parts stores sell several different grades of rotors too.

I'm an engineer who spent years approving aftermarket airplane parts for use in the US. So, yes, I'm aware that there are various quality auto parts. On a brake rotor its tough to tell quality by looking at it. You can look the specs and compare the tolerances. Super tight tolerances are not necessarily needed though. Corrosion is directly related to carbon content and alloying elements in the metal - that info isn't easily found. Price isn't always a good indicator either. The best bet is asking other people what they bought and had good service from.