R1 concepts pads and rotors

RDFTS said:

Perhaps these will work better? They are drilled though and have some decorations.

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Probably best that you have the only set on your truck but, thanks for thinking of me.

Great price on quality rotors. Not a big cross drilled guy but ran the prices for my '03 Mitsubishi EVO. Not bad at all. Unfortunately your out of stock on the fronts.

I had my first oh shit moment since installing the R1 the other day, someone trying to turn left on a yellow when I was already in the intersection. If it weren't for these brakes and I was still on stockers, I would not be in a one owner/no accident truck anymore haha. Couldn't believe how fast it stopped.

BlackEvo said:

Great price on quality rotors. Not a big cross drilled guy but ran the prices for my '03 Mitsubishi EVO. Not bad at all. Unfortunately your out of stock on the fronts. ��

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If you looked them up on the R1 website, you should get with @Rick@FreedomMotorsports for a quote and lead time. There are many applications that will never have stock sitting in the warehouse, but the lead time is normally between 3-5 business days before they ship out and between 5-7 business days in transit depending on where you are located.

I also picked up a set of the R1 Concepts Geomet series rotors (drilled and slotted).
The quality was not good. I requested a return shipping label.
R1 Concepts is to be commended on their customer service as they processed my refund promptly.
I should have taken pics of the inferior machining quality.
I knew immediately I would not be installing these on my 6000 lb Raptor.

R1jamn said:

I also picked up a set of the R1 Concepts Geomet series rotors (drilled and slotted).
The quality was not good. I requested a return shipping label.
R1 Concepts is to be commended on their customer service as they processed my refund promptly.
I should have taken pics of the inferior machining quality.
I knew immediately I would not be installing these on my 6000 lb Raptor.

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Yeah, you should have gotten pictures. Not sure I have EVER heard anything like that about any of their products.

I purchase a set of R1concepts R1 Premier Series from @Chris@FreedomMotorsports. I also went with the Centric Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads. Here's my 2 cents on them:

First, my OEM brakes were fine when checked during a regular oil change, by the next oil change, all rotors & pads needed to be replaced...WTF.
So I checked with Chris, and his customer support was fantastic. I ordered them, but after doing some research, I saw that the drilled ones were not highly recommended, and wanted to switch my order from drilled/slotted to just slotted. It was too late, they had already shipped.
After installing, the squeaking was extremely loud. I did all the break-in procedures I could find but it was horribly loud. I took them back to the place who installed them, and they had installed one caliper wrong. Since then, all has been very quiet.
I can't comment on pulling a large trailer with them, but my observation is that they are much better than the originals. I am very happy with the purchase. Chris did a great job in helping me select the right combination, and I trust what he is saying. I will be buying from him in the future.
Overall, I am very pleased with the R1concepts R1 Premier Series/Centric Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads.

Chris@FreedomMotorsports said:

Yeah, you should have gotten pictures. Not sure I have EVER heard anything like that about any of their products.

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I'm sure you are trying to be objective Chris and I trust that you may never have heard about or seen non-conformity issues on the R1 Concepts product line.
You may or may not look at manufacturing details as closely as I.
It's my conditioning to look closer than most.

Have you ever taken a brake rotor micrometer to check the parallelism of the brake rotor faces?
Have you witnessed the quality of the machined c-sink of the drilled holes that looked like they were formed with a hammer and a chisel which creates a stress point for a crack to develop?

R1jamn said:

I'm sure you are trying to be objective Chris and I trust that you may never have heard about or seen non-conformity issues on the R1 Concepts product line.
You may or may not look at manufacturing details as closely as I.
It's my conditioning to look closer than most.

Have you ever taken a brake rotor micrometer to check the parallelism of the brake rotor faces?
Have you witnessed the quality of the machined c-sink of the drilled holes that looked like they were formed with a hammer and a chisel which creates a stress point for a crack to develop?

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Actually, yes, I have. Not lately, but I have. I stopped looking so close after years of selling them without any customers or my own rotors cracking. 8 years total selling R1 products and never had a single customer complain of cracking warping or anything similar.

Chris@FreedomMotorsports said:

Actually, yes, I have. Not lately, but I have. I stopped looking so close after years of selling them without any customers or my own rotors cracking. 8 years total selling R1 products and never had a single customer complain of cracking warping or anything similar.

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You keep saying this but, you do understand that most people, when they have a problem with a product, they do not usually run back to the place that sold them the problem. You may not know of the issues... Just like one customers tile guy. He told me in 25 years he had never had a shower fail. I was in one house where he did eight showers 5-6 years ago, all were leaking and had failed. The owners did not call that guy back, they resolved the problem with a different vendor.

Just because you haven't heard, doesn't mean it isn't happening...