I need help finding a good and affordable source of Evo 9 brake rotors. My previous set was Centric high carbons, which lasted 55k miles. Thinking this was pretty good, I tried to buy another set of these, but found that the vendor I bought them from no longer had it. So I did what most people would do, looked on Amazon. I found what sounded like equivalent rotors by Centric, but this set sucked stones. After only 26k miles, the rotors were horribly grooved and worn down. They also squealed like a stuck pig no matter how many times I tried to bed them. In contrast, the pads were still in great shape with over 50% material left. I think I must have gotten a set of counterfeit rotors that were made in a remote village in india using melted-down scrap metal from old bicycles. Can anyone recommend a good, reliable, and affordable vendor of Evo 9 rotors?

 

They have the same Centric ones on Rockauto so that's probably what I would do if you liked them.
The second set wearing fast could very well be an issue with the pads so I'd replace those at the same time. What pads were you using with rotors 1 and then rotors 2?

 

thanks for the info! My pads were Hawk brand Performance Ceramic pads, both on my previous setup and my current setup. The reason I am suspecting bad rotors is that the AI model called Grok tells me incessant squealing is one possible symptom of rotor material that is too soft. That, combined with the fact that the rotors are wearing down really fast makes me think it's the rotors.