Street use? They look cool. That's it. In fact for street use I would never use them.
Track, yes please? You shed unsprung weight, and have a package that can take high heat, never fade, and last longer in a track environment.
Im sure many will have different opinions on their street merit, and yes a value is the unsprung weight loss, but the squeaking, and less friction when cold, the care you have to take of them to not contaminate the rotor (when washing etc), Im good.
The Brembo pads and rotors are not like the Porsche stuff. These stop like steel /cast iron when cold and even better when hot . Don't take my word for it. Hang out on the Corvette Forum and ask guys who have been living with them for years.
Even steel brakes squeak. The squeal / squeak is caused by vibration. Steel brakes do it and have done it as long as they have been around. Some types of pads do it more on steel brakes. Mine rarely squeak or make noise.
I wash my wheels and tires with soap and water and rinse them as you would with your normal rotors. You don't want to spray tire dressing on them but I don't know of anyone who shoots that stuff on steel brakes you may crash because they won't stop ..
You really don't save much in un sprung weight because the Calipers and pads are much heavier. If my memory serves me correctly it's about 2 lbs lighter in un sprung weight.
I hear everyone talk about un sprung weight but the big noticeable difference is in the Rotational mass which is much different in it's effects.
When I developed my set up I went for lighter tires, wheels along with the Rotors. the increase in acceleration was very noticeable. This reduction will make any car quicker and easier to stop due to the lower rotational mass.
All the high end cars and the top Vette uses them for good reason. They increase performance in two directions . They are expensive but if you can afford it you won't be let down. It would be the first box I would check when buying any new High end car.
