I used the pad manufacturer instructions after the last front end brake job.  It was a reasonable process.

That sounds close to the manufacturer instructions that I used.

If you guys want to run drilled rotors on your car not designed for them, knock yourselves out.

The Ferrari pic is the same rotors almost all the race teams use. I’ve used both slotted and plain rotors on my track car. I’ve settle on plain rotors with G-Loc R12 pads. They provide the most consistent feel and repeatable braking points over every other combo I’ve used.

Porsche or Ferrari with crossdrilled rotors from the factory would be the only exception to using them. I personally would still use slotted rotors if I had a Porsche or Ferrari for track use.

No...bedding a new set of brakes in doesn't eat up your rotors.  It's a pretty standard process....do a few medium 60-10 stops, let them cool a little bit, then do some hard 60-10 stops. You want the brakes hot enough that you can start to smell them.  It's easy to do, it distributed teh pad material evenly on the rotors, and it works.    

Do most "non-car" people just forget about that whole process and drive the car like normal after new brakes...probably. Doesn't mean it's not supposed to be done.

Here's another question on disc brakes.

What and how determines placement of the break caliper on the wheel hub?

I've noticed most front disc caliper's are installed on the rear side of the wheel but on the back set of discs it seems it's 50/50 on if the caliper is mounted on the front side or the rear side of the wheel.

I have Power Stops on my 2020 Ram 1500.  Big improvement in braking over OEM.  Had them several years now, no issues.

I also put a set on the 96 Vette in my Avatar.  Also no issues.

If the car was made in Australia it's on one side, if it's made in Canada it's on the other because the wheel spin the other direction.

Makes sense. Also explains why my toilet overflows when I'm in Australia.

OEM pads aren’t bad, people going aftermarket are either trying to save a piddly amount of money or are chasing better performance.

One could argue that using OEM pads and rotors, you know they will work together well vs some cobble up.

I used Centric rotors on my 4R because the OEM rotors had a reputation for being thin. In all honestly, both brands were fine.

I could see wanting to save money if you are replacing these things every 10k, but 30k-70k? Come’on. I also think a lot of people are trying to get their SUV or truck to stop like a sports car. Buy a sports car to do that.

I’m pretty hard on brakes, I’m impressed at how long my oem F150 pads, rotors have lasted. The rear needed to be replace around 63k, the rears commonly go first on a F150, fronts are fine.

People should change their fluid too, most don’t, ever lol.

I like brembo rotors and oem pads.  Have worked well.  I would consider some of these other options here.

Fluid thing is a bitch. Cars lime my ford flex already have too much ass for their size of brakes add lots of water to the brakes and take the appalacian roads and you get to pray to Jesus on the back side of a mountain.