Economics. $60 for two new Brembo blanks or $70 or more for "labor per hour" just to have them turned (since I don't have a machine to do that). I figured, I might as well just spring for new ones, then I could do it all at once an not leave my house.

Sorry, won't be doing the rear drums.

I've been running Axxis/PBR Metal Master's on Brembo blanks in the front. Lot's of stop, even at street temps. However, they were really harsh on the rotors, chattered, and I had to keep rebedding to get them more even. Most of all, the extra stop in the front imbalanced the braking system. I considered disc swapping the rear, but I gave up on that one for resale reasons. So with an imbalanced brake system, I don't think I had a much better braking distance. So I went back to near OE. I wanted the experience too.

I put on Akebono proAct pads.