Centric Parts

Centric Parts, which includes the StopTech and Power Slot divisions, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems for everyday cars, performance duty vehicles and ultra performance vehicles.  Centric continually innovates significant improvements to brake technology for the street and track, having earned four patents along the way.  Centric’s brake pads, such as the PosiQuiet line of premium Metallic, Ceramic and Extended Wear formulas, provide superior performance, quality and value.

The company was founded in 2000 in Southern California and has enjoyed solid growth every year since.  Today the company operates multiple warehouse and manufacturing facilities totaling 438,000 square feet and exceeding 500 employees.

Centric’s executives bring with them extensive experience and insight.  Dino Crescentini, CEO of Centric Parts has several successful aftermarket companies under his belt as founder and senior executive, including Autospecialty and StopTech and has been a race car driver for the last three decades.  He currently races as part of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championships on the Global Motorsports Group team. 

Dan Lelchuk, president of Centric Parts, has been part of the auto aftermarket business since 1976, holding positions with several import parts suppliers including Beck Arnley and Brembo as well as also having worked with Crescentini at Autospecialty. 

Stephen Ruiz, Centric Parts’ Director of Engineering and a recognized industry expert, comes with over 20 years of brake and friction materials experience as well as race car design, engineering, and manufacturing.

The company is rounded out with skilled and seasoned experts from across the industry.  This encompassing knowledge of the industry brought by the executive team is further expanded on through Centric’s dedication to research and development.   The company has one of the industry’s best programs for tracking and cataloging original equipment, and devising quality aftermarket and OE parts for consumers, mechanics and car makers. Centric’s catalogs, a practical standard in the industry, now boast over 40,000 braking system parts supporting nearly every make and model from passenger cars to medium duty trucks  manufactured since 1937.  In the process, the company has earned a string of braking technology patents, has been repeatedly awarded by the Friction Materials Standards Institute for catalog and program excellence, and has earned the highly coveted TÜV approval on several big brake kits.

Originally focusing on replacement parts for everyday use, Centric parts has aggressively expanded into the performance market by acquiring StopTech in 2006 and Power Slot in 2007.

 

STOPTECH
StopTech, Centric’s ultra performance division, is a leading innovator of world class brake components and systems for production-based racing cars and high performance vehicles on the street and track.  StopTech was the first to offer balanced brake upgrades for production cars and remains the worldwide leader with over 600 platform offerings to dramatically improve overall braking performance. StopTech’s industry leading technologies and materials, from rock solid calipers to ingeniously efficient heat handling rotors, result in shorter stopping distances, better brake modulation, and less brake fade.

StopTech was founded in 1999 with the singular mission of becoming a leading manufacturer and supplier of high performance brake components and systems.  The founding team, which included Dino Crescentini, sought to challenge the status quo in known brake technology, and set new paradigms for brake upgrade systems. United by their passion for racing and high performance vehicles, the company quickly earned a reputation for quality and performance both on and off the track.

StopTech was the first aftermarket brake company to offer balanced front brake upgrades, engineered to dramatically improve overall braking performance while remaining compatible with the stock OE rear brakes. This has significantly advanced the state of art in aftermarket brake upgrades.
 

POWER SLOT
Power Slot is Centric’s performance division focusing on entry level brake upgrade solutions. Power Slot pioneered direct fit performance rotors for trucks, SUVs and severe duty vehicles, delivering superior and reliable braking even under hard driving conditions.  Power Slot provides cost effective solutions by offering oversized brake rotor kits that work with OE sized calipers and pads. 

Power Slot was founded in 1998 and enjoyed solid success for years.  The business grew in dramatic fashion in 2004 when Power Slot expanded its product range to include full-size trucks and SUVs.  Power Slot features directionally slotted replacement rotors that utilize the unique Vac-Slot® groove. The brand is also known for their Power Slot Cryo and Power Slot Plus Move-Out kits.