Time to replace my stoptech rotors...where do i buy it from ?
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Time to replace my stoptech rotors...where do i buy it from ?
Guys,
I have 355mm stoptech 2 piece floating rotors. the rotors are done (the right more than the left).
the time has come to replace them, so i have two questions.
Should i go for slotted, drilled or a solid and drilled rotor ?
and the 2nd question, where should i buy the rotors from ?
I have 355mm stoptech 2 piece floating rotors. the rotors are done (the right more than the left).
the time has come to replace them, so i have two questions.
Should i go for slotted, drilled or a solid and drilled rotor ?
and the 2nd question, where should i buy the rotors from ?
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That's what happens to rotors. Now there are bad rotors out there. I have no personal experience with Stoptech but they have a good reputation.
Did you warp them? Its important to bed rotors correctly to help prevent this. But if they are just worn thin or grooved, that kind of goes with the territory. Some performance pads willeat rotors quickly and if you don't need them for the track, you can get rotors to last longer.
The only rotors I know of that last a long long time are switching the system over to ceramic. But that's big money. Otherwise, slotted rotors tend to last the longest. Crossdrilled crack very fast under track usage, sometimes the same day you put them on. If I was still going to track events 5-10 times a year, I'd put on ceramic.
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Did you warp them? Its important to bed rotors correctly to help prevent this. But if they are just worn thin or grooved, that kind of goes with the territory. Some performance pads willeat rotors quickly and if you don't need them for the track, you can get rotors to last longer.
The only rotors I know of that last a long long time are switching the system over to ceramic. But that's big money. Otherwise, slotted rotors tend to last the longest. Crossdrilled crack very fast under track usage, sometimes the same day you put them on. If I was still going to track events 5-10 times a year, I'd put on ceramic.
Jim
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i dont track my car, i only drive it on the street.
with that being said, when i do drive it, i absolutely beat the **** out of it. always late braking.
so the consensus is slotted aye ?
with that being said, when i do drive it, i absolutely beat the **** out of it. always late braking.
so the consensus is slotted aye ?
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You might also want to look into cryo treating the rotors. I've heard good things about it. Apparently it realigns the molecular structure of the metal and makes them much stronger. Never tried it myself.
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Rotors generally do not warp. The vibration you feel is due to uneven deposit of the pad material on the rotor.
Why don't you buy them from Stoptech?
http://www.stoptech.com/Products/rotors.shtml
Why don't you buy them from Stoptech?
http://www.stoptech.com/Products/rotors.shtml
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The last time I seen your rotors they were blue! You track that thing on the streets..
