semi-metalic pads?
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Originally Posted by turtlevette
I'm not sure where they're made but if they are good enough for the guys with the C5s that live on the track, they're good enough for me.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
I was wrong. They are 28 bucks.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...rs&forum_id=23
but, show and shine guys.........Please DON'T WAX THEM!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...rs&forum_id=23
but, show and shine guys.........Please DON'T WAX THEM!
Last edited by turtlevette; Jul 22, 2005 at 08:52 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Boulder Creek California
Callin my post nonsense 
Cheap rotors are going to go away faster and probably be much more prone to developing defects and uneven wear due to inferior material/casting. If you accept replacing them constantly, they'll probably be fine for you. A top quality rotor properly broken in should last a long time, probably long enough to be cheaper overall.
-Chris
Cheap rotors are going to go away faster and probably be much more prone to developing defects and uneven wear due to inferior material/casting. If you accept replacing them constantly, they'll probably be fine for you. A top quality rotor properly broken in should last a long time, probably long enough to be cheaper overall.
-Chris
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
:iagree
Cheap rotors are good if they're constantly being chewed up replaced anyway.
With regards to wax, have no fear. I can't wax my car. Because it's got 50,000 cracks in the (original) paint!!!
Cheap rotors are good if they're constantly being chewed up replaced anyway.
With regards to wax, have no fear. I can't wax my car. Because it's got 50,000 cracks in the (original) paint!!!
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
Originally Posted by LiveandLetDrive
Callin my post nonsense
Cheap rotors are going to go away faster and probably be much more prone to developing defects and uneven wear due to inferior material/casting. If you accept replacing them constantly, they'll probably be fine for you. A top quality rotor properly broken in should last a long time, probably long enough to be cheaper overall.
-Chris
Cheap rotors are going to go away faster and probably be much more prone to developing defects and uneven wear due to inferior material/casting. If you accept replacing them constantly, they'll probably be fine for you. A top quality rotor properly broken in should last a long time, probably long enough to be cheaper overall.
-Chris
on one hand
guys who race say cheap NAPA rotors work great
on the other hand
show and shine crowd say be scared of low cost rotors
who to believe who to believe
Le Mans Master
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From: Fremont CA
Cheap NAPA rotors are made in the same Canadian foundy as Raybestos unless you get the really cheap Chinese ones. Because my C5 race pads ran almost $300 for the set, I went with the $32 each Canadian rotors. Imagine that! C5 brake rotors are cheaper than C5 pads, something is wrong with this picture!
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Originally Posted by LiveandLetDrive
Are you saying I'm a show and shine guy?
