New slotted rotors?
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New slotted rotors?
I am going to be installing new slotted rotors to cut down on brake dust, as we are going to be replacing the brake pads anyway, and was wondering where you all have got them?
Best, most reasonable place to buy?
Thanks in advance,
Laura
Best, most reasonable place to buy?
Thanks in advance,
Laura
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Why would new slotted rotors cut down on brake dust? I would think they would make more dust as the slot creates extra wear on the pad. I have Carbotech pads on mine, there was a recent thread for them with a forum discount. Cobalt pads are good too.
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Slotted rotors by themselves will not cut down on brake dust. Depending on the rotor, you may see some squeaking or even some audible chatter noises when braking.
The available choices for brake pads is pretty wide spread. How you will drive the car will play a big part in pad selection. For general street use go with a ceramic or an OEM or equivalent pad. Ceramics hold up well but they may take slibhtly more pedal effort to stop when cold. You may hear some minor squealing when they are cold.
For hard street driving, and things like autocross look at the Hawk HPS pad. These pads will generate some dust but the braking performance wil be much improved over ceramics or stock-type pads
There are some good ceramic pads available from Hawk and Raybestos or you can go with GM AC-Delco OEM pads.
Ceramics work well for the street and will not create much dust at all. As you go into the various semi-metallic pad choices, you can go with pads that generate minor brake dusting to pads that will have the wheels black in an hour.
It just depends what you want in the way of braking performance.
The available choices for brake pads is pretty wide spread. How you will drive the car will play a big part in pad selection. For general street use go with a ceramic or an OEM or equivalent pad. Ceramics hold up well but they may take slibhtly more pedal effort to stop when cold. You may hear some minor squealing when they are cold.
For hard street driving, and things like autocross look at the Hawk HPS pad. These pads will generate some dust but the braking performance wil be much improved over ceramics or stock-type pads
There are some good ceramic pads available from Hawk and Raybestos or you can go with GM AC-Delco OEM pads.
Ceramics work well for the street and will not create much dust at all. As you go into the various semi-metallic pad choices, you can go with pads that generate minor brake dusting to pads that will have the wheels black in an hour.
It just depends what you want in the way of braking performance.
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Slotted rotors by themselves will not cut down on brake dust. Depending on the rotor, you may see some squeaking or even some audible chatter noises when braking.
The available choices for brake pads is pretty wide spread. How you will drive the car will play a big part in pad selection. For general street use go with a ceramic or an OEM or equivalent pad. Ceramics hold up well but they may take slibhtly more pedal effort to stop when cold. You may hear some minor squealing when they are cold.
For hard street driving, and things like autocross look at the Hawk HPS pad. These pads will generate some dust but the braking performance wil be much improved over ceramics or stock-type pads
There are some good ceramic pads available from Hawk and Raybestos or you can go with GM AC-Delco OEM pads.
Ceramics work well for the street and will not create much dust at all. As you go into the various semi-metallic pad choices, you can go with pads that generate minor brake dusting to pads that will have the wheels black in an hour. It just depends what you want in the way of braking performance.
The available choices for brake pads is pretty wide spread. How you will drive the car will play a big part in pad selection. For general street use go with a ceramic or an OEM or equivalent pad. Ceramics hold up well but they may take slibhtly more pedal effort to stop when cold. You may hear some minor squealing when they are cold.
For hard street driving, and things like autocross look at the Hawk HPS pad. These pads will generate some dust but the braking performance wil be much improved over ceramics or stock-type pads
There are some good ceramic pads available from Hawk and Raybestos or you can go with GM AC-Delco OEM pads.
Ceramics work well for the street and will not create much dust at all. As you go into the various semi-metallic pad choices, you can go with pads that generate minor brake dusting to pads that will have the wheels black in an hour.
It just depends what you want in the way of braking performance.If that is the case, I need the highest recommended brake pads which will also create the least dust.
I still think I will put slotted rotors on, as I like the look, but will look into that more before I make that decision.
Thanks for all the advice so far,,,,and hey, I see you live in Washington,,,,HI NEIGHBOR!
Laura
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Yes, the dust is mostly pad material though some rotor material. Both get ground away. For even less dust a harder rotor could be tried, I am not sure how much difference there would be. Probably minor! An aggressive type of pad will create more dust and stop better. Use the rotors you like best then pick a low dusting pad, like mentioned above.
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Slotted rotors by themselves will not cut down on brake dust. Depending on the rotor, you may see some squeaking or even some audible chatter noises when braking.
The available choices for brake pads is pretty wide spread. How you will drive the car will play a big part in pad selection. For general street use go with a ceramic or an OEM or equivalent pad. Ceramics hold up well but they may take slightly more pedal effort to stop when cold. You may hear some minor squealing when they are cold.
For hard street driving, and things like autocross look at the Hawk HPS pad. These pads will generate some dust but the braking performance wil be much improved over ceramics or stock-type pads
There are some good ceramic pads available from Hawk and Raybestos or you can go with GM AC-Delco OEM pads.
Ceramics work well for the street and will not create much dust at all. As you go into the various semi-metallic pad choices, you can go with pads that generate minor brake dusting to pads that will have the wheels black in an hour. It just depends what you want in the way of braking performance.
The available choices for brake pads is pretty wide spread. How you will drive the car will play a big part in pad selection. For general street use go with a ceramic or an OEM or equivalent pad. Ceramics hold up well but they may take slightly more pedal effort to stop when cold. You may hear some minor squealing when they are cold.
For hard street driving, and things like autocross look at the Hawk HPS pad. These pads will generate some dust but the braking performance wil be much improved over ceramics or stock-type pads
There are some good ceramic pads available from Hawk and Raybestos or you can go with GM AC-Delco OEM pads.
Ceramics work well for the street and will not create much dust at all. As you go into the various semi-metallic pad choices, you can go with pads that generate minor brake dusting to pads that will have the wheels black in an hour.
It just depends what you want in the way of braking performance.
I think that c4cruser has given you the best over all advice. Unless you are racing or you hardly ever drive your vette you will be disapointed with the ceramic because it take a while to get them up to operating temp. I run the Hawk HPS on my 95 and am very happy with them. They do put out some dust but I find that a 50/50 mix of just Simple Green and water easily removes it all and takes 20 minutes a week to do.
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I think that c4cruser has given you the best over all advice. Unless you are racing or you hardly ever drive your vette you will be disapointed with the ceramic because it take a while to get them up to operating temp. I run the Hawk HPS on my 95 and am very happy with them. They do put out some dust but I find that a 50/50 mix of just Simple Green and water easily removes it all and takes 20 minutes a week to do. Another satisfied customer of Hawk HPS. I had Wagner ThermoQuiets before and they were anything BUT quiet. Put the HPSs and $40 NAPA rotors (each) on and haven't heard a peep out of them yet. For replacing just pads and rotors, I highly recommend you do it yourself, unless you don't have the equipment (just need loctite, brake antisqueak (I used one $1 packet for both front pads), two jack stands ($20-30 for some really nice Craftsman ones), a jack, torque wrench capable of ~250ft/lbs (got a 1/2" drive beam torque wrench from Sears for $25 or so and it works great), and some sockets for the lug nuts, and caliper bracket bolts). And NO, I don't work for Sears, just love their quality, reasonably priced products. So much, almost every tool I have is now a Craftsman - I got sick of breaking lesser quality tools.
Or maybe you enjoy paying money out your **** for an 1-2 day job (if you REALLY take your time and clean suspension parts while you're there).
If you DIY, C4cruiser has a really good write-up on it, or refer to your Haynes or FSM.
Good luck with your decision,
Jonathan
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I am not looking to put ceramic pads on, as they are not really what I need. Just the pads now are showing wear and tear, and need to take care of it before they get too bad.
Can I get the rotors local, or do I need to order online?
Just checked the link for rotorsonline, and that is a little more then I thought they would be, so am going to be doing more checking before buying.
Keep the advice coming, can use all the input I can get!
Laura
Can I get the rotors local, or do I need to order online?
Just checked the link for rotorsonline, and that is a little more then I thought they would be, so am going to be doing more checking before buying.
Keep the advice coming, can use all the input I can get!
Laura
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I used these guys Laura. I don't have any complaints other than one rotor was warped when I got them. They replaced it with no problem. I think all four rotors were a little over 200.00. They are just for show and normal use though, they wouldn't hold up to much heavy braking probably like roadtrack racing. I used Bendix Pads on the front. Very little dust and stop really good. They were about 100.00 for the fronts only. Good luck with your decision.
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You might try NAPA for rotors. IIRC, they have a slotted rotor. Also try Rockauto www.rockauto.com This company hgas good prices and they have slotted rotors available.
IF you want to go with Hawk HPS pads, check with Tire Rack. They are a CF supporting vendor and have good prices. They usually have stock in Reno so you should be able to get them in two days. Also check with them for rotors.
IF you want to go with Hawk HPS pads, check with Tire Rack. They are a CF supporting vendor and have good prices. They usually have stock in Reno so you should be able to get them in two days. Also check with them for rotors.
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