New rotors
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New rotors
Dimpled and slotted silver zinc, powder coated black hats.
This is phase 1. Waiting for my EBC Green Stuff pads to arrive to finish up the job.
This is phase 1. Waiting for my EBC Green Stuff pads to arrive to finish up the job.
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Originally Posted by BQuicksilver
Looks very nice. What sort of abuse do you plan on putting them through?
I'm curious how the dimples will stand up to track usage.
I'm curious how the dimples will stand up to track usage.
Mine do. And they keep me in the class I want to be in, too.
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Nice setup. What brand rotors are they? 
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For what it's worth, I had the EBC Green Stuff pads on my SVT Focus and hated them. In fact, I sent EBC an e-mail voicing my displeasure with them, but never received a response. They gave off more dust than the OEM pads. If you're racing they're probably fine, but I'd never use them on a daily driver.
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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....
few things you can do to re-hab. your rotors.
Most complete method would be to remove the rotors from the car and soak them in a bucket with Oxisolv Rust Remover.
This removes the rust from the entire rotor (inside and out) and leaves a Zinc coating to inhibit the return of rust.
Of course you will get new rust on the firepath where the pad touches the rotor. But after the first application of the brakes, that rust goes away.
If you have drilled and slotted rotors, use a q-tip and clear hi-temperature paint in the slots and holes.
And I've been told to avoid ceramic pads due to the increased heat they create. Apparently they will scorch the rotors.
Can get that product here: http://www.eastwood.com
For the hats and veins(outer edge of rotors), I would paint them with hi-temperature paint.
Most complete method would be to remove the rotors from the car and soak them in a bucket with Oxisolv Rust Remover.
This removes the rust from the entire rotor (inside and out) and leaves a Zinc coating to inhibit the return of rust.
Of course you will get new rust on the firepath where the pad touches the rotor. But after the first application of the brakes, that rust goes away.
If you have drilled and slotted rotors, use a q-tip and clear hi-temperature paint in the slots and holes.
And I've been told to avoid ceramic pads due to the increased heat they create. Apparently they will scorch the rotors.
Can get that product here: http://www.eastwood.com
For the hats and veins(outer edge of rotors), I would paint them with hi-temperature paint.
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[quote=AU N EGL
Originally Posted by AU N EGL
EDC Stuff pads are for little light weight cars, not 3200 lbs vettes.[/quote]
I spent many back and forth Pm's with RstyNutz, only to find that he would do what he wanted anyway.
I also find it strange that No one even mentioned the rusty condition of the spindle hub... "It's Rusty" . This needs to be sanded and painted...I am not going to believe for one minute that he is going to paint them... if this was true, he would have done it before taking the pictures... Do you think that rust will go away on it's own??? Do you think it wont bleed rust on to your new rotors... ????? I sometimes wonder why people pm me so often and so many times on the same issue but then do what they wanted to do originally anyway.
Originally Posted by AU N EGL
EDC Stuff pads are for little light weight cars, not 3200 lbs vettes.[/quote]
Originally Posted by edensknight
I spent many back and forth Pm's with RstyNutz, only to find that he would do what he wanted anyway.
I also find it strange that No one even mentioned the rusty condition of the spindle hub... "It's Rusty" . This needs to be sanded and painted...I am not going to believe for one minute that he is going to paint them... if this was true, he would have done it before taking the pictures... Do you think that rust will go away on it's own??? Do you think it wont bleed rust on to your new rotors... ????? I sometimes wonder why people pm me so often and so many times on the same issue but then do what they wanted to do originally anyway.
