Rotor Questions
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Burning Brakes
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Rotor Questions
I brought my Vette to the dealer for a brake check due to squealing brakes last week. The service guy said the rotors were blue from heat. I have never raced my vette but I do drive it pretty hard. He told me that i could machine down the rotors and resurface the pads to stop the noise, bringing my pads down to 25% left or deal with the noise and wait 10K and machine the rotors and replace the pads. Does this sound right? Aren't rotors designed to get hot?
Also, if I need to machine down or turn my rotors, I might as well upgrade. Anyone have any opinions on the $250 SportBrakes or the Drilled and Slotted Brembo Brakes from Corvette Garage. I hear drilled rotors are prone to cracking, is this true?
Here are the corvette garage rotors: http://www.corvettegarage.com/produc...d314fa3b97eead
Thanks for the help.
Also, if I need to machine down or turn my rotors, I might as well upgrade. Anyone have any opinions on the $250 SportBrakes or the Drilled and Slotted Brembo Brakes from Corvette Garage. I hear drilled rotors are prone to cracking, is this true?
Here are the corvette garage rotors: http://www.corvettegarage.com/produc...d314fa3b97eead
Thanks for the help.
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Anyone have any opinions on the $250 SportBrakes
Thanks for the help.
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Instructor
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Only a few bucks more for the GM drilled and slotted rotors. If I needed new ones I would consider these with a set of the ceramic pads.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88926732
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88909668
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88926732
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88909668
Drifting
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From: Richmond VA
Originally Posted by Kevin21
Only a few bucks more for the GM drilled and slotted rotors. If I needed new ones I would consider these with a set of the ceramic pads.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88926732
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88909668
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88926732
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results...umber=88909668
I then had them powdercoated
Check out gmpartsdirect but make sure to check their shipping costs since it is usually high. If it is higher than $216 then check out rockauto.com.
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From: Jacksonville Florida
Originally Posted by AFVETTE
What ever you do don't waste your time on money turing the rotors, buy new ones.
Tom
Tom
For the money - I went ahead and got new pads too so they would seat properly on the new rotors.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
The Sportbrakes.com rotors are a nice mod with ceramic pads!
My slotted / dimpled rotors from Sportbrakes.com look awesome. Plus the zinc coating prevents the ugly rusting that the oem rotors do after sitting for a short period of time. I also have the delco ceramic pads from gmpartsdirect.com. I'm not so sure about the less dust thing. Mine are dusting more than the stock pads did. Sucks. They are new though and hopefully the dust will lessen as the pads age.
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The Sportbrakes seem to be a popular choice. They are reasonably priced and perform well.
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Quite a few people here have purchased the Sportbrake rotors and I have yet to hear anyone who isn't happy with them. If you're worried about them cracking, you can get dimpled instead of drilled. I had the Sportbrake rotors on my previous Vette and I'm getting ready to buy a set for my '04. They're the best buy out there for drilled/slotted rotors.