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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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Default What rotors would you suggest?

What kind of rotors is your choice.

I love not having all that brake dust on the wheels. I like to change to drilled and slotted rotors, like this:

http://www.volvette.com/5BR03.html

What is your favorite and did you install them by yourself?

Thanks guys.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Baer EradiSpeed with the 14' rears. Easy to install and lighter as well, plus look great!
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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I got mine from bsibrakes.com. However, I just went there and it looks like the website got hijacked by some madspot forum site.
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brakeperformance.com has some rotors at a fair price.

HAWK HPS pads are the best I have found.

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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ulsations.html
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Appreciate the infos.

Thx guys.
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Originally Posted by Dave68
hmmm that was my pic in of the cracked Drilled rotor. But great write up.

That drilled rotors with the cracks as normal braking not excessive braking.

Drilled and Slotted rotors are for BLING and marketing not performance braking.

and since just about all one piece rotors are cast in China or India, and with such great quality control, they are cracking even sooner under normal braking.

Only thing worse then d&s rotors are cryo rotors, they crack even faster.

Brake rotors are disposable items. Get use to it, like brake pads, they must be replaced with use.

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