Anyone machine slotted rotors
02-03-2012, 12:56 AM
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Anyone machine slotted rotors
I seem to remember seeing a thread on here identifying a shop that would turn slotted rotors on their lathe. Can't find it now, but anyone know where I can get my slotted rotors trued up?
Didn't really want slotted rotors in the first place but no one had plain dba 5ks in stock when I bought them.
Didn't really want slotted rotors in the first place but no one had plain dba 5ks in stock when I bought them.
02-03-2012, 12:51 PM
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I usually dont machine any of my rotors until they start to warp, or get hard spots. Mine developed some hard spots, and I would be ok with ignoring it cause they're fairly minor. But occasionally other people drive my car and my roommate commented that it freaked him out a little.
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I usually dont machine any of my rotors until they start to warp, or get hard spots. Mine developed some hard spots, and I would be ok with ignoring it cause they're fairly minor. But occasionally other people drive my car and my roommate commented that it freaked him out a little.
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When my pads go out I plan on replacing them with the same ones. My brakes are a little noisy but the stopping power is worth every bit of noise. The wife used to make fun of them until we were watching top gear and the GT3 was being tested, as it came to a stop at a light the brakes made the same sound as mine and tanner explained why. I looked at her asshe looked at me "Ok OK i believe you, they are supposed to do that"
02-03-2012, 02:43 PM
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Only you can know what's up with your rotors.
Some folks drive like sissies or are just really easy on their brakes. You may be able to run pads without have the rotors cleaned up if you stick with the same pads.
Other folks not so much. If your rotors are warped, heat dimpled, scraped, etc.. I'd get them cleaned up so you can properly bed in your next set of pads.
You can usually get away with doing it twice to rotors before they get to far gone and you loose too much stroke on the piston or the rotors are just too thin. (Depending)
So it's up to you.
Some folks drive like sissies or are just really easy on their brakes. You may be able to run pads without have the rotors cleaned up if you stick with the same pads.
Other folks not so much. If your rotors are warped, heat dimpled, scraped, etc.. I'd get them cleaned up so you can properly bed in your next set of pads.
You can usually get away with doing it twice to rotors before they get to far gone and you loose too much stroke on the piston or the rotors are just too thin. (Depending)
So it's up to you.
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