Anyone had any experience with Summit brand rotors? They have some cross drilled ones for 33 each right now. What is a good rotor that wont break my wallet, thanks in advance
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bear makes a good drilled and slotted roter for pretty cheep
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This may be irrelevant, but are you sure want them drilled? A couple of things to note are:
- Watch for brands that drill them after full casting and cooling. This tends to weaken the material and cause premature cracking (or so I've heard)
- Cross-drilled applications are more for really hard road racing...slotted should be enough for cooling when hard driving...the drilled out material just means you'll be losing more surface area to contact with the pad.
I would personally stay with a major brake part brand, but maybe a search on cz28 would help.94 Black T/A GT, Advanced Induction 355, 3200 stall, built 4L60E, Moser 9", Baer Brakes, Shooting for 11s...Comment
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And just to add what Craig mentioned......slotted-only rotors are generally better on the street as the slots will "scrub" the pad from top to bottom as the slots in the rotor move past the pad. This keeps the pad and rotor surface cleaner and ensures the best possible contact surface between the pad and rotor.Comment
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And to add yet another bit of info regarding cross-drilled rotors, look at these Baer rotors after 4K miles (life extended to 19K miles with
ongenic treatment).... really ugly, and these are expensive rotors.
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Check out www.rotorpros.com I have had them on my car for all most 2yrs an they are super I will never use a stock rotor. An cheap
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WOW, I didnt know that cross drilling could lead to that! Those rotoworks on the ws6 store are a great price and I did some research and people have nothing but good things to say about them, I may just go with those
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speaking of rotors, is it necessary to always replace the pads if you are replacing the rotors? I thought I could just kind of clean the pad surface or old brake dust and it should be ok. I've had people tell me that if you need new rotors, you should put on new pads to get the same level friction surface. But my pads aren't worn out!Bruce
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and i ve had to pay $300 for 2 rear rotors , ac delco, over here!!!!93 t/a A4 3.23s
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As with any part, much depend on how you use them. If you abuse your brakes or subject them to road racing or any other high speed and high braking use, you're going to end up with damaged parts. I've seen cross drilled rotors last a very long time, yet a few outings on a road course and I've seen cracks. For that matter, I seen stock rotors with small stress cracks..... so simply be careful with your selection of parts and keep in mind your intended useage.
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