irotors with heat cracks.
07-13-2010, 10:45 PM
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irotors with heat cracks. Anyone running irotors out there. Check out these pictures of my front rotors. They are about 3 years old and have maybe 15,000 miles on them. The rear ones are fine and I left them on the car. I replaced the fronts with Baer Eradi-Speed Rotors. I didn't buy Baer before because of cost, but when you put them next to each other the Baer is by far a much better rotor.
I will replace the rears as soon as I get the extra money.
I will replace the rears as soon as I get the extra money.
07-14-2010, 08:32 AM
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Anyone running irotors out there. Check out these pictures of my front rotors. They are about 3 years old and have maybe 15,000 miles on them. The rear ones are fine and I left them on the car. I replaced the fronts with Baer Eradi-Speed Rotors. I didn't buy Baer before because of cost, but when you put them next to each other the Baer is by far a much better rotor.
I will replace the rears as soon as I get the extra money.
I will replace the rears as soon as I get the extra money.
Again, sorry to see that happened. It's a pain and can get expensive pretty quick.
A lot of guys who run do road racing or Autocross swear by plain rotors, very good pads, good high temperature fluid, and some steel lines. That is more than enough for great performance and longevity of parts.
If you go and check out FRRAX.com, (F-Body Road Racing and Autocross) a lot of those guys are serious road racers and a lot of them will tell you the same thing about drilled rotors. Good luck.
07-14-2010, 01:17 PM
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Yup, like was stated, cross drilled rotors have a tendency to do that. I recently pulled the drilled/slotted rotors off my car due to heat cracks. I went with the stock rotors i had laying around. On my wifes car i used ATE Premium 1 Rotors, and Hawk HPS pads from Sam Strano. They look and work GREAT!!
07-14-2010, 03:55 PM
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The little heat checks aren't a problem. The cracks emanating from the holes, are a big problem.
Next time, avoid drilled rotors altogether. I recommend the ATE's a ton and we have a special on Racing Brake rotors that put them at a very similar price---but also give you directional vaning (cooler running) on the fronts, and a more typical slot pattern vs. the ATE's elliptical pattern.
Next time, avoid drilled rotors altogether. I recommend the ATE's a ton and we have a special on Racing Brake rotors that put them at a very similar price---but also give you directional vaning (cooler running) on the fronts, and a more typical slot pattern vs. the ATE's elliptical pattern.
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