witch way do drilled and slotted rotors go??
09-22-2006, 08:00 PM
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witch way do drilled and slotted rotors go?? so i just bought drilled and slotted rotors and installed them with everyhting going with the rotaion of the wheel, as the boxes they came in said. but my buddys truck has them and he was told to install them counter rotaion. witch do i do? i think my boxes could have been wrong. i had two boxes that said right rear. so could everyhting be wrong?
09-22-2006, 08:43 PM
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You should put them on the way it says on the boxes. I have my slotted rotors going with the direction of the wheel, which helps to disapate heat. Slotted rotors that go the other way (against the rotation of the wheel), draw cooler air IN. If the directions on the box say go WITH the direction of the wheel, put it on that way. The rotor is probably desgined specifically to be able to disapate heat.
09-23-2006, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by estegeme
so i just bought drilled and slotted rotors and installed them with everyhting going with the rotaion of the wheel, as the boxes they came in said. but my buddys truck has them and he was told to install them counter rotaion. witch do i do? i think my boxes could have been wrong. i had two boxes that said right rear. so could everyhting be wrong?
Just ask the manufacturer which way thiers are supposed to go.
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Hope you find out!
09-23-2006, 02:34 PM
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Similarly, Z06 rotors are designed specifically for driver or passenger side installation. The slot directions are not nearly as important as the vanes between the inner and outer rotor surfaces. Always follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
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Like the others said the vanes are the way the brakes are cooled not the slots or drilled holes. Basically most F-Body rotors I have seen are universal, meaning either way can be correct, check the vanes and manufacturer recommendations for installation.
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Originally Posted by MiaSSmaro98
wat are the vanes?
Most one peice rotors are straight vane and can be mounted on either side of the car. All these designs are non-directional, meaning both left and right rotors are the same casting. Do not confuse this "non-directional" (straight) vane with the "directional" slotting or drilling. In other words, a pair of straight vane rotors can be machined to have directional slots or drillings.
Some rotors, usually two peice racing brakes or premium brakes, have direction vanes that are side specific for additional cooling. This is the most wildly used design to improve the cooling effect by pumping the cool air from the center of wheel. However, the air inlet from is usually restricted by the dust shield, which essentially has the same cooling effect as one-piece curved vane rotor.
The vanes also act as a heat exchanger to carry the heat away from the rotor.
