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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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Default Warped rotors Fixable ?
Assuming my rotors have enough meat to have them turned will that fix them ? or should I just buy some new ones ?
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i would just buy some new ones.
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Alot of times, warping come from inferior steel, getting hot spots. They get work hardened. Turnining them may help for a brief period of time, but the shutter will most likely come back quickly. I would just buy new ones.
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 07:45 AM
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ah damn it haha. Well I guess I will be going to vato sone later today.
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The Autozone rotors are better than the factory rotors anyways. Like the others said, once they warp, turning them only acts as a temporary fix. They usually warp worse the second time around.
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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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You bud, give me a text some time. I can hook you up with a decent deal for all 4 rotors and pads if you're interested. Let me know...
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
The Autozone rotors are better than the factory rotors anyways. Like the others said, once they warp, turning them only acts as a temporary fix. They usually warp worse the second time around.
I have Wagners from O'reily and they have ran great. I didn't turn them b/c it was maybe 80 bucks more for new rotors (front only). Turning them just makes them weaker and they will warp again.
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I got the cheapest Wagner ones from Oreiley's when I was having issues with my new skinnies. The car would shake like a bitch over 60 mph and it felt like a fighter jet going down when I hit the breaks. It helped alot of the shaking and 100 % of the shaking when breaking went away.They were 20 bux a piece.
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Originally Posted by edzsilverss
I got the cheapest Wagner ones from Oreiley's when I was having issues with my new skinnies. The car would shake like a bitch over 60 mph and it felt like a fighter jet going down when I hit the breaks. It helped alot of the shaking and 100 % of the shaking when breaking went away.They were 20 bux a piece.
i remember your prob sir, lol you were getting quite irritated, glad you solved your prob though!
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i remember your prob sir, lol you were getting quite irritated, glad you solved your prob though!
Hell yeah! That was almost the end of me. With the new rotors and a guy who could actually balance a wheel, I'm good to go. I can hit any speed now with zero issues. I bought longer studs and brand new lugs on all 4 wheels just to make sure and replaced the lugs myself. I even bought a tourqe wrench for the wheels. Everything is as tight a German virgin at this point.
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