rebeljeeper01
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haven't had them on very long but ,about 3 months ago I put crossdrilled and slotted rotors on the wifes 98 with hawks carbon ferro pads and it stops better than it ever has hope it lasts!!
MAP said:Maybe I'm older than I think but I don't know what schwagg means. The rotors and brakes in question were not exactly cheap... Raybestos rotors and Raybestos Quiet Stop ceramic pads.
Now they aren't as expensive as Power Slot rotors or those Hawk pads but they aren't cheap.
They lasted 60,000miles(2.5 years) worth of driving. 60-70% freeway, the rest street driving.
I guess I should be happy with the results for the money I spent.
The part about the brakes melting a spot on the rotors doesn't make sense to me. The rotor would act as a giant heat sink in that example. If the spot on the rotor was somehow isolated from the rest of the rotor, then it might be possible.
It would be nice to know how long the performance rotors and pads last.
I would imagine several people on this board have used these.
MAP
RichP said:60% freeway driving in calif is far worse than 100% city driving in NYC, going from 0-60-0, 0-70-0, 0-60-0, 0-80-0 in less than a mile is brutal on brakes, especially when that 60/70/80-0 part has to be faster than the 0-60/70/80 part. The two worst places in the country to drive are calif freeways and anywher in and around boston.
MAP said:In my opinion, the reason these rotors warp is because they get too hot and do not dissipate heat as well as they should.
The only solution would be for the rotor braking surface area to have been bigger/wider. I still believe these things were underdesigned and the fact that so many people here have had problems supports this.
Ditto that! I think the rear disc conversion was my best mod so far... I don't think any combo of super duper stock sized front rotors and pads could a rear disc conversion.Jackhill442 said:I got so fed up with it that I swapped to rear discs to better balance, and I not only got much improved braking, but the front and the rears last longer, and never warp.