brake problem
10-07-2004, 10:20 AM
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I have drilled rotors. Have for 4 years. No problems yet. I've never seen dimpled rotors. Drilled rotors allow the gases that build up between the pads and rotors to escape as the rotors get hot. I don't think that dimpled rotors would be a benefit.
10-07-2004, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 91zxtt
Drilled rotors allow the gases that build up between the pads and rotors to escape as the rotors get hot. I don't think that dimpled rotors would be a benefit.
Dimpled rotors were created as a replacement for drilled rotors without sacrificing the structual integrity of the rotor. The basically perform the same as drilled rotors.
I agree with ya 91, i've never seen drilled rotors cracked either. I went over this subject in the sticky that i posted in this section.
10-08-2004, 05:34 AM
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I think the cracking is from a heat issue. If you put on drilled/slotted rotors to look cool, they probably won't crack. My oem rotors now have some heat cracks from my spirited canyon drives home from work on fridays.
10-08-2004, 09:53 AM
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The cracking probably occurs from rapid expansion and contraction of the rotors. The expansion is caused by the the excessive heat generated by 'spirited' drives through the moutain. The rapid cooling could be caused by running the car through a puddle.
Dimpled rotors...interesting.
Dimpled rotors...interesting.
10-08-2004, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 91zxtt
The rapid cooling could be caused by running the car through a puddle. .
hit'em.
10-08-2004, 04:13 PM
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We get rain up here, but I agree with you about socal. I forgot how nasty the air was down there until Amy and I drove to Disneyland. We came up over the Grapevine and saw this soupy looking haze just lingering in the valley. Nasty.
10-09-2004, 10:38 PM
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Whatever floats your boat really.
Either version works fine. The only dimpled ones I know about are the EBC rotors. Those aren't cheap.
On the other hand, x-drilled rotors you'll find to be much less and made by EVERYBODY under the sun.
Either version works fine. The only dimpled ones I know about are the EBC rotors. Those aren't cheap.
On the other hand, x-drilled rotors you'll find to be much less and made by EVERYBODY under the sun.
10-12-2004, 08:53 PM
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Yes, the express lane, that was a good a one. I was more partial towards the one about when the wheel fell off his van, or when he told his brother in law about the fold down bed in his van. The story about him getting kicked out of the bar in NY is classic. I have it on TIVO and I will never delete it unless I buy it. That 1 ranks right up there with Eddie Murphy 'Delirious'.
