i would do it. expesially if you get em coated so they dont rust too! look better and perform better!
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IMO I would only add slotted and drilled rotors if I want to make it look pretty. Years ago, the slotted rotors were used in race applications to handle the gas build up under heavy braking. The materials used in today brake pads has eliminated that problem. If you look at any of the Corvette racing setups, they almost all use smooth surface rotors. Look at the C6R Corvette...flat finish rotors.
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+1 its all for the looks.
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Originally Posted by Gordy M
(Post 4031969)
IMO I would only add slotted and drilled rotors if I want to make it look pretty. Years ago, the slotted rotors were used in race applications to handle the gas build up under heavy braking. The materials used in today brake pads has eliminated that problem. If you look at any of the Corvette racing setups, they almost all use smooth surface rotors. Look at the C6R Corvette...flat finish rotors.
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The reason they resist warping better is because after market slotted rotors are generally thicker. I go through 4-5 sets of rotors and pad on my corvette every year because of time trials, hpde, autocross, etc. and I have paid three times as much for hd slotted rotors that last twice as long as the cheapest stock rotors. On my truck, I run the Hawk HD truck pads, dot 4 fluid, bleed the brakes once a year and see very little taper after 60,000 miles and occasionally pulling a 7500 lb trailer.
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Gordy are you running stock rotors on the truck?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...52#ht_5095wt_0
Here's a link to where I got mine, but I would get the stainless lines too, they did more for my stopping than the rotors did. |
Originally Posted by 95 bright teal
(Post 4032259)
Gordy are you running stock rotors on the truck?
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I upgraded my truck with an earl's line kit, new slotted/drilled rotors, rebuilt calipers, and hawk pads, and honestly enough I was pretty let down with the results I got out of it. They work well, just don't feel any better than stock rotors and stock pads. They look great though.
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Originally Posted by Torque_Wrench
(Post 4032187)
You can't be questioning the effectiveness of the slotted and drilled rotors are you? Trust me , they do what they were designed for. With "flat" OEM rotors and flat "aftermarket" I am always replacing them for warpage. The slotted/drilled rotors resist warpage very well. Trust me...I work in a Service Dept. for a living.
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