2026 recommendations for rotors

[Twisted1]

Ok, the ball is in your court. Your decision to try and do what I explained to do with it. I do agree with slo town regarding front rotors,,,but you're dealing with a rear rotor,,,which as I said,,,,doesn't do the majority of the braking anyway.

Yes agreed on the front rotor for sure. Thank you again for the advice to heat up the rotor before hand. I have a thick brass punch that I’ll use to knock it down.

 

[slo town]

I can definitely see that happening. I’ve mentioned that I’ve purchased Raybestos R Line rotors in the past and when I recieved them, they had the same part number but different labels designs on the boxes. When I opened those boxes, both of the same part number rotors were of a design from each other.. That’s when I figured out that there are multiple brands of rotor manufacturers reboxing their rotors to other brands.

In my case, the rotors are visually the same between the Bendix and Raybestos.

I'm no metallurgy expert, but I think there can be differences in the composition of the cast iron from one brand to another.

Scott

 

[Twisted1]

I'm no metallurgy expert, but I think there can be differences in the composition of the cast iron from one brand to another.

Scott

I can see that. Good point!

 

[50yr Street Mech]

I can definitely see that happening. I’ve mentioned that I’ve purchased Raybestos R Line rotors in the past and when I recieved them, they had the same part number but different labels designs on the boxes. When I opened those boxes, both of the same part number rotors were of a design from each other.. That’s when I figured out that there are multiple brands of rotor manufacturers reboxing their rotors to other brands.

In my case, the rotors are visually the same between the Bendix and Raybestos.

Agree, but I wouldn't even hammer it first. I'd simply file the bump off.

Scott

Just filing it is an option also as slo town said, just not what I personally would do....So, gently knock it down with the brass punch,,file it a bit, and slap it on. I believe it will be just fine. Just a small bump. Raybestos went out of business years ago,,,and are just selling the name to whatever manufacturer wants to use it. Their old manufacturing plant is now a Superfund site due to, I'd imagine, asbestos contamination in the area from manufacturing brake pads from probably the 40's to early 70's with asbestos brake material... Who knows what manufacturer made that rotor.