Erm? I thought those used cultch brakes in the final drive or something
Any way good for you keeping 1943 ride going.Ok Jokes aside, I never heard of panther. Tell me more?
Are drilled and slotted rotors worth the cost?
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Any way good for you keeping 1943 ride going.Ok Jokes aside, I never heard of panther. Tell me more?
Drilled is worse in both street and track applications.
^^^^^THAT !!! Good drilled/slotted rotors are NOT cheap! Their purpose is to dissipate heat.
If not done properly will weaken the rotor. Some manufacturer do it as "cosmetic" just to raise the price and no real R&D.
In your case to give you a proper answer one would need the type of terrain over which you pull, weight of trailer, speed and
how often you pull. For street use IF always in stop & go traffic with sudden stops there may be a slight advantage IF this is prolonged.
Otherwise keep the OEM, just don't go cheap on Pads!
For the track YES. For regular use no. Found the slotted rotors the best compromise option as avoids the cheese grater effect of the drilled rotors on the pads. Maybe I have missed it, but have not seen mention of cryogenically treated rotors. These extend life of the rotors significantly without compromising performance. My recommendation is to avoid drilled or slotted for regular road use. Available at TireRack among other suppliers. Absolutely no affiliation. Just real-world experience, both road and track.
This is not a stock car, it belong to a friend of mine. Upgraded suspension, built motor, tranny and diff. A big car but a real sleeper.
It's more than just better cooling design. The lighter two-piece design itself allows for better heat dissipation.
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I put the power stop kit on my 98 F150, huge difference.
The video you linked did not contain any two piece design.
Yeah great buddy, keep telling yourself that. Won't change any laws in physics.
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Apologies I though it was also a two-piece in the video. Serious question. Have you ever seen a two-piece warp on the track?
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There was an SMA brake job video some months back where Eric O mentioned how incredibly long a set of drilled/slotted rotors lasted on Mrs O's minivan, where she would wear out a conventional set 2-3x as fast. It may have been Power Stop or Centric. I couldn't find the video. He's not a fan of drilled/slotted, but tried them for some reason on her Kia Sedona.
There's just too many variables that effect how well a set of brakes perform and last, it's about impossible to get repeatable results for your daily driver.
There's just too many variables that effect how well a set of brakes perform and last, it's about impossible to get repeatable results for your daily driver.
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I too have run some of the Powerstop "truck and tow" kits and echo the sentiments that they're "fine".
Not sure there were any benefits and thus I've concluded it's mostly a gimmick.
I also agree the Amazon bling manufacturers like Detroit Axle do it just so they can charge more.
Mazda used a lightly slotted rotor on some of the CX9s as OEM. I imagine there was something to it. It was not gaudy and over the top like aftermarket, and no drilled holes.
Not sure there were any benefits and thus I've concluded it's mostly a gimmick.
I also agree the Amazon bling manufacturers like Detroit Axle do it just so they can charge more.
Mazda used a lightly slotted rotor on some of the CX9s as OEM. I imagine there was something to it. It was not gaudy and over the top like aftermarket, and no drilled holes.
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Nothing! Carry on.My God, what did I miss
Serious question. When I need to replace them on my E350 AMG pkg, what would be the best brand to use other than oem?
I replaced the back brakes on my wife's Atlas with the Powerstop kit (pads and drilled/slotted rotors) because the stock ones wore out at about 40k miles. I picked them because of the corrosion coating (zinc?) and price was reasonable.
No noticeable braking performance difference (better or worse) but the rotors are clean and straight with no warping, and the pads have lasted much longer than stock under difficult driving conditions (my wife is a very aggressive driver) for 60k miles. I'll replace this summer with the same.
The fronts will get the VW rotors and maybe EBC or stock pads. Again, this car has seen extreme city driving by someone who thinks she's a race car driver in training. I'm consistently impressed by the durability and performance of this car and the stock front brakes and Powerstop rears.
No noticeable braking performance difference (better or worse) but the rotors are clean and straight with no warping, and the pads have lasted much longer than stock under difficult driving conditions (my wife is a very aggressive driver) for 60k miles. I'll replace this summer with the same.
The fronts will get the VW rotors and maybe EBC or stock pads. Again, this car has seen extreme city driving by someone who thinks she's a race car driver in training. I'm consistently impressed by the durability and performance of this car and the stock front brakes and Powerstop rears.
Hmm, bad combo if the pads wear out the rotors in just one set. Should be able to wear out two sets of pads per rotor, in most cases no?
Look at the MPG's?
