Re: Rotor Question.

["S. Coleman" <deadbolt@mindspring.com>]

Well I won't talk good or bad about Zimmerman,.. but I did just put them and
a set of Mintex pads on my car yesterday.   I've never really had any brakes
on my car before, (you can ask those who have driven it),..  so far they are
a nice improvement.    Time will tell.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>
To: "Matthew Yip" <mgyip@yahoo.com>; "Scirocco Listserv"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: Rotor Question.


> Matthew,
> I would have to totally disagree with you.
>
> The rotors on the market today are cast with the holes in them and not
> drilled like they were years back when cracks were prevalent.
> Stress cracks are a thing of the past for everything but the most abusive
> applications.
> If you drill holes in your OEM vented rotors you will more than likely see
> cracks tho'.
>
> Seems to me (no experience yet, only had the slotted on for 1 mo. now)
that
> the slotted would eat the pads quicker than the X-drilled.
>
> X-drilled rotors are camphered so they wont eat the pads (as much).
> Slotted have sharper edges on the slots than on the edges of the holes of
> the X-drilled.
> The only reason I have slotted on the car (I don't like em') is because
they
> were free and I am cash poor.
> As soon as I can afford to they will come off and be replaced by the
> Zimmerman X-drilled.
>
> Anyone else help out here....Pro/Con.
>
> Randy
> 81 Scirocco S "Cosmos"
> 81 Scirocco S "Mars"
> The Beauty and the Beast projects
>
> Matthew wrote:
> > Don't waste your money on cross-drilled rotors - all they do is eat
> > up pads and heat/stress crack.  Slotted rotors are just as effective
> > but aren't as abrasive on pads and don't fall apart as easily.
> >
> > ATE Power Slots are a fairly popular - The Challenge car has a pair
> > of them but I'm only driven the car about 1 mile since I've owned it
> > so I can't vouch for them.
> >
> > --- Cory Langford <cory.langford@icbc.com> wrote:
> > > Any suggestions on good X-drilled rotors ?
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Matthew
> >
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