Rotors do crack
10-24-2014, 07:02 PM
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Rotors do crack
My posts have always been met with skepticism when I said not to get drilled rotors if you do serious braking, because they'll crack.
Well I managed to crack even my solid rotors. Granted, these have seen many road track days in their ~2-year life span
Well I managed to crack even my solid rotors. Granted, these have seen many road track days in their ~2-year life span
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but wow had never seen one crack only heard of it
10-24-2014, 07:23 PM
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I listened to you. When I got the ZZP 14.5" rotor, I selected the solid rotors.
What brand rotor was that? 480 HP is a lot for the SS/TC brakes to stop. Do you have any brake ducting?
What brand rotor was that? 480 HP is a lot for the SS/TC brakes to stop. Do you have any brake ducting?
10-25-2014, 08:04 PM
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Here's a better picture of it though. My other set diesn';t have the numerous "micro-cracks" so I really wish I knew which was which...
10-26-2014, 11:54 AM
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I only swapped out one yesterday since I have a brand new OEM set on order. I'll take a pic of the two off the car, which I believe is one of each. I'm just not 100% positive...
10-26-2014, 12:01 PM
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A lot of sticky weights on that rim bro. Good god. Solid rotors are not better than drilled ones for stopping on the track. That's ridiculous. Buy some expensive drilled or slotted rotors and some better pads and you won't crack them. For metal to come apart like that from heat, tells me your rotors are cheap and don't dissipate heat at all.. all the high end sports cars I've ever seen have drilled rotors. I'm sure they have it right.
10-26-2014, 12:29 PM
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A lot of sticky weights on that rim bro. Good god. Solid rotors are not better than drilled ones for stopping on the track. That's ridiculous. Buy some expensive drilled or slotted rotors and some better pads and you won't crack them. For metal to come apart like that from heat, tells me your rotors are cheap and don't dissipate heat at all.. all the high end sports cars I've ever seen have drilled rotors. I'm sure they have it right.
Show me the link to a quality 5x110 drilled rotor that'll fit a TC. All of the aftermarket drilled rotors I've seen start out with a cheap solid rotor. Only upgrade I know of is Powell's floating rotors which I'll get next year.
10-26-2014, 12:58 PM
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A lot of sticky weights on that rim bro. Good god. Solid rotors are not better than drilled ones for stopping on the track. That's ridiculous. Buy some expensive drilled or slotted rotors and some better pads and you won't crack them. For metal to come apart like that from heat, tells me your rotors are cheap and don't dissipate heat at all.. all the high end sports cars I've ever seen have drilled rotors. I'm sure they have it right.
10-26-2014, 08:51 PM
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10-26-2014, 10:07 PM
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A lot of sticky weights on that rim bro. Good god. Solid rotors are not better than drilled ones for stopping on the track. That's ridiculous. Buy some expensive drilled or slotted rotors and some better pads and you won't crack them. For metal to come apart like that from heat, tells me your rotors are cheap and don't dissipate heat at all.. all the high end sports cars I've ever seen have drilled rotors. I'm sure they have it right.
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