Strong vibration under medium to heavy braking
02-02-2009, 10:32 AM
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It only takes one time of heating up the rotors and hitting a cold puddle to warp any rotor. Sounds like warp to me but i guess it could be a caliper malfunction or pad.
02-02-2009, 02:55 PM
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02-02-2009, 09:57 PM
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I agree excpt its not likely they are warped.(put that in your collective pipes and smoke it)
There is, its called research. On this site and on all quality brake rotor company sites, you will almost NEVER see drilled rotors billed as a true performance rotor, and you will see many knowledgeable recommending to aovid them like the plague unless youre a show car.
There is, its called research. On this site and on all quality brake rotor company sites, you will almost NEVER see drilled rotors billed as a true performance rotor, and you will see many knowledgeable recommending to aovid them like the plague unless youre a show car.
I will no longer provide any assitance, right or wrong for anyone. Other club websites are not filled with folks that know something about everything. I've been a tech for over 24 years, have applied my trade all over the world and in some not so safe or reasonable locations. It is these kinds of comments that **** me off repeatedly. You don't know me, who I am or what my qualifications are.
It is fine to disagree but not disagree with some personal attacks on the person that made a statement.
I've personally used Power Slot and EBC rotors for seven years on vehicles that accumulated 150k miles or more. I had never had an issue with these rotors and the pad combination.
You Maven may be correct that they are not warped but based on my experience and how the problem is described, it is warped rotors 99% of the time.
02-02-2009, 11:18 PM
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In all actuality the car should be test driven by someone who knows what the **** is going on. I'm really get sick of people asking to diagnose something that requires physically being there and going through the diagnsotic steps for the particular sytem. As soon as you post something someone disagress with your get slammed.
I will no longer provide any assitance, right or wrong for anyone. Other club websites are not filled with folks that know something about everything. I've been a tech for over 24 years, have applied my trade all over the world and in some not so safe or reasonable locations. It is these kinds of comments that **** me off repeatedly. You don't know me, who I am or what my qualifications are.
It is fine to disagree but not disagree with some personal attacks on the person that made a statement.
I've personally used Power Slot and EBC rotors for seven years on vehicles that accumulated 150k miles or more. I had never had an issue with these rotors and the pad combination.
You Maven may be correct that they are not warped but based on my experience and how the problem is described, it is warped rotors 99% of the time.
I will no longer provide any assitance, right or wrong for anyone. Other club websites are not filled with folks that know something about everything. I've been a tech for over 24 years, have applied my trade all over the world and in some not so safe or reasonable locations. It is these kinds of comments that **** me off repeatedly. You don't know me, who I am or what my qualifications are.
It is fine to disagree but not disagree with some personal attacks on the person that made a statement.
I've personally used Power Slot and EBC rotors for seven years on vehicles that accumulated 150k miles or more. I had never had an issue with these rotors and the pad combination.
You Maven may be correct that they are not warped but based on my experience and how the problem is described, it is warped rotors 99% of the time.
whoa calm the jets there....maven wasnt saying you were wrong....he wasnt calling out your qualifications he was simply stating another option...what if this guy is in the 1% a matter of fact alpha said the rotors arent warped...so he was right... now i may not know as much as you...but then again i might...so just chill out maybe maven does know what hes doing...
02-02-2009, 11:23 PM
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I will no longer provide any assitance, right or wrong for anyone. Other club websites are not filled with folks that know something about everything. I've been a tech for over 24 years, have applied my trade all over the world and in some not so safe or reasonable locations. It is these kinds of comments that **** me off repeatedly. You don't know me, who I am or what my qualifications are.
It is fine to disagree but not disagree with some personal attacks on the person that made a statement.
I've personally used Power Slot and EBC rotors for seven years on vehicles that accumulated 150k miles or more. I had never had an issue with these rotors and the pad combination.
You Maven may be correct that they are not warped but based on my experience and how the problem is described, it is warped rotors 99% of the time.
IVe seen rotors seperate from the hats, Ive seen hats crack, Ive seen braking surfaces crack, Ive seen braking surfaces collapse in between vent pillars,Ive seen braking surfaces completely worn away and only vent pillars exposed, I have NEVER seen a purely warped rotor, that is a rotor that has excessive runout but no other out of spec measurements or physical failures.
02-03-2009, 01:11 AM
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You can't see brake rotor warping, so 'they look ok' is not acceptable.
Corey, have they been mic'd or cut to verify true?
You said you put sportlines in the car... Did you put the top strut mounts back in a different position? I remember hearing someone complain about a vibration due to something being not seated correctly.
Why do you all have problems with the GMPP rotors? I ran a set on the front of my car, beat the ever-loving **** out of them through 3 sets of Hawk HPS pads over the course of 45K miles, and they were perfect... I might have cheated a little (i had them cryo'd), but still, WTF mate?
Corey, have they been mic'd or cut to verify true?
You said you put sportlines in the car... Did you put the top strut mounts back in a different position? I remember hearing someone complain about a vibration due to something being not seated correctly.
Why do you all have problems with the GMPP rotors? I ran a set on the front of my car, beat the ever-loving **** out of them through 3 sets of Hawk HPS pads over the course of 45K miles, and they were perfect... I might have cheated a little (i had them cryo'd), but still, WTF mate?
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