Replacement rear brake rotors
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Replacement rear brake rotors
Anyone know where I can get some Brembo or similar OEM replacement rear blank rotors for my TII? TireRack has the fronts, HPS pads, and lines... but no rear rotors... Any ideas other than MazdaTrix?
And pls spare me the bling bling cross-drilled and sloted kinds...
And pls spare me the bling bling cross-drilled and sloted kinds...
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FYI brembo doesnt make a set of OEM drilled or sloted rotors, so stop trying to sell your junk to people who are going to get hurt by them-
And pls spare me the bling bling cross-drilled and sloted kinds...
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Believe it or not, your local auto parts store can order them. They'll carry brands like Beck-Arnley or Bendix. Last time I replaced rotors, I bought Raybestos rotors from Parts America.
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Originally posted by Dyre
FYI brembo doesnt make a set of OEM drilled or sloted rotors, so stop trying to sell your junk to people who are going to get hurt by them-
FYI brembo doesnt make a set of OEM drilled or sloted rotors, so stop trying to sell your junk to people who are going to get hurt by them-
They are brembo brakes....The rotors are bought from brembo and then a company goes ahead and drills the holes/slots with a machione.
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I have Brembo fronts and Bradi rears. cross drilled and slotted and painted red. Not installed yet but look like they are good quality. I picked them up from ebay from some dude in cali for 160+ shipping I didn't think that was to bad of a price.
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Originally posted by ERAUMAZDA
They are brembo brakes....The rotors are bought from brembo and then a company goes ahead and drills the holes/slots with a machione.
They are brembo brakes....The rotors are bought from brembo and then a company goes ahead and drills the holes/slots with a machione.
Brembo only makes front blanks and that is it. They don't cast the rears.
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Originally posted by Dyre
FYI brembo doesnt make a set of OEM drilled or sloted rotors, so stop trying to sell your junk to people who are going to get hurt by them-
FYI brembo doesnt make a set of OEM drilled or sloted rotors, so stop trying to sell your junk to people who are going to get hurt by them-
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Originally posted by JerryLH3
Believe it or not, your local auto parts store can order them. They'll carry brands like Beck-Arnley or Bendix. Last time I replaced rotors, I bought Raybestos rotors from Parts America.
Believe it or not, your local auto parts store can order them. They'll carry brands like Beck-Arnley or Bendix. Last time I replaced rotors, I bought Raybestos rotors from Parts America.
How much do they run per rotor on average?
Originally posted by ERAUMAZDA
They are brembo brakes....The rotors are bought from brembo and then a company goes ahead and drills the holes/slots with a machione.
They are brembo brakes....The rotors are bought from brembo and then a company goes ahead and drills the holes/slots with a machione.
Originally posted by Cheers!
Brembo only makes front blanks and that is it. They don't cast the rears.
Brembo only makes front blanks and that is it. They don't cast the rears.
Originally posted by razorback
actually i believe having rotors drilled or sloted improve braking distance. its not bling bling.
actually i believe having rotors drilled or sloted improve braking distance. its not bling bling.
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Dyre- Drilled/slotted rotors are not made that way for more surface area. They are made like that for hot gases to have somewhere to go under high braking and water escapes through the same areas under rainy or wet conditions.
I agree that drilling the rotors after brembo makes them is not a good idea but to say that drilled and slotted rotors are only for bling factor is wrong.
Santiago
I agree that drilling the rotors after brembo makes them is not a good idea but to say that drilled and slotted rotors are only for bling factor is wrong.
Santiago
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Dyre have you had a failure from rotors like this...do you have any test or numbers you can show us....
In aviation we drill holes into everything...as long as the holes are not close to each other, a circle will distribute the stress evenly. Holes will reduce the amount of interia needed to rotate the wheels.
I am more worried about the conditionof my brake ducts then the holes drilled into the rotors.
In aviation we drill holes into everything...as long as the holes are not close to each other, a circle will distribute the stress evenly. Holes will reduce the amount of interia needed to rotate the wheels.
I am more worried about the conditionof my brake ducts then the holes drilled into the rotors.
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i have talked to people who have experience with both ends of the argument. one has used slotted rotors on track runs and the other has drilled and slotted rotors on a street FD. the track car cracked slotted rotors (just slotted, not drilled) after a few harsh runs. the owner of the FD however does not track his car, but he does run it hard once in awhile, and believes the rotors to improve his braking and reduce fade when he does short runs that require semi-frequent harsh braking from up to 100 mph. people will argue all day about whether or not they work.
as for my beliefs, on a street car you would probably never use the brakes hard enough for them to matter much, but also wouldn't push them hard enough to crack them. for a track car, you may actually get some use out of the slots and cross drills, but it comes at the price of having to replace your rotors after a day of racing. the cracks i have seen first showed up as small hairline crack leading from one slot to the edge of the rotor and only one one surface of vented rotors. on a track car running rotors like these, the brakes are inspected regularly as well so i doubt there is much chance of them causing real harm if they begin to crack.
there are also the claims that they improve wet weather braking and lower braking temps to decrease the chance of rotor warpage and i have even heard of law enforcement and emergency vehicles using drilled brake rotors. also...many popular brands of rotors associated with slotting and drilling are NOT cast with the grooves/holes in them. they are professionaly CNC machined into blank cast iron rotors. brembo and powerslot rotors are both cast as solid pieces, and then drilled and/or slotted. if you buy rotors from someone who is selling blanks that have been drilled/slotted, it simply is a matter of them having it professionally done vs the manufacturer drilling it themselves. one is just cheaper for the buyer .
as for my beliefs, on a street car you would probably never use the brakes hard enough for them to matter much, but also wouldn't push them hard enough to crack them. for a track car, you may actually get some use out of the slots and cross drills, but it comes at the price of having to replace your rotors after a day of racing. the cracks i have seen first showed up as small hairline crack leading from one slot to the edge of the rotor and only one one surface of vented rotors. on a track car running rotors like these, the brakes are inspected regularly as well so i doubt there is much chance of them causing real harm if they begin to crack.
there are also the claims that they improve wet weather braking and lower braking temps to decrease the chance of rotor warpage and i have even heard of law enforcement and emergency vehicles using drilled brake rotors. also...many popular brands of rotors associated with slotting and drilling are NOT cast with the grooves/holes in them. they are professionaly CNC machined into blank cast iron rotors. brembo and powerslot rotors are both cast as solid pieces, and then drilled and/or slotted. if you buy rotors from someone who is selling blanks that have been drilled/slotted, it simply is a matter of them having it professionally done vs the manufacturer drilling it themselves. one is just cheaper for the buyer .
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Brake pads havent 'gassed-out' since the 50's- Materials have changed quiet a bit from then-
And Im not starting an argument about this- I dont need this forum for tech, and I don't want to hear the half tech from this board... I just wanted to know if they exsisted or not.
Apparently this board isn't really usefull for that anymore either.
And Im not starting an argument about this- I dont need this forum for tech, and I don't want to hear the half tech from this board... I just wanted to know if they exsisted or not.
Apparently this board isn't really usefull for that anymore either.
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Originally posted by razorback
actually i believe having rotors drilled or sloted improve braking distance. its not bling bling.
actually i believe having rotors drilled or sloted improve braking distance. its not bling bling.
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Originally posted by Dyre
How are those working for you? Did you need to get them turned first (I've had bad luck with rotors for other vechiles from auto-parts houses being pretty crappy)
How much do they run per rotor on average?
How are those working for you? Did you need to get them turned first (I've had bad luck with rotors for other vechiles from auto-parts houses being pretty crappy)
How much do they run per rotor on average?
Next time I'll probably go with Brembo on the front, just because they're about $10 cheaper through Tire Rack.
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Dyre- Drilled/slotted rotors are not made that way for more surface area. They are made like that for hot gases to have somewhere to go under high braking and water escapes through the same areas under rainy or wet conditions.
I agree that drilling the rotors after brembo makes them is not a good idea but to say that drilled and slotted rotors are only for bling factor is wrong.
Santiago
Dyre- Drilled/slotted rotors are not made that way for more surface area. They are made like that for hot gases to have somewhere to go under high braking and water escapes through the same areas under rainy or wet conditions.
I agree that drilling the rotors after brembo makes them is not a good idea but to say that drilled and slotted rotors are only for bling factor is wrong.
Santiago
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Yes in braking you are turning all the energy into heat energy... That is the whole idea behind a brake.
By adding holes and slots it isn't making the brake rotor that much more inefficient. You wouldn't be able to measure it.
You add these holes and slots to disipate the heat. Thereby increasing your ability to brake. By not having the excess heat of regular rotor your pads stay cooler. Thereby increasing your ability to turn the energy to heat energy. Also thereby decreasing brake fade when in a situation where there is a lot of braking involved (auto-x).
The loss in friction is minimal and isn't there for looks. Why look at a F1 car. See those holes? Also if you wanted holes it probably be worth it to go to a split rotor system.
Just thought I would clear the air...
By adding holes and slots it isn't making the brake rotor that much more inefficient. You wouldn't be able to measure it.
You add these holes and slots to disipate the heat. Thereby increasing your ability to brake. By not having the excess heat of regular rotor your pads stay cooler. Thereby increasing your ability to turn the energy to heat energy. Also thereby decreasing brake fade when in a situation where there is a lot of braking involved (auto-x).
The loss in friction is minimal and isn't there for looks. Why look at a F1 car. See those holes? Also if you wanted holes it probably be worth it to go to a split rotor system.
Just thought I would clear the air...
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