Are the Slotted and Drilled that good?

[BSTANGGED]

hey gentlemen. I'm trying to find some good brakes to put on my 96 GT. I want to get the cross drilled/slotted kind. Any particular brand i should get, and does anyone know if any of the brands on ebay are worth buying..I did see some nice brembo and baer. but what about the other ones... thanx

 

[bdcardinal]

just make sure that the drilled ones you buy have the holes cast in them and are not drilled. if they are drilled they will eventually develop stress fractures inbetween the holes and the integrity of the rotor will be put into question. i have seen drilled rotors shatter before.

 

[BSTANGGED]

thanx

ok thanx man, i will look into that....:SNSign:

 

[squares98]

just make sure that the drilled ones you buy have the holes cast in them and are not drilled. if they are drilled they will eventually develop stress fractures inbetween the holes and the integrity of the rotor will be put into question. i have seen drilled rotors shatter before.

NOBODY cast's in holes, they are all drilled.
Im replacing my Bear Eradispeed rotors with the Brembos(plain) You should see all the mirco-cracks in the rotor its disgusting.

 

[BSTANGGED]

man this is a heavy topic...hahah

ok, so u guys think i should just go plain, or get maybe some brembo style drilled, i was told by my friend who works in a shop that they are probably the best drilled rotors out there. Which is why most cars use them on factory brakes now for performance cars. thanx again for the help gentlemen

 

[DTNODYA]

How much HP are you trying to stop?

 

[StickShift84]

just buy plain rotors, they are the best you can buy for street duty

 

[san~man]

Get an OEM Cobra rotor for about 90 bucks if you going that route. It's a Brembo made rotor and should do fine for you.

Me personally, I got the drilled Brembo rotors from Tire Rack. Hopefully they hold up for a few years. I don't AutoX on them, so they "should."

 

[BSTANGGED]

ok thanx again fellas. im only stopping 260 so i mean....cuz the guy i bought my car from did an engine swap with the 01 stang(so i guess really only bout 245 250 at the wheels) but i will take that into consideration., thanx Keep BURNIN THEM CAMAHO's

 

[Conv99GT]

get the the slotted rotors they look better just make sure they are nickel washed I beleive nickel is what they wash them with l

 

[CRZYHRSGT]

I got the powerslots from Tire Rack a few months ago and have nothing but good things to say about them. They have taken a serious beating so far and I have yet to see any fading or warpage from them. Plus, they're coated so none of the non-friction surfaces rust.

 

[blackfang]

I am happy with my brmbo oem rotors and hawk pads.

 

[loosescrew79]

ok thanx again fellas. im only stopping 260 so i mean....cuz the guy i bought my car from did an engine swap with the 01 stang(so i guess really only bout 245 250 at the wheels) but i will take that into consideration., thanx Keep BURNIN THEM CAMAHO's

Man I really don't want to burst your bubble but if thats a stock 2001 motor its not putting 245-250 hp at the wheels.


I knew a guy who bought those rotors from ebay and they sucked. Within 6-7 months they were all stressed cracked and look scary. He took them off and replaced them with stockers