Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Brakes New rotors questions

OK, 63k miles, time for brakes, probably 50k + or so on the current set. I'm glad I got my moneys worth, paid $400 or so on the first brake job after the Ford parts went to sh*t.

SOOOO, What's the deal with cross drilled rotors? Will they last longer = not warp? I don't Autocross, much worse, I drive the congested and beat up streets of Denver. All cities have congested traffic, but Coloradons don't know how to keep traffic flowing. I think they omitted the whole thing about merging in the driving schools here. ANYWAY, stop-go-stop twice-go backwards-stop again. Which are better? The BAT prices aren't bad. The Standard Premium rotors have a very nice price. Are they any better than what I would get at Napa?

I appreciate your input.

Joe
"Pessimism is not bad, it keeps us from getting fleeced."

Cross drilled rotors are really only for looks. As to if the cars brakes any better with crossed drilled rotors the debate will go on until the cows come home. For me that is a long time since I'm two generations away from having family cows. What drilled rotors will do is crack around the holes and make it harder (some say impossible) to resurface.

BAT did seem to have a problem with new rotors that were warped out of the box, but I have not read of any such complaints for some time.

Anyone else want to jump in here?

IMHP the best rotors available now are the DBA slotted rotors from Precision Brakes Company. These rotors only come slotted but are designed for hard use, are very high quality, the are coated to prevent rust and the price is very good. Check this web site:

www.precisionbrakescompany.com

I like the EBC Greenstuff brake pads available at The Tire Rack.

Are the prices at DBA per pair, or per rotor...Also,,is it worth getting braided lines for everyday driving?

get KVR they are brembo for SVT sized ones

The rotors are priced each. If you become a member like I did the cost is 75.00 each for front or rear rotors ($100.00 for SVT front) for the Longlife slotted which is a very good price for this quality of rotor. It is simple to become a member there and costs nothing.

I have EBC Greenstuff pads front and rear, they work very well for me (daily driver, no track time). I recently removed a set of warped EBC "sport grooved" rotors from the front of my car nad replaced them with a set of SVT size Raybestos rotors. [I had to replace the caliper brackets with the larger SVT/Cougar brackets to fit the larger rotors.] I also have Raybestos rotors on the rear.

So far, everything is working great. I have used the Raybestos rotors on other vehicles with good results. I have also used the NAPA brand rotors with good results.

Maybe the next time I need brakes (2-3 years) I'll use the DBA rotors (we'll see how they work for other people on the forums).

HTH

Mike

Every time I need to get hard on the brakes in dailiy driving (often enough with the idiots around here), I smile and appreciate the braided lines I put on. No more mush pedal.

Cross-drilled if you live in wet and/or snowy environments.

Slotted if you drive hard / brake hard

Solid rotors for everything else.

1. Never heard of such a thing! Why!
2. Slotted is the best way to go!