Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Brakes Cross-drilled rotors not a good idea in salty/wintery weather???

I've had two sets of the KVR pads and rotors. My 99SE had a set and they worked fine. The concerns people had with cold performance merit some consideration. I found the KVR pads would bite better when warmed up. So don't tailgate when you pull out of the subdivision.

I put about 5K on those before I traded it for the 98 SVT and had no drama.

I have about 35K on the same type of rotors on my 87 LeSabre. (Yeah, that's right baby, cross drilleds on the LeSabre.) I got just about 30K on the KVR pads, but switched them for the top of the line Bendix pads only because I could get them from basically across the street from my house. (I live 1/2 block from a parts store!)

After 35K of hard driving in the Buick, now going on the second winter, I have no issues with the KVR cross drilled rotors.

They will probably be replaced in Sept or October at 24 months and about 60K miles because that's about how long a set of brakes last. (And I don't want to be changing brakes in the winter time!)

The rotors get checked every 5K when I do oil change, tire rotation and a check on things underneath the car. So far, I've noticed no cracking, but only some rust. The same rust seen on the factory rotors removed.

FWIW,

TB