Hot brakes
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Hot brakes
I just replaced my front stock pads with Porterfield R4-S pads. I like the stopping power, alot, but I have a question.
It seems that my rotors/pads are getting hotter, sooner than they used to. Would grooved rotors help this out? I do not want to go with cross-drilled rotors due to cracking, but is it worth it to buy new rotors (looking at DBA's)? Or should I just wait until I wear out the stock rotors (not too much longer with the porterfields, I imagine) and replace them, then.
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It seems that my rotors/pads are getting hotter, sooner than they used to. Would grooved rotors help this out? I do not want to go with cross-drilled rotors due to cracking, but is it worth it to buy new rotors (looking at DBA's)? Or should I just wait until I wear out the stock rotors (not too much longer with the porterfields, I imagine) and replace them, then.
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How can you tell they are getting hotter, is it the pedal feel, brake fade or what? The slotted rotors mostly help brake fade and glazing. Did you do the brake lines and upgrade the brake fluid yet? The new pads will probably wear down the rotors quicker so you might want to start looking for a new set either way.
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The way I know that the rotors are hotter is because I washed my car and the rotors were SERIOUSLY steaming when I went at the wheels. Never done that before. (side note: Afterwards I thought of the consequences of warping due to the rapidly cooling rotors... a problem?)
I did not do the lines and fluid at the same time. I was kind of waiting to get the lines for some unkown reason.
As for rotors wear: Yes, definitely. It already happened. We had a track day today and my rotors are THRASHED. Definitely need to resurface and I WILL be changing out the rotors sooner than later.
The next question is EBC or DBA rotors?
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-Etch
I did not do the lines and fluid at the same time. I was kind of waiting to get the lines for some unkown reason.
As for rotors wear: Yes, definitely. It already happened. We had a track day today and my rotors are THRASHED. Definitely need to resurface and I WILL be changing out the rotors sooner than later.
The next question is EBC or DBA rotors?
Thanks
-Etch
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