slotted/drilled brake rotors
Anybody have slotted/drilled brake rotors, and do they really make all that diff?
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I'll add a data point from actual experience....
My car is a 2010 Taurus SHO, which did not leave the factory with the best brakes. They are adequate but not really cut out for sporting driving. (it was noted in all the reviews and something they corrected in 2012.)
At 78k when the fronts were pulsating for the second time rather than have them cut I decided it was time to replace them. I installed the PowerStop drilled/slotted rotors and pads for a possible upgrade.
They went on fine. First I noticed that they were a little noisier on hard stops (to be expected with slotted rotors) but I also noticed that the car seems to stop better and with less fade when sporty driving in the mountains.
Can't say if it would have been better than new OEM brakes or not. Can't also say much about the longevity as I'm at 86k now. But I can say they give a bit better confidence in the car's ability to stop on a dime repeatedly.
The cost was not much more than 2 rotors and a good set of pads.
My car is a 2010 Taurus SHO, which did not leave the factory with the best brakes. They are adequate but not really cut out for sporting driving. (it was noted in all the reviews and something they corrected in 2012.)
At 78k when the fronts were pulsating for the second time rather than have them cut I decided it was time to replace them. I installed the PowerStop drilled/slotted rotors and pads for a possible upgrade.
They went on fine. First I noticed that they were a little noisier on hard stops (to be expected with slotted rotors) but I also noticed that the car seems to stop better and with less fade when sporty driving in the mountains.
Can't say if it would have been better than new OEM brakes or not. Can't also say much about the longevity as I'm at 86k now. But I can say they give a bit better confidence in the car's ability to stop on a dime repeatedly.
The cost was not much more than 2 rotors and a good set of pads.
