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Old 01-24-2006, 10:48 PM
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http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brake...ar=&perfCode=S what do you think of these, i found them searching for a cheap quality brand for rotors for the outtie and decided that i should go ahead and pick these up. i know there are better brands out there but does anyone else have any experience with these
 
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Old 01-26-2006, 12:45 PM
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I got some like these from EBay...pretty good so far. The price seems pretty good too!
 
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Old 01-27-2006, 01:29 AM
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is there anything better about slotted and drilled rotors?

i mean compared to stocks and on a outtie that only sees speed on the highway (as opposed to race breds)
 
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Old 01-27-2006, 03:39 PM
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My limited knowledge of rotors is this;
The drilled and slotted rotors are designed to help dissipate the heat generated while braking, thus increasing efficiency and decreasing the braking distance. I think it would help on repeated braking as in a track or race application. But, if you are driving like every other regular joe, you may not nitcie the difference in stopping at 155 feet instead of 160 feet while slamming on the brakes.(random numbers, not test results obviously) Most of the Outlanders were not equipped with ABS, so braking will be subjective to the driver and his/her reaction time and application. In my opinion, unless you have a lot of engine mods where you will be exercising the power gains via faster speeds more often, or you need to upsize your rotors due to 20" rims, leave the stock ones on. But. they do look pretty cool even if you don't NEED them. How much of what we do to our cars do we absolutely NEED.
 
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Old 01-27-2006, 06:07 PM
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i have twenties on mine so i think i would see an increase in braking performance. as it is right not, i get some brake fade and the brakes dont lock up anymore like they used to. i know that locking up is not good but the fact is that they dont do it anymore. looking around some more i found some rotors on ebay for 65 and will probably get those instead, that way if there is no performance gained then i wont be out too much money.
 
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Old 01-28-2006, 12:42 PM
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dont forget to upgrade your pads. ( stock pads are good enough, but hey theres better pads out there)
 
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