Cross-Drilled Rotors

[ModdedSS]

I just learnt that I need to change my front rotors due to warping and with that I decided it was time to upgrade to cross-drilled rotors since I was planning on doing thins for a while. I found some on Crate Engine Depot at 90$ea, but there slotted as well; started looking on ebay and I found these eBay Motors: Magnum Drilled Rotors Cobalt SS G6 Pursuit GT Mailbu FR (item 350045906589 end time Apr-17-08 15:56:06 PDT), cross-drilled and I can choose what color I want in the middle, 225$ w/ shipping for all four rotors, I want to get them but my question to you guys is, should I trust the ebay quality... Is it worth it or should I spend the extra money for something I know will be good? Thanks for any input.

[stealthy1ss]

Don't get cross drilled rotors or slotted rotors. The holes are like cheese graders on your pads. The only real benefit to drilled is looks so if you are looking for performance it does nothing for you. If you really want to stop good buy some good pads. Its truely all about the pads and calipers.

[ModdedSS]

Well if it's only for show why is porche using it?

[stealthy1ss]

Porsche is attracting you to the car using the drilled rotors. If you were to look at multiple types of race cars and tell me how many have drilled rotors, slotted, and blanks. I would bet that you will see 0 drilled rotors, 0 drilled and slotted, a couple slotted, and 95% of them will be blanks.

[skymynx]

um im gonna have to disagree. alot of higher end cars have drilled/slotted/both. porsches and the Z06 just to name two off the top of my head

[ModdedSS]

Really?! What kind of pad life would I be loosing, like 5-10% or is it alot more than that. I lean more towards looks but if it's really bad then I'll go solid.

[stealthy1ss]

um im gonna have to disagree. alot of higher end cars have drilled/slotted/both. porsches and the Z06 just to name two off the top of my head

I am talking race cars not cars that you can just go out and buy. The cars you listed further prove my point about car manufactur's putting on drilled rotors on cars to attrack people to them. If you decide that you want something other than blank rotors I would say do with slotted because drilled rotors are known to crack.

To the OP, being that the rotors you are looking at are on ebay I would stay away from them cause they will more than likely crack. Brake parts are definately something you don't want to cheap out on. But it is your car and you can do what you like, I am just giving you my opinion.

[IMADreamer]

Drilled and slotted rotors are for heat dissipation. The thing is you don't need that on a street car and in race cars they do that with duct work and such. However I can safely say the pad wear that is associated with drilled and slotted rotors is minimal when compared to other brake rotors.

I would not hesitate one second to get drilled and slotted rotors, they look good and if that's what you want go for it. Honestly if you are after more stopping power a caliper upgrade and disc size upgrade is what you are after.

As for ebay quality, I don't know. I'd stick with name brands personally because your brakes are not something you want to skimp on.

[ModdedSS]

So you guys think CrateEngineDepot is the way to go, I only NEED the fronts so I guess it'll be about the same price.

[IMADreamer]

I am talking race cars not cars that you can just go out and buy. The cars you listed further prove my point about car manufactur's putting on drilled rotors on cars to attrack people to them. If you decide that you want something other than blank rotors I would say do with slotted because drilled rotors are known to crack.

To the OP, being that the rotors you are looking at are on ebay I would stay away from them cause they will more than likely crack. Brake parts are definately something you don't want to cheap out on. But it is your car and you can do what you like, I am just giving you my opinion.

lol great minds think alike.