what do you think would be the best brakes for a drifter/ weekend driver car? drilled? slotted? drilled/ slotted???
brakes for a drifter
- Thread starter big idealist
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drilled and slotted.
the slots constantly scrape a new surface on teh pad to prevent rotor glazing and have consistent braking force.
the drilled holes help cool the rotor down during high heat situations (a la drifting)
there is quite some debate as to whether drilling out so much material from the rotor actually makes it harder to dissipate heat and will make it warp sooner, but its up to you. if this car isnt your daily driver id say go drilled/slots
the slots constantly scrape a new surface on teh pad to prevent rotor glazing and have consistent braking force.
the drilled holes help cool the rotor down during high heat situations (a la drifting)
there is quite some debate as to whether drilling out so much material from the rotor actually makes it harder to dissipate heat and will make it warp sooner, but its up to you. if this car isnt your daily driver id say go drilled/slots
just the slotted. that will make the rotors last a bit longer, but depending on your driving/drifting habits will determine the rate of wear/warpage.
one thing to watch out for is that the slotted rotors eat pads faster than a regular rotor, so replacing the pads before it goes down to the chirper will prevent having to replace an expensive set of rotors since they can not be machined.
one thing to watch out for is that the slotted rotors eat pads faster than a regular rotor, so replacing the pads before it goes down to the chirper will prevent having to replace an expensive set of rotors since they can not be machined.
A civic? And slotted rotors tear up the pads very quickly. For a DD I would just get drilled, or nothing really. If you're wanting a good braking system, you're not going to find any combination of stock or "aftermarket" stock sized parts that are going to remotely compare to a big break kit.
i know that much, but i deffinately dont have the money for a big break kit... but i think im gonna just end up buying drilled/slotted rotors... 13inch...
i planned on it... but i know this is prolly a stupid question since you just said that but arent our rotors 13inch stock???
big idealist said:
No. Look at the forum vendors, click on "Arizona Performance" and look at his big break kits he offers.
slotted rotors can be machined, as can drilled
the slots (and a chamfer ont he drilled holes if they're decent crossdrilled rotors) are usually at the depth of replacement, in other words, if you have to machine that deep, you need to be replacing them.
drilled rotors crack, it's a fact.
Drifting is done with the e-brake and gas pedal anyways...
the slots (and a chamfer ont he drilled holes if they're decent crossdrilled rotors) are usually at the depth of replacement, in other words, if you have to machine that deep, you need to be replacing them.
drilled rotors crack, it's a fact.
Drifting is done with the e-brake and gas pedal anyways...
i heardly use any thing other than e brk to driff learn to cluch kick it and throutal cont.. is all you need...
If you don't need the actual brakes to drift... you're driving a slow car. A lot of courses have you going at pretty high speeds coming up on sharp corners, you cant just yank the e-brake 200' before the turn and hope you take it sideways. This is one of the most retarded threads I've ever taken part of.
hey Big I. im goin to talk to Andy at Arizona performance tuesday so ill ask him on what would be best for your setup
GotTurbos? said:
doesn't sound like he's going to be hitting a course with it, just doing it in parking lots...
now if he's asking about doing a road course... he better be getting a BBK or he's gonna be hurtin...
well sloted rotor's are for race pads to bring the pads up to temp
and cut the pad down
drilled is great for wet weather and heat dispation and busrts of hard brakeing not drag braking aka ride brakes cause they may crack all so you will see most bmws and porces have driller rotors formt eh factory
drilled and sloted rotora are just stuiped show crap
for me i run drilled rotor and never get fad what so ever even when i take it to the track or windy road
but i must add i drop alot fo weight out my car as well
and cut the pad down
drilled is great for wet weather and heat dispation and busrts of hard brakeing not drag braking aka ride brakes cause they may crack all so you will see most bmws and porces have driller rotors formt eh factory
drilled and sloted rotora are just stuiped show crap
for me i run drilled rotor and never get fad what so ever even when i take it to the track or windy road
but i must add i drop alot fo weight out my car as well
uh... no. drilled or slotted rotors can not be cut on a brake lathe. it will break the carbide bits used to cut.
i tried that once and had to replace some expensive parts at my work.
i tried that once and had to replace some expensive parts at my work.