Brake upgrade

[beardeddummy]

My front brakes now are cross drilled and slotted rotors plus pads and boy do they work great. Got them from summit for 165ish. They are powerstop brand. Well worth it

 

[jkeaton]

Personally I'd never run cross drilled rotors on a street truck.

 

[beardeddummy]

Why's that?

 

[someotherguy]

They tend to crack around the holes. They're also just for looks, not performance. Long gone are the days of brake pad compounds that emit so much gas under heavy use that the holes actually served a purpose.

Any improvement will likely be due to a more aggressive pad than what you had on there before.

Richard

 

[jkeaton]

That ^^

 

[Ruger_556]

All you really accomplish is reduce the surface area for braking...

 

[Horns]

And accelerate pad wear.

 

[90halfton]

Seen where someone makes dimpled rotors now, allows gas escape without the hole going all the way through the rotor and making it weaker. If what was said about newer pads is true than it wouldn't matter I guess.

 

[beardeddummy]

I have noticed a huge difference. The rotors also dicipate heat better

 

[someotherguy]

I have noticed a huge difference. The rotors also dicipate heat better

It sounds like you've done a very scientific comparison on both setups.

As long as you're happy with it that's what matters.

Richard