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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Default Brake Disc Upgrade question?

I'm going to be upgrading my stock brake discs, i'm going to be getting the stock oem size replacement ones, but which should I get cross drilled and slotted, slotted only, or cross drilled only rotors? This pertains to daily driving and street/strip type. I want to know which is best. Thanks. I know getting bigger sized rotors will be better but not going that route sticking to oem size replacements ones.

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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Default Re: Brake Disc Upgrade question? (MansuDC2)

Blanks are probably your best bet. Rotor design won't noticably affect your stopping distances and they won't crack or wear out pads like slotted or drilled rotors.
If you want to improve stopping distances, consider upgrading your brake pads and/or tires.

What kind of car is this for?
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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Default Re: Brake Disc Upgrade question? (Niles)

look at ur current rotors,
how much material do they have left?(like how thick are they)

There is no reason to get BRAND NEW rotors when you can just
have the current ones resurfaced.
Unless they are really old, in which case they might be really thin, and won't dissipate heat well.

Aside from that though, unless you actually go to a larger brake setup(larger rotor, bigger/better pistons, etc), your best bet is to just
get them resurfaced, and put on a really nice pad!

Trust me, I just swapped out my stock stuff for brembo blanks, and hawk HPS pads,
it's really not much better than stock!!

I'd recommend getting a more aggressive pad, like the HPplus,
or some bobcats, and don't worry about new rotors unless you actually need to replace ur current ones.
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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Default Re: Brake Disc Upgrade question? (MansuDC2)

Yeah, i actually need to replace thyem they have been resurfaced time and time again and it is too thin to do it once more, also what type of brand of upgraded pads would work great with oem stock blank or brembo blank rotors? And which pads would be safe to run on them wether brembo or oem brand? Thinking of replacing my brake lines as well, this is for my 97 Integra RS and i'm looking for better braking eventhough its fra daily driven kind of car.
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