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driftingmustang
08-04-2010, 07:30 PM
forst question. how good of an idea is it to drill the stock rotors. I have a habit of smoking pads and warping rotors but a buddy gave me me 2 stock rotors for free plus im poor lol.

2nd question. there's a humming sound in the front right the faster i go. going around a right turn putting pressure on the left side the sound goes away. just new bearings in the front right im guessing but im wondering if anything else may possibly cause this.

240-kid
08-05-2010, 02:22 PM
Don't drill your stock rotors. You'll 9/10 end up cracking them...
R1Concepts has cheap rotors that work and last.

super240sx71
08-05-2010, 02:26 PM
Do you mean drilling the surface area or drilling for 4/5 lug? And if you need a wheel hub i have a few 35 shipped

240-kid
08-05-2010, 02:29 PM
No he's talking about X-Drilling them because he smokes the Pads. Drilling the Rotors will make it more susceptible to warping.

driftingmustang
08-05-2010, 08:07 PM
got it, drilling for cooling, no bueno. for the hubs, ill pm you when im back in colorado.

240-kid
08-06-2010, 02:23 AM
Truthfully the only thing you can do for Cooling is ducting. But you can increase Thermal capacity by increasing the Rotor mass. Though Drilled & Slotted will help with the smoking pads. Slots to shave the pad (Clean Surface all the time, no glazing) and Drilled to allow the gases to escape. Considering your on completely stock brakes I'd look into Drilled and Slotted Rotors with some decent pads. If you must Q45's are a fairly Cheap upgrade.

Casey
08-06-2010, 02:55 AM
lol at drilling your own rotors...

lol at running drilled rotors at all.

slots or blanks.

Howard
08-06-2010, 03:01 AM
Try better pads and turn the rotors first

Iam99x
08-06-2010, 04:43 AM
Do you mean drilling the surface area or drilling for 4/5 lug? And if you need a wheel hub i have a few 35 shipped

good deal^