I was leaning towards the stillen sport rotors and pads...
now i'm jealous! a 57 pan would be pretty sweet too.
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message news:002701c2ee73$8dde48c0$0200a8c0@sys15... > > Well, if you are going to do the heavy autocross stuff, I would go with the > best and heaviest you can afford. I have the powerslots and they do great > but I only drive on the street. > Ahhh...a 58 pan...I have a 57 and have had it since 1972....my old > ironhorse. Rigid frame too. > > Rascal > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:15 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: WAS: Warped PowerSlot Rotors NOW: Brake choices > > > Harley's are cool. I figure that if I work hard enough I'll be able to > afford that sweet '58 pan head I've wanted... either that or a nice new > shiny softtail. As far as ASE goes, I've been out of the game about 2 years > now but my certs are still good...I'm a software developer now, which is > what I went to school for in the first place. > > So, I've been tossing around getting some drilled/slotted rotors for the > dak...I'm not sure wether to go with the Powerslots or maybe check out > Stillen or Brembo and look for some drilled/slotted combo rotors. They'll > see some heavy autocross usage and I'd like them to hold up as nicely as my > stockers did. Any ideas? > > -- > -Josh > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > news:002601c2ee6b$75289360$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > Hey, you did not at all. I am not ASE, but a retired Harley mechanic. > You > > da man! > > > > Rascal > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:22 PM > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > > > > I didn't take it as argumentatitive, I was just unsure as I have an ASE in > > brakes and I'd never heard of that before. Sorry if I came off that way > as > > well. > > > > -- > > -Josh > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > > news:000b01c2ee52$e55a1410$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > > > Josh, hope you did not take that as argumentative, I was not "trying" to > > be > > > but may have sounded like that, if so, please accept most humble > > apologies. > > > Powerslots are excellent rotors, should be able to turn them once or > twice > > > without a problem. > > > > > > Rascal > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh > Battles > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:38 PM > > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > > > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > > > > > > > True, but I'd have thought that the gap in the material would be > > > problematic. Maybe you DO learn something new each day.... I'll have > to > > > give it a try when it's time to cut the ones on my other car... > > > > > > -- > > > -Josh > > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > > > news:004601c2ee3d$0c77d1b0$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > > > > > Not at all. The cutting tip does not move as it cuts, it simply goes > > over > > > > the holes. I have seen vented rotors done. Take them to a brake shop > > and > > > > see if they have any experience doing it, but they can be turned. > > > > Rascal > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh > > Battles > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:01 PM > > > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > > > > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > > > > > > > > > > How? The way that the brake lathe works would cause all sorts of > > problems > > > > each time that the carbide tip came into contact with one of the > > > slots..... > > > > What the lathe does is shaves off the topmost layers of the cast iron > > > > material and the finished product has several rings around it like the > > > > surface of a record. So, when the lathe exerts pressure on the > surface > > of > > > > the rotor and comes in contact with that slot or drilled hole, it will > > get > > > > stuck. The only solution to this that I can see would be to perform > > > several > > > > very light cuts and that would be very very time consuming. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > -Josh > > > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > > > > > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > > > > news:003401c2ee35$da963670$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > > > > > > > I believe they can be turned. > > > > > > > > > > Rascal > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > > > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh > > > Battles > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:32 AM > > > > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > > > > > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > > > > > news:007a01c2edb2$08754560$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > > > > > > > > > That sounds to me like you are really dragging those brakes, like > > with > > > > > > pistons that are not retracting fully. That will warp ANY rotor. > > > Have > > > > > you > > > > > > thought about turning those powerslot rotors and replacing the > > > calipers? > > > > > > Rascal > > > > > > > > > > To my understanding you are not able to turn slotted/drilled rotors. > > Am > > > I > > > > > mistaken?? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > -Josh > > > > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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