sometime in the near future I need to take care of front brakes. The
pads are in good shape thickness-wise but are crumbling on their
trailing edges for some reason. Also, my rotors aren't warped
(strange, being that they're Dodge spec), but IIRC they've been turned
once before and are rather deeply grooved now.
I'd like to know your collective opinions on what I should pick up in
the rotor department. slotted/ grooved? cross-drilled? smooth?
I don't autocross, but I drive like I should (and if I had the right
truck, I don't think I'd do too badly...), and I do off-road.
I've been leaning towards cross drilled, but I'm hesitant for a few
reasons:
- I don't relish digging crap out of the holes after every DML BBQ-like
weekend
- having had standard rotors crack on this truck before, something
swiss cheese-like seems iffy
- are better front brakes worth it while the back is still running
drums?
- are they worth the extra cost?
with slotted only being about the same price, where would your stopping
dollar go?
and don't tell me to go and swap in Viper discs. they're already on
the wish list but I don't have $2500+ burning a hole in my pocket right
now for the kit, the brakes, wheels and tires =) someday.....
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