It all depends. To decrease the temp, running air will help. Off gassing is
stillthe problem along with the accumulation of pad dust on the rotor. The
Bruteforce by Raybestos is the best yet combining the slots for off gassing and dust
movement away from the rotors and cross drilled for temp reduction. You are right
that ducting to the brakes would be great, but only if air movement is sufficient to
warrant it and the rotors are being used alot and savagely.
Jim
Jon Steiger wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, James Harmon wrote:
> > Jon Steiger wrote:
> [...]
> > > How safe are drilled/slotted rotors on a vehicle as heavy as the Dakota?
> > > I don't know very much about them, but from what I understand,
> > > drilled/slotted rotors are weaker than solid rotors of the same size. ?
> > >
> >
> > Actually the opposite. They eat pads like crazy. Expect about 50% life as
> > compared to stock rotors. Increase stopping by about 10% at best. Until Baer
> > comes out with their modification, we are stuck. No pun intended.
> > The only other mods are from Stillen. Their cross drilled rotors didn't sell
> > very well due to price (~$325 per set plus pads) and they discontinued them.
> > Stillen makes a rotor/disc set up for the rear but only for the Durango. VERY
> > expensive!
> > Jim
>
>
> A slotted/drilled rotor will eat pads, last 50% as long as the already
> pathetic stock rotors (or did you mean pads?), and only increase stopping
> by 10%?? Why would I want them? Are these just a "rice-boy, looks"
> kind've thing? As far as functionality goes, wouldn't a ram-air set up
> to direct air over the rotors help just as much for a lot less $$?
>
> -Jon-
>
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