rotor help
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rotor help
I have warped rotors on my 06 supercrew and i need help. I have looked at rotor pros but they are too pricey for me right now. What brands have ya'll had good luck with and which pads? I ran some off brand type on my 02 and they did ok but that truck is long gone and i don't know who made those. Thanks for any info you can give.
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Absolutely have them resurfaced first! Ask the shop to take of as little as possible. Do NOT tell them the rotor is warped, otherwise they'll take off a tone and you'll end up with a rotor that's too thin (which is what they want in order to sell you a new rotor.)
Chances are your rotor is NOT warped. Improper bed-in and other things can cause an uneven build-up pad material on the rotor which feels exactly like a warped rotor. Resurfacing removes that material. You will need to re-bed you brakes properly after that otherwise you risk getting a pulsation or vibration again.
StopTech has an excellent white paper on the myth of warped rotors. It's more racing-oriented (Stoptech is primarily a racing brakes company,) but it applies to street cars and trucks too.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml
Chances are your rotor is NOT warped. Improper bed-in and other things can cause an uneven build-up pad material on the rotor which feels exactly like a warped rotor. Resurfacing removes that material. You will need to re-bed you brakes properly after that otherwise you risk getting a pulsation or vibration again.
StopTech has an excellent white paper on the myth of warped rotors. It's more racing-oriented (Stoptech is primarily a racing brakes company,) but it applies to street cars and trucks too.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml