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Old May 4, 2014 | 11:16 PM
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Slotted drilled rotors

Brakes are on my to do list as I haven't done them since I've bought the car. OEM brakes are sort of an eyesore in comparison to the rest of the exterior, but I haven't seen too many people go with slotted/drilled rotors on here. Is there a reason for that? Looking for some opinions
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Old May 5, 2014 | 08:20 AM
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Oem brakes are quite good.

Drilled rotors are prone to cracking on the track.

Slotted rotors are nice, I am shopping for a set right now as my old drilled and slotted are warped.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 11:45 PM
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Certainly nothing wrong with the oem, just thought I would weigh my options.
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Old May 7, 2014 | 12:51 AM
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I'd go slotted
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Old May 7, 2014 | 09:54 AM
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Dimpled is a option as well.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/y...e?PageSize=100
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Old May 7, 2014 | 11:53 AM
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I have a set of drilled/slotted from rockauto. They are powerstop brand. Cheap and look really good, quality similar to OEM. If your not tracking the car they hold up well.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 12:00 PM
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If your looking for performance..... Slotted Only is the way to go. Performance not only as more braking surface when compared to Drilled/Dimple Rotors. More surface means better stopping.

I do have a group buy thread in the vendor section for rotors. PM ME if you're interested.
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Old May 13, 2014 | 03:55 AM
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Would u prefer oem got drifting? I'm looking to get slotted with yellow stuff brake pads and stainless steel lines need suggestions
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Old May 13, 2014 | 10:33 AM
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Personally, anything is better than OEM granted your using quality parts.

Go Slotted and get some good pads along with SS lines and that's a perfect combination for braking performance. Let me know and I set you up with a good deal on Rotors/Pads/Lines/Fluids
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Old May 13, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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ok sounds good thanks.. im definitley going to look into that. i just need to c where money will b after my paycheck due to plane tickets for me my wife and my son. i also read that drilled are prone to break so if im thinking correctly, would drifting with slotted and drilled make that statement true?
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Old May 13, 2014 | 08:07 PM
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If you want looks, do whatever you want, but if you want stopping performance, OEM or solid quality aftermarket (Brembo, DBA, etc) rotors will do you plenty, with a good pad and fluid. You can definitely spend your money better.
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Old May 14, 2014 | 02:37 AM
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Fair enough..gonna do some research tonighton the rotors then ...do some price checking as well but focus mainlyon what rotors with pads still do me the best..thanks for the help
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Old May 14, 2014 | 11:34 AM
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Well being that your drifting I wouldn't recommend going drilled anything. Our recommendation is to go with a Slotted Rotor with some decent pads such as Stoptech/Hawk/EBC Pads.

If you're interested PM ME and I can sit you up with a Package price.
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