850 Turbo Wagon Cross Drilled VS OEM Rotors Opinions??

I'm needing to replace my rotors and brakes soon and would like some
feedback....which is better and why....OEM or Cross Drilled Rotors...


1995 850 Turbo wagon....


thanks

 

Cross drilled rotors look cool, and they do "de-gas" the brake pads (as well as provide
better heat dissipation)

Unless you are racing, or towing a heavy load, cross drilled rotors will not provide a
noticable difference. The do make more noise (like air fluttering about).

A good quality rotor would be just fine, but as mentioned, if you take the car to the
track, tow, or drive like me on a daily basis , then cross drilled is fine (plus as
mentioned, they look cool through wheels that show them off).

Do they wear pads quicker? Not so much with chamfered holes, but the rotors may crack
between the drilled holes. All drilled rotors are not created equally either, the pattern
that works best is a radial spiral, and are directional to some extent (left side, right
side).

On my race car, I use a solid rotor, I am not exceeding 1200F for it to be an issue.
Slotting is another method for de-gassing, but doesn't offer much in the way of aiding in
cooling.

 

I've been completely happy with standard design rotors on my 850. Unless
you drive at near rack track conditions I think that the drilled rotors are
a solution trying to find a problem.

John

 

I found cross drilled helps in rain too, and in stop and go traffic (if you
know the GTA area... Steeles ave.... 0-100... 100-0.... 0-100... 100-0...
over and over).

 

I installed cross drilled rotors on my 850 a while back - around 195,000
miles......

The best reason to use them - they don't cost any more than regular rotors -
is that, according to my mechanics, they've never seen a warped cross
drilled rotor.....! Heat dissipation is the most serious problem in this
arena and that recommendation was good enough for me. It may just be
"subjective" on my part, but I find the brakes to be smoother and very
strong with the new rotors and pads in place.....

PC

| I found cross drilled helps in rain too, and in stop and go traffic (if
you
| know the GTA area... Steeles ave.... 0-100... 100-0.... 0-100... 100-0...
| over and over).
| | > | > > I'm needing to replace my rotors and brakes soon and would like some
| > > feedback....which is better and why....OEM or Cross Drilled Rotors...
| > >
| > >
| > > 1995 850 Turbo wagon....
| > >
| > >
| > > thanks
| > >
| >
| >
| > Cross drilled rotors look cool, and they do "de-gas" the brake pads (as
| well as provide
| > better heat dissipation)
| >
| > Unless you are racing, or towing a heavy load, cross drilled rotors will
| not provide a
| > noticable difference. The do make more noise (like air fluttering
about).
| >
| > A good quality rotor would be just fine, but as mentioned, if you take
the
| car to the
| > track, tow, or drive like me on a daily basis , then cross drilled is
| fine (plus as
| > mentioned, they look cool through wheels that show them off).
| >
| > Do they wear pads quicker? Not so much with chamfered holes, but the
| rotors may crack
| > between the drilled holes. All drilled rotors are not created equally
| either, the pattern
| > that works best is a radial spiral, and are directional to some extent
| (left side, right
| > side).
| >
| > On my race car, I use a solid rotor, I am not exceeding 1200F for it to
be
| an issue.
| > Slotting is another method for de-gassing, but doesn't offer much in the
| way of aiding in
| > cooling.
| >
| > --
| > Myron Samila
| > Toronto, ON Canada
| > Samila Racing
| > http://204.101.251.229/myronx19
| >
| >
|
|

 

x drilled and slotted rotors l@@k cool...and, they keep a bit cooler also...
a little bit of performance pick up here, a little bit there...soon, it
adds up...imho