Show That Turns Slotted Rotors?

[Handz]

Anyone know a shop in the 714/562 area that turns slotted rotors?

Please point me in a direction, thanks

[M.Dest.B]

north/west

[BondoSHO]

Ray's Auto Care in Yorba Linda will do it. They've done mine.

[RedRyder]

my dad's shop can do it. he's in Burbank though. free two piece rotors FTMFW! not having the right stuff to mount them on my fox FTMFL!

[Handz]

Here is the question guys

This is my first Brake pad change since i put my cobra brakes on. The rotors are in great shape...think i need to change the rotors with the pads?

[grumps91GT]

Here is the question guys

This is my first Brake pad change since i put my cobra brakes on. The rotors are in great shape...think i need to change the rotors with the pads?

Depends how warped they are.


It recommended by bendix brakes that if you use the same rotors without them being warped, them use the same brake pad you had before. That means same material and same brand.

http://www.bendixbrakes.com/techCorner/

I would use a disc brake hone if you are not planning on getting your rotors turned.

[Handz]

I would use a disc brake hone if you are not planning on getting your rotors turned.

I am not using the same pads. I am going from PBR Stock Cobra pads to Porterfield R4-S Pads

Please link me to said Hone

[grumps91GT]

I am not using the same pads. I am going from PBR Stock Cobra pads to Porterfield R4-S Pads

Please link me to said Hone

Then I'd suggest to get your rotors turned or if they are at their minimum spec, then buy new ones.

Brake hone:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=14283&group_ID=2213&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Works with any power drill. This leaves a non-directional, cross-hatch pattern on your rotors.

[CEE1NG_RED]

Autozone, Kragens, Pepboys...???

[Handz]

hey grumps91GT, lets just say i am going to the track and want to swap in a race pad, thin i should use that hone when switching pads?

[dmark101]

the r4s is pretty much a street pad. if you're not going to turn the rotors before swapping the pads, using that hone might help scuff the surface of the rotor a little, but they won't be flat or even.

are the slots on your rotors chamfered? that'll be the key to whether or not they can be turned. autozone/pep boys/kragen may not do this because of the slots and their "technicians" probably aren't too familiar with putting rotors like this on their brake lathes. the last time i had my rotors turned on the slot car, i asked a ford service tech friend of mine to do it while we were swapping out the x-pipe in my cobra.

time to pick up the yellow pages and start calling a few machine shops in the la mirada area. :teach:

[RedRyder]

trackman has SPOKEN!

[grumps91GT]

Yup, I agree with Damon on this one. If you are turning your rotors, take them to a machine shop. Dont trust the do-it-yourself auto parts places. They will leave you rotors on the lathe, unsupervised. :no:

[RedRyder]

UTI dropouts. :no:

[grumps91GT]

UTI dropouts. :no:

:laugh: pretty much. Its sad though. As much as they "know cars", they dont know jack. And they are always bad at customer service.

[dmark101]

:laugh: pretty much. Its sad though. As much as they "know cars", they dont know jack. And they are always bad at customer service.
yep. i wouldn't trust them to change my oil. they'd probably try to replace it with blinker fluid. :freak:

[RedRyder]

overtorquing the drain plug FTMFL!!!

[vtecftw]

that's how mine were done (ghetto style?) at a shop. mounted the rotor, went over the rotor surface a couple times while adjusting the "blade"/tip so it was just barely cutting it and left it on automatic after that. he said it didn't matter whether it was drilled/slotted or not. rotors seem to work fine so far.

[BondoSHO]

Oscar at Ray's Auto Care knows what he's doing. Give them a call. One of the only places I trust to touch my car

[ka0tyk]

that's how mine were done (ghetto style?) at a shop. mounted the rotor, went over the rotor surface a couple times while adjusting the "blade"/tip so it was just barely cutting it and left it on automatic after that. he said it didn't matter whether it was drilled/slotted or not. rotors seem to work fine so far.

nothing ghetto about a regular ol lathe and making things perfectly straight... just most machine shops wont do it because its a huge liability if they turn a rotor, and it cracks and u die and then sue them for doing it improperly.

[vtecftw]

oops...i guess "shop" could mean anything.
the shop was actually a mechanic.

if you're still looking, the address is
jo's auto center
9112 firestone blvd
downey, ca 90241
he's the korean guy that works in the first/second bays right next to the stereo business.

[grumps91GT]

nothing ghetto about a regular ol lathe and making things perfectly straight... just most machine shops wont do it because its a huge liability if they turn a rotor, and it cracks and u die and then sue them for doing it improperly.

:look:

[vtecftw]

i think cracking is more of an issue with drilled holes rather than the whole thing falling apart
of course a regular ol' machine shop wouldn't want to take any risk to make a measly $10-20