regular silver zinc plated drilled and slotted rotors or black zinc coated drilled and slotted ? thanx guys

 

It depends on your wheel setup but silver will go with any wheel, but the black would be cool with silver caliper !!

 

hmm. well my wheels will be silver or bronze. and the calipers will be black

 

Black, black, black...

 

You might want to rethink the drilled and slotted part. Just get slotted. Your brake pads will thank you for it. And your rotors will last a hell of a lot longer if they are just slotted as well. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

Zach

 

how can a rotor be black? wouldn't it turn silver when the pads come into contact with it? or is the vented part black plated?

 

i've run drilled and slotted on my supra for almost two years with lots of miles and lots of heavy braking. no problems.

 

hmm, that's pretty cool

 

I personally just like slotted, no drilled for me. I'll be ordering my BBK soon from Stoptech.

Black rotors look nice on their own, but on a car, might throw things off a bit. I'm sure you already know that drilled rotors weaken the rotor overall, but I also think they look kinda ____. Now slotted on the other hand is hot. What kinda calipers and pads will you be getting with the kit or are you keepin the stocks?

Mike -- it won't rub off. The metal is actually black.

 

ah, i thought it was a plating which would wear off with the rotors. and if drilled are so weak why does brembo and porsche use drilled only? just asking. does it dissipate heat quicker? i have red calipers

 

yes, dissipate heat. heat causes the brakes to warp, but what's ironic is that rapid heating and cooling also warps the brakes.

brembos and porsche's (silicon carbine composite) brakes are obviouslty different. in the case of darren, we all know he's getting them from ebay so quality will be nowhere near brembo or porsches, which is why i said slotted.

 

I was told the black plating would rub off where the pads make contact.

So I vote you get the black ones and let me know how it holds up...

 

i'd get the slotted. not only do they look sweet, but you can also hide stuff from the police in the holes if you're shady like that. that's why jeremy wants hollow-spoke rims

 

Haha, mike, slotted rotors don't have holes... drilled rotors are the ones with holes that your talking about

 

itzjere hit the nail on the head. And don't worry about what Brembo and Porsche do. Those companies that use that stuff on performance cars have the money to replace their rotors WAY more often then we do. Also, 95% of real race cars that I've been around have run slotted only. And for those of you who know me, you know that I'm new noob in the world of racing. Slotted rotors will crack prematurely and they will not hold up like a slotted rotor will. But if you have your heart set on the drilled and slotted then have at it. With no more abuse then they'll be getting on the toaster I'm sure they'll be ok.

Zach

 

haha, oops, studying and posting at the same time leads to confusion........ then you can hide stuff in the grooves.......

and Zach, just to clarify, if I have a street car like a 996 turbo or another supercar with drilled rotors, i'd replace them more often? (not that i couldn't afford them)

 

I'm sure you meant drilled just so no one gets confused. The reason why they crack prematurely is because the constrant heating and cooling warps the rotors and since the rotors are already drilled, structurally, they are already weakened. Warp + weak rotors will cause cracking.

 

Mike, another thing that will need constant replacement is also the pads because there is a lot more friction with the groves in the rotor but at the same time, decrease stopping distance -- hence the upgrade! Of course, proper brake upgrades will include new pads as well that can withstand more stress

 

i just got mixed up there jeremy. i actually painted my calipers red because black calipers will soak up heat, just like a black car.

 

This is technically very true, what you should have done instead is dip your calipers in chrome. That would have diffused all heat