Slotted vs Drilled Rotors
 

I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is the
same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.

Holo

> I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
> differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is
> the
> same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.

From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or plain.
For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice. Slotting
helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as increasing
the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same
type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage.
Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and
occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe
applications, we recommend slotted rotors."
http://www.stoptech.com/technical/

> I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
> differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is
> the
> same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.

From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or plain.
For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice. Slotting
helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as increasing
the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same
type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage.
Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and
occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe
applications, we recommend slotted rotors."
http://www.stoptech.com/technical/

Thanks for the info!

Holo


"John H" > wrote in message
...
>
> > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
> > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is
> > the
> > same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.
>
> From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or
plain.
> For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice.
Slotting
> helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as
increasing
> the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same
> type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage.
> Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and
> occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe
> applications, we recommend slotted rotors."
> http://www.stoptech.com/technical/
>
>

Thanks for the info!

Holo


"John H" > wrote in message
...
>
> > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
> > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance is
> > the
> > same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.
>
> From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or
plain.
> For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice.
Slotting
> helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as
increasing
> the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same
> type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage.
> Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and
> occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe
> applications, we recommend slotted rotors."
> http://www.stoptech.com/technical/
>
>

One down side to the drilled rotors is the brake dust. If it's a car that
you like to keep the wheels clean it's a pain. The dust is sucked into the
rotor fins and gets wet when you wash it and slings out when the wheel
rotates. Not a problem on an all out race setup but nasty to keep those
wheels clean on the inside on a driver/show car.

Dimpled or slotted would be my choice anyhow because of the cracking issue.
--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51-drilled rotors = dirty wheels
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

"Holo" > wrote in message
news:GD7gd.374$ep3.337@lakeread02...
> Thanks for the info!
>
> Holo
>
>
> "John H" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
>> > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance
>> > is
>> > the
>> > same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.
>>
>> From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or
> plain.
>> For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice.
> Slotting
>> helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as
> increasing
>> the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same
>> type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage.
>> Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and
>> occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe
>> applications, we recommend slotted rotors."
>> http://www.stoptech.com/technical/
>>
>>
>
>

One down side to the drilled rotors is the brake dust. If it's a car that
you like to keep the wheels clean it's a pain. The dust is sucked into the
rotor fins and gets wet when you wash it and slings out when the wheel
rotates. Not a problem on an all out race setup but nasty to keep those
wheels clean on the inside on a driver/show car.

Dimpled or slotted would be my choice anyhow because of the cracking issue.
--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51-drilled rotors = dirty wheels
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd

"Holo" > wrote in message
news:GD7gd.374$ep3.337@lakeread02...
> Thanks for the info!
>
> Holo
>
>
> "John H" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> > I'm upgrading the brakes and rotors. Are there any significant
>> > differences between slotted and drilled rotors? I suspect performance
>> > is
>> > the
>> > same, but I haven't found any information stating one way or the other.
>>
>> From STOPTECH Faq's: "StopTech provides rotors slotted, drilled or
> plain.
>> For most performance applications slotted is the preferred choice.
> Slotting
>> helps wipe away debris from between the pad and rotor as well as
> increasing
>> the "bite" characteristics of the pad. A drilled rotor provides the same
>> type of benefit, but is more susceptible to cracking under severe usage.
>> Many customers prefer the look of a drilled rotor and for street and
>> occasional light duty track use they will work fine. For more severe
>> applications, we recommend slotted rotors."
>> http://www.stoptech.com/technical/
>>
>>
>
>

errrrr...... I had rust on the brain, the zinc wash won't help with the
pad dust,
but the ceramics will. LOLOL

RicSeyler wrote:

> But if you get the Zinc Washed rotors it won't be nearly as bad
> as the raw iron stock rotors..
>
>>
>>
>>
>

--
Ric Seyler

errrrr...... I had rust on the brain, the zinc wash won't help with the
pad dust,
but the ceramics will. LOLOL

RicSeyler wrote:

> But if you get the Zinc Washed rotors it won't be nearly as bad
> as the raw iron stock rotors..
>
>>
>>
>>
>

--
Ric Seyler

Yea I brainfarted..... on the zinc LOLOL

Dad wrote:

>If only brake dust didn't stick to zinc it would be the way to go, but it
>does. No way am I going to brush out the vanes on every wheel to get the
>dust out. I don't have a rust problem, I have a brake dust issue that I did
>not have when I was running non drilled rotors. With drilled rotors it is
>sucking the dust into the vanes on one side blowing it through them on the
>other side. Dimpled and/or slotted would still be my choice anyhow because
>of the cracking issue if nothing else.
>
>

--
Ric Seyler