New Product! Performance Friction 2pc Floating Rotors and more brake pads combos!!!
Mar 18, 2005, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Kayaalp
Floating rotors will certainly make noise: they rattle. The better brands use anti-rattle hardware to minimize the problem, but it's hard to eliminate altogether. A good compromise for street use is a 2-piece non-floating rotor.
Emre
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Can you comment on this? I've never dealt with 2-piece rotors before
Mar 18, 2005, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by alex_alex
Can you comment on this? I've never dealt with 2-piece rotors before
Floating rotors are great for hardcore track use when you're going to put tons and tons of heat into them. The rotors can expand and contract on the hats so they last a little longer before cracking. The downside is that they will rattle in day-to-day driving (even with anti-rattle shims).
Fixed rotors are basically the same, but the rotors don't move against the hubs...so there's no chatter on the street. You get the major advantages (less weight, less heat transfer to hubs/wheel bearings, low replacement cost) without the major compromise.
Basically, floating rotors are a race-only part. You will never appreciate any advantages on the street compared to a fixed 2-piece rotor, but you'll have lots of noise. There's really no reason to get floating rotors unless you're tracking the car very hard.
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Mar 18, 2005, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayaalp
There are 2 kinds of 2-piece rotors: floating and fixed.
Floating rotors are great for hardcore track use when you're going to put tons and tons of heat into them. The rotors can expand and contract on the hats so they last a little longer before cracking. The downside is that they will rattle in day-to-day driving (even with anti-rattle shims).
Fixed rotors are basically the same, but the rotors don't move against the hubs...so there's no chatter on the street. You get the major advantages (less weight, less heat transfer to hubs/wheel bearings, low replacement cost) without the major compromise.
Basically, floating rotors are a race-only part. You will never appreciate any advantages on the street compared to a fixed 2-piece rotor, but you'll have lots of noise. There's really no reason to get floating rotors unless you're tracking the car very hard.
Emre
Floating rotors are great for hardcore track use when you're going to put tons and tons of heat into them. The rotors can expand and contract on the hats so they last a little longer before cracking. The downside is that they will rattle in day-to-day driving (even with anti-rattle shims).
Fixed rotors are basically the same, but the rotors don't move against the hubs...so there's no chatter on the street. You get the major advantages (less weight, less heat transfer to hubs/wheel bearings, low replacement cost) without the major compromise.
Basically, floating rotors are a race-only part. You will never appreciate any advantages on the street compared to a fixed 2-piece rotor, but you'll have lots of noise. There's really no reason to get floating rotors unless you're tracking the car very hard.
Emre
Mar 19, 2005, 02:16 PM
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Bump, still available!! If you guys are interested, please don't hesitate to speak out! I am actually looking for a guy who is willing to try these newly designed rotors and do a before-after product review for this forum. Please give me a pm or a call for pricing. Only 1 set available!!
Thank you!
Cal
Thank you!
Cal
Mar 20, 2005, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by JTB
How much are replacement rotors -- ie no hats?
Originally Posted by Gruppe-S
Please give me a pm or a call for pricing.
I might be interested if the replacement rotors are cheap and easy to find.
Emre
Last edited by Kayaalp; Mar 20, 2005 at 05:38 AM.
Apr 15, 2005, 10:07 AM
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Could you please tell us what the cost is for just the rotor alone? Tracking the car I go through rotors quite fast, and the replacement cost is more important than the initial cost of the whole setup.
thank you.
thank you.
Apr 15, 2005, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pedalpusher
Could you please tell us what the cost is for just the rotor alone? Tracking the car I go through rotors quite fast, and the replacement cost is more important than the initial cost of the whole setup.
Anyway, this is why I went ahead and just comissioned a race supplier to design me a set of custom 2-piece rotors. My supplier will make up a batch of rotors to order. They can be machined and shipped within the same week.
Emre
Apr 15, 2005, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayaalp
We're all still waiting for the info. So far, no one selling 2-piece rotors has been able to tell us anything about replacement rotors. If we can't even get the info on price + approx. shipping time...then what's the point of 2-piece rotors?
Anyway, this is why I went ahead and just comissioned a race supplier to design me a set of custom 2-piece rotors. My supplier will make up a batch of rotors to order. They can be machined and shipped within the same week.
Emre
Anyway, this is why I went ahead and just comissioned a race supplier to design me a set of custom 2-piece rotors. My supplier will make up a batch of rotors to order. They can be machined and shipped within the same week.
Emre
Apr 15, 2005, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by razorlab
Yikes, and how much is that costing you?
To make swapping rotors at trackside easy, I've decided to go with fixed 2-piece rotors rather than floating. Since there is no need for shims or any other anti-rattle hardware, I can pop the rotors on and off the aluminum hats in a few minutes...all you need is a torque wrench.
Emre
Last edited by Kayaalp; Apr 15, 2005 at 02:35 PM.