Drilled Brake Rotors for SVX
 

Hi All,

I have a 92 SVX and the breaks (I believe stock) are wearing off kind of. When I start to brake it's not a smooth stop, but rather bumpy so I don't feel too confident in them.

I know the rotors of these SVX's were not built to withstand the huge weight of the car, but what exactly do I need to change?

Rotors and pads? Is there anything else.

What kind of rotors and pads (and if there's anything else) do I need to get.

How are these rotors here on EBAY?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33564

Please tell me what you think.

Any advice is highly appreciated!

Cheers!

Julian

Uneven-ness is caused by uneven pad deposits, the result of improper break-in, or crappy pads. Don't bother getting new rotors.

Buy some new performance pads such as Axxis metal masters, axxis ultimates, or similar pads, and then take your rotors to a decent machine shop; they'll turn them for about $10 a pop.

- Rob

Agreed. Cross-drilled rotors have the tendency to form cracks around the holes - I can't even begin to imagine how poor discount drilled rotors would be. Get your old rotors turned and upgrade to a more aggressive brake pad. Brake problem solved! :)

-Chike

i have them rotors on my car now for about 5months and have no problem with them got them from same place i can fell the diff when braking

92 black svx:


http://www.broderbund.com/product.asp?OID=4154422

Please click that link before submitting anything else.

- Rob

:D:D:D:D ROFLAO!!!!!!! That is what I love about ya Rob!!! Ya will just blatently say what all of us might be thinking.... To anyone!!! That's awesome!!! :D:D:D

haha I'm like that, too.

Thanks for the advice anyways, guys!

J.

... its funny though, cause people have spoken much worse, with rob only giving them slight *****ing... however i think hes had a bad day

Not really. Search for "solarsvx" and "ca$h" or "chicane" to see all of our bickerings. :P

- Rob

I don't agree with this at all. The stock SVX rotors are prone to warping. It's not only possible that his rotors are warped, I would say it's likely.

I would agree. The dimple drilled or slotted rotors are good rotors as well. One other modification you can do that really helps is to replace the brake lines with stainless steel lines. They are anywhere from $80 to $125 depending where you purchase them.

One other thing that is free that may help is to torque all of the wheel lug nuts at the same setting. Many times when I have done this for others, there is a surpirsing difference in the torque. This will also help the rotors from warpping. Good luck. :)

And others may not agree with you on that one. :rolleyes:

ROTORS DO NOT WARP, regardless whether or not you agree with me.

Pockets, read this page:

http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...otors_myth.htm

With crappy pads, you can easily exceed their designed temperature, then get uneven pad deposits, form cementite, and bam, some parts of the rotor wear away faster than other parts. This is what people THINK is rotor warpage. Get the rotors turned. Get better pads. The problem is solved.

- Rob

We have been here before Rob, the article is good but not definitive.

If the lug nuts are over tightenened, the rotors will warp. If not corrected soon enough, the uneven wear will make them unuseable. Skimming is only a temporary measure for both problems. Warped or tempered rotors will need replacing.

There are two ways to go with aftermarket pads. Hard pads like Axxis wear away the rotors quickly but keep a good surface. Soft pads like Greenstuff sacrifice themselves rather than the rotor to give the same end result.

I prefer the latter, but that is just my personal choice.

I've got one way of prooving it.... Talk to Jason Porter on this... He now has slotted rotors from Race concepts... They are just plain slotten (No fancy cryo-treating or anything)... Honestly, I haven't seen how any of ya drive but I would put $10 that Porter is the most Agressive SVX driver on this Network. We have taken 2 trips to the Dragon since the NASIOC meet last year, not counting all the other times he beat his SVX up and down the Dragon. His Rotors have not warped at all... He will stand by the cheap pad thing too... Slotted rotors kinda negate that though since they slice away layers of the pad when ya brake... All I'm saying is that I've never had a problem with my rotors at all and I've driven them pretty hard up and down some mountian roads... So I will always lean twards the pads being the problem... If I don't upgrade my brakes to an aftermarket setup then I'm going Slotted Rotors and SS lines all around with Axis Ultimates in the Front and Metal Masters in the Rear... Very cost effective brake upgrade!!! May even do this before the Dragon meet this year... If I do then I'll be sure to post about it....