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Thanks for the info, Tom

You are, as always, an invaluable resource.
*EDIT* - I take what I said back about wanting cross-drilled rotors. Here's a quote from StopTech (Yes, Diana, you win. I got to reading it)
DRILLED VS SLOTTED ROTORS

For many years most racing rotors were drilled. There were two reasons - the holes gave the "fireband" boundary layer of gasses and particulate matter someplace to go and the edges of the holes gave the pad a better "bite".

Unfortunately the drilled holes also reduced the thermal capacity of the discs and served as very effective "stress raisers" significantly decreasing disc life. Improvements in friction materials have pretty much made the drilled rotor a thing of the past in racing. Most racing rotors currently feature a series of tangential slots or channels that serve the same purpose without the attendant disadvantages.

Originally Posted by svxfiles

rotors, as your last/current rotors are worn too thin.
The standard discard thickness for the fronts are 1.024", and 0.335" for the rears.
Tom

I know they need replacing... but I need to get books first, so $200 is going to that first. Trust me when I say, I can think of no way I would rather spend $400, it seems more than a great deal to me to get all those things. It just can't be swung financially right now. I hate being a poor college student.

Alright, Di, so warped disks aren't a true term. I know this, but it's so commonly accepted, that I still use it to describe the problem and the irritation. It is actually a very poor combination of cheap rotors and crappy pads, mixed with being used too heavily too many times when I was gone at school (by my brother), and a very heavy car. I have, as shown on that sight, Figure 3 of the first paragraph, heat distortion of the rotors induced by the pads.