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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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rotors ? ? ?

Hey guys, I know our rotors are problematic, but I did some searches and the only way I can see to tell if they are warped is by taking it apart. If my car is "stammering, and stuttering" if you will, as I brake is that the rotors? or possibly alignment?

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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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its the rotors, not alignment. noob sauce

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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by combat mediC
Hey guys, I know our rotors are problematic, but I did some searches and the only way I can see to tell if they are warped is by taking it apart. If my car is "stammering, and stuttering" if you will, as I brake is that the rotors? or possibly alignment?

ty.
what kind of book says you gotta take it apart? lol you can definetly tell when the rotors bad if the steering wheel starts shaking when braking hard
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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its the rotors, not alignment. noob sauce

you know I <3 u :gheyhug:


^ ty, looks like BBK for meh.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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It's most likely your rotors. Mine was doing the exact same thing until I had them resurfaced.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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^ouch resurfacing should be a no-no. resurfacing just means the shave the rotor down so its smooth, so you end up with a thinner rotor and if you drive your car "spirit-dly" then you'll just end up with a warp again or worse....

just upgrade the rotors and pads
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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^ouch resurfacing should be a no-no. resurfacing just means the shave the rotor down so its smooth, so you end up with a thinner rotor and if you drive your car "spirit-dly" then you'll just end up with a warp again or worse....

just upgrade the rotors and pads
It's just temporary. Money is pretty tight lately.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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^probly not, i wasnt driving in the sun...

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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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BBK for shiz
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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yup.. best is bbk. our portly cars just don't do well with such small brakes. any shimmy at around 60mph is probably the rotors.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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yup.. best is bbk. our portly cars just don't do well with such small brakes. any shimmy at around 60mph is probably the rotors.
Speaking of brake size, what's the diameter of the front and rear OE brakes vs. the diameter of those in a BBK?
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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Nbennet has 19inch rotors.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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psshh. I got 22" rotors and a 30-pist cal.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 03:45 AM
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^its huge, i've seen it.

(thats also what she said)
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 04:06 AM
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do the legend 2 piston caliper swap while your at it
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