Slotted Rotors

[Kwattro at aol.com]

In a message dated 00-09-29 23:44:01 EDT, you write:

<<   On the other rotor, the slots are front slash /.   Which rotor goes on
 the left side and which goes on the right?  Does it make any difference?  It 
would
 seem that in one instance the squeezing brake pads will cause the gases 
and/or
 moisture to flow towards the hub and in the other instance they would flow 
towards
 the edge of the rotor.  Which is better and why?
 
 Greg J
  >>


Get Ate powerdiscs (radius cut rotors...) , and remember that there isn't any 
moisture on a activated brake disc, and the pad compounds of today do not 
generate gases like old compounds.  So what are the slots for?  Massive 
amounts of brake dust - they provide a channel for it.  For those interested, 
this was from a BMWCCA school lecture on brake performance, in which I asked 
a brake expert (the founder of DECH mustangs, which mostly concentrate on 
braking/suspension work) if I had spent the money in the right area by 
getting slotted instead of drilled.  The answer was a resounding yes, with 
the aforementioned explaination why...

Later!
Carter J
Kwattro at aol.com