Re: 4 every rotor there is a time, Turn, Turn, Turn...

[Peter Kollias <PKollias@worldnet.att.net>]

Paul_Royal@idx.com wrote:
> 
> With heartfelt apologies to the Dylan and The Byrds, I want to know your
> opinion on whether or not I should turn my current rotors, pitch 'em, or
> just install the new pads.  My rotors have no appreciable grooves in them
> except for at the very edge which has not been worn down by the current
> pad.  The wear is roughly the thickness of a dime which is about 1MM, give
> or take a hair.  The information that I've gathered so far says that they
> are still just barely in spec.  The rotors have channels cut in them by
> Paul Weston's folks...the channels are still about 1MM deep, give or take a
> hair...pretty shallow.  The rotors have approximately 22K miles on them and
> have gone through about 2/3-3/4 of the "Blue" Carbon/Kevlar race pads sold
> to me by Paul.  The new pads are the same and the car will see two track
> days at Road America which can be tough on brakes as it it is a long track
> with some lengthy straights hooked to tight corners.
> 
> Options:
> Install new pads on rotors as is.
> Turn rotors, and install new pads.
> Give old rotors the heave ho and replace pads and rotors.
> 
> What do you folks think?   Pros and Cons...?
> 
> TIA,
>      Paul Royal
Paul,
If your going to put this thing on the track and are goin to be braking 
hard into corners, those things will heat up to the point where they 
will temporarily warp causing an unsettling feeling in the bottom of 
your stomach.
It really all depends on how thin they are though.  I say if you have 
the dough, spring the bucks and get new rotors, if only to get onto the 
track.
Luck,
Peter