I agree with that.. these pot metal rotors arent worth turning.

dont they even have a lifetime warranty if you want on them?

heh.. just swap em' every month if you have to.

 

Yup. You can get 'em with a lifetime warranty. I've done that before with Raybestos pads, I guess they figure no one keeps their receipt.

 

If you look at the face of your rotors, I bet they are pretty shiny. Shiny=glazed. If your rotors are glazed then they don't provide enough friction to slow down your car like they should because the surface of them is basically slightly melting due to heat build up. That's how they get shiny.

 

Yeah, definitely get them resurfaced, if you can. If no one will resurface them because they are too worn already, just get em replaced, don't drive around with your glazed rotors, they can and will get you into trouble. I know, I spent $500 fixing the Chevy truck I rear ended and am in the process of fixing the hood, radiator support, fender, headlight, bumper on my car

 

resurfacing isn't worth it... just get new rotors. I got brembo's and AEM brake pads for $280 shipped. And cost me $160 to install them, I think it's a lot cheaper than what the dealer was going to charge me ($800 f/r, resurfacing, pads, labor, etc...) and much better stopping.

 

wow dude, now I see why you say it's not worth it, first of all you went to the dealer, secondly, at $800 they were gonna ream you. Go to a brake shop, NEVER will resurfacing a rotor cost more than replacing it and the pads. Why keep replacing the rotors when you can get them resurfaced? So long as you dong get grooves in your rotors that are significantly deep, you can resurface them like 2-3 times without any problems. If you have the money to blow like that, go for it, but if not, there is no need to keep replacing them unless they can't be resurfaced anymore.

 

If you turn a rotor you take material off of it obviously. This means its not a good of a heatsync, which means it will warp EASIER.

If im going to waste my time tearing off the rotors i'd just put new ones on.

Resurface for 3 x 20 per rotor or replace for 39.99 from autozone and then pay a couple more bucks for a lifetime warranty... doenst make sense, and I dont know why you're even argueing the point.

One thing I thought i'd throw in is: make sure you're torqueing your wheels properly. If you're wrenchin' them down tight as you can you're not helping your rotor situation.

94uhkord: You are incorrect on your 'rotor glazing' ... Rotors get 'shiney' by the forces of friction/physical contact. It's from the pad material being bedded onto the rotor. Very rarely you will see a rotor that has been severely overheated and will change to a dull color. This happens because the heat tempering has been basically removed from the rotor.

PADS are what glaze due to heat. When a pad glazes it becomes a nice block of slick friction lining providing zero stopping force. This is generally caused by A. not breaking in cheap pads (cheap pads being what most brake shops use) B. Riding on the brakes way past the point or fade.

Bottom line: if you must use cheap pads BREAKING THEM IN IS VITAL. If you want to know more about properly breaking in a pad, lemme know. even good pads should be given an easy time for a lil bit.

 

I did go to a brake shop... u think the dealer will only ask $160 to install new pads and rotors? I think they asked for about twice the amount or more...anyway... the cost of resurfacing is never more than replacing them, but I just paid $100-$150 more to replace new and aftermarket parts. To me, it's worth it I guess all depends on everyone's taste.

 

like everyone is saying get them resurfaced, you will feel 100% difference when you get this done

 

Yeah, it's a matter of preference. But remember, when you remove material from the rotor, you're decreasing rigidity (i.e. increasing the tendency to warp). I'm not saying replacing the rotors is cheaper than having them resurfaced, but for a few bucks more, you're getting a much better solution + they're pretty damned easy to do by yourself.