Warped Rotors?

[MikeKelly]

I know most of you have felt it or said it.

Carroll Smith (rest his soul) says you're completely wrong...

"In more than 40 years of professional racing, including the Shelby/Ford GT 40s - the most intense brake development program in history - I have never seen a warped brake disc. "


http://texasz.net/allan_and_rosanne/Z-C ... 0Smith.htm

[John Brown]

yup.. and BFG Rivals are the best thing since sliced bread.

[MikeKelly]

yup.. and BFG Rivals are the best thing since sliced bread.

Ummm, did you read the article?

It wasn't selling anything.

[integra55]

according to both Stop Tech and Essex … 99.9999999999999% of warped rotors are uneven pad deposits … sometimes brought on by varying density of the casting which results is uneven heating .. thus hot spots which pull material from the pads

[John Brown]

yea, I read it.

warped/uneven wear, happens every day. Race cars,I agree..its mainly pad deposits causing pulsations. Not so with a DD street car.
And Im just making reference to famous high profile people declaring things being facts. (but sometimes not)

[TedV]

You mean all those brake rotors I've turned shaped like a pringlez chip I was just machining off built up brake pad material?

[MikeKelly]

I also have to admit I fall into the "put new rotors on it and call it done" category.

But I thought it was interesting reading, gave me some insight into what "bad breaking habits" I don't have, but some of my extended family obviously must have.


i.e. - rolling up to a traffic light hard, fast, hot + standing on the brakes for the whole light cycle...

[scottgib]

Uneven wear - yes
Warped -- no

I do pay a lot of attention to how I tighten lug bolts/nets.

[John Brown]

Uneven wear - yes
Warped -- no

I do pay a lot of attention to how I tighten lug bolts/nets.

congratulations!! your part of the 1% that does...

[MARKP]

Uneven wear - yes
Warped -- no

I do pay a lot of attention to how I tighten lug bolts/nets.

congratulations!! your part of the 1% that does...

Hey, I'm a 1%er! Do I get a patch on my jacket now or something?

[dfoulk]

I have seen variations of this pop up on various forums for years. Like Ted I have seen many obviously warped discs.

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[01badz28]

Pulled a set of visibly warped rotors off my '01 back when I first got it. They were so bad (and I was too poor to replace them) I got very good at engine breaking because the vibrations were terrible. Its a fairly well documented problem on 4th gens - don't even need to beat on them that hard to do it.

[MARKP]

Pulled a set of visibly warped rotors off my '01 back when I first got it. They were so bad (and I was too poor to replace them) I got very good at engine breaking because the vibrations were terrible. Its a fairly well documented problem on 4th gens - don't even need to beat on them that hard to do it.

Glad to know it's not just my car...

[01badz28]

Pulled a set of visibly warped rotors off my '01 back when I first got it. They were so bad (and I was too poor to replace them) I got very good at engine breaking because the vibrations were terrible. Its a fairly well documented problem on 4th gens - don't even need to beat on them that hard to do it.

Glad to know it's not just my car...

Shelby just had the good sense to not buy Government Motors crap like we did.