Can those be turned on a brake lathe ?
Drilled and Slotted Rotors
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They can.
These are better resurfaced by grinding instead of cutting. If they are chamfered holes then its no problem but straight cut holes can damage the cutter if the cut is too aggressive.
I do very small cuts.takes a little longer
Chamfered holes generally indicate a higher quality rotors. The best ones to get are ones where the holes are part of the casting and then finish machined. A lot of the ones you see online are blank rotors with the holes drilled.
No, there is more to it than that. Straight drilled are the least expensive rotor and usually not worth resurfacing anyway, these are basically a for looks only rotor.
Properly done they can improve braking performance but they are not cheap and neither are the pads that work properly with them. The radius chamfer is usually down to the rotors min thickness.
Simply using a larger rotor and caliper bracket retrofit from another model with provide much greater performance gains, eg 2002 12" Impala front rotors on a 11" rotor W body with 2002 Camaro calipers makes a lot bigger difference than drilled/slotted 11" rotors.
Properly done they can improve braking performance but they are not cheap and neither are the pads that work properly with them. The radius chamfer is usually down to the rotors min thickness.
Simply using a larger rotor and caliper bracket retrofit from another model with provide much greater performance gains, eg 2002 12" Impala front rotors on a 11" rotor W body with 2002 Camaro calipers makes a lot bigger difference than drilled/slotted 11" rotors.
Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: Chris142
I do very small cuts.takes a little longer
Would it be worthwhile to make a small chamfer first, then turn?
naw.still gotta turn em slow
Originally Posted By: Chris142
I do very small cuts.takes a little longer
Would it be worthwhile to make a small chamfer first, then turn?
naw.still gotta turn em slow
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