Drilled or drilled and slotted rotor with ceramic pads for under $100.00 shipped
cheap and brakes shouldn't go in the same sentence together... i understand you can find some great deals on pads/rotors/fluid, but cheap should refer to the price and not the quality...
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From: Rio Rico Arizona
yeah, i suppose jimmy johnson doesnt use slotted or drilled rotors. wrong! most competitive and high endurance braking applications require it. brake failure is no joke. I personally went with the rotors and i upgraded my pads too. world of difference. And im on 30,000 miles with no adverse effects. wear is pretty normal too! but no more warping issues and definately better handling on the highway...80+ speeds.
Hand impact will do the trick
I have the 88rotor brand rotors as well as the PBR ultimate pads and i LOVE my brakes! So much better then stock or OEM rotors & EBC pads. The only minor thing about them is that they have to be warmed up before they really start gripping. That means about 4-5 minutes of normal driving, then they really break in.
The 88 rotor ones come with a lifetime warranty for cracks/chips,warps, etc...
I would highly recommend them. James if ur gonna get them come to my house we can install them ahhaha. Don't forget to get 4 new rotor bolts from Honda because you will NOT be able to get them off without damage or drilling them. Trust me I know from experience! They are cheap @ .75 each.
The 88 rotor ones come with a lifetime warranty for cracks/chips,warps, etc...
I would highly recommend them. James if ur gonna get them come to my house we can install them ahhaha. Don't forget to get 4 new rotor bolts from Honda because you will NOT be able to get them off without damage or drilling them. Trust me I know from experience! They are cheap @ .75 each.
this will get the screws out kev.
and all 4 came out ... Rock'n the Rust loose lol.
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and for the comment on the braking systems on race/endurance cars, take a look at Formula 1 cars, they have extreme drilled and slotted rotors. This i can vouch for since i own a retired dallara chassis from 1998. Its a complete car just needs glow plugs and front nose and steering wheels
Philipehead Screws not Studs
They came out without a prob. for me, and when I installed them I used copper anti-sieze so next time they'll come out too
.Last edited by Perrenoud Fit; Jul 22, 2010 at 06:43 PM.
Great, they are still on the Fit, I forgot about this thread!
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
what exactly do those screws do? I ask because when I changed mine out I noticed I had none on the drivers side and the two on the passenger side were loose and extremely easy to remove. I replaced all four but am curious about them....
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From: Orlando, FL
You should keep those screws off. Someday you may have a nightmare removing them. A lot of cars don't even have them. They help keep the rotor on when you are removing your calipers or changing brake pads - they really don't help that much.
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Brake Rotor Screws
Just FYI, on another Forum it was revealed that the Honda screws are not Phillips, they are JIS screws.
JIS screw - Google Search
THAT is why they are difficult to remove, apparently. (Yes, I have the impact driver, but I still needed to drill out one or two after stripping the cross-slots.)If you grind some of the point off a regular Phillips you can get more purchase on this type of screw.
Oh, and no, they are NOT worth putting back on after you remove them.
JIS screw - Google Search
THAT is why they are difficult to remove, apparently. (Yes, I have the impact driver, but I still needed to drill out one or two after stripping the cross-slots.)If you grind some of the point off a regular Phillips you can get more purchase on this type of screw.
Oh, and no, they are NOT worth putting back on after you remove them.
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From: Orlando, FL
Just FYI, on another Forum it was revealed that the Honda screws are not Phillips, they are JIS screws.
JIS screw - Google Search
THAT is why they are difficult to remove, apparently. (Yes, I have the impact driver, but I still needed to drill out one or two after stripping the cross-slots.)If you grind some of the point off a regular Phillips you can get more purchase on this type of screw.
Oh, and no, they are NOT worth putting back on after you remove them.
JIS screw - Google Search
THAT is why they are difficult to remove, apparently. (Yes, I have the impact driver, but I still needed to drill out one or two after stripping the cross-slots.)If you grind some of the point off a regular Phillips you can get more purchase on this type of screw.
Oh, and no, they are NOT worth putting back on after you remove them.
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[QUOTE=THEproFIT;879067]no they don't -simple geometry - larger area = more frictio
The magnitude of friction = the coefficient of friction times the magnitude of the force.
Surface area isn't in the equation and has nothing to do with friction.
Simple physics
Surface area isn't in the equation and has nothing to do with friction.
Simple physics
I actually own a full set of JIS screwdrivers for working on 1970's Jap motorcycles. Since half the bike is held together with what looks like "phillips" head hardware... It's a BAD day if you don't have the right tool!!!