My Rotors Have Arrived.
05-03-12, 09:56 PM
#17
WOW! $340 for all 4? i might have to consider this too?.. 3 weeks isn't to bad as a turn around time for custom rotors?.. but the story about the 3 month for 2 kind of scares me a little bit?.. but i'll def bookmark this post and the website for adams rotors..
How does it ride? is it smooth? good grip?. vs to stock?. hopefuly you've got some good feed back!
Looks great overall with the painted rotors too! i'll be doing mine soon as well!
How does it ride? is it smooth? good grip?. vs to stock?. hopefuly you've got some good feed back!
Looks great overall with the painted rotors too! i'll be doing mine soon as well!
05-10-12, 01:27 AM
#19
WOW! $340 for all 4? i might have to consider this too?.. 3 weeks isn't to bad as a turn around time for custom rotors?.. but the story about the 3 month for 2 kind of scares me a little bit?.. but i'll def bookmark this post and the website for adams rotors..
How does it ride? is it smooth? good grip?. vs to stock?. hopefuly you've got some good feed back!
Looks great overall with the painted rotors too! i'll be doing mine soon as well!
How does it ride? is it smooth? good grip?. vs to stock?. hopefuly you've got some good feed back!
Looks great overall with the painted rotors too! i'll be doing mine soon as well!
Yes I'm using stock low dust pads and they work beautifully with the rotors and I have a lot less dust.
05-10-12, 01:38 AM
#20
I presume these brake discs are just for show?
You didn't throw ~$400 to get better stopping distances on the roads?
What about the pads and brake fluid - anything new/upgraded on that front?
If it all for show, then not sure they add anything, at least not with the standard 450h wheels.
The graphic looks well on the caliper - that does work.
You didn't throw ~$400 to get better stopping distances on the roads?
What about the pads and brake fluid - anything new/upgraded on that front?
If it all for show, then not sure they add anything, at least not with the standard 450h wheels.
The graphic looks well on the caliper - that does work.
05-11-12, 05:37 AM
#22
I presume these brake discs are just for show?
You didn't throw ~$400 to get better stopping distances on the roads?
What about the pads and brake fluid - anything new/upgraded on that front?
If it all for show, then not sure they add anything, at least not with the standard 450h wheels.
The graphic looks well on the caliper - that does work.
You didn't throw ~$400 to get better stopping distances on the roads?
What about the pads and brake fluid - anything new/upgraded on that front?
If it all for show, then not sure they add anything, at least not with the standard 450h wheels.
The graphic looks well on the caliper - that does work.
05-11-12, 06:55 AM
#23
The drilled rotors are supposed to reduce heat so unless you track your car you are not going to reap the benefit. However, they sure look nice. Now it's time to get bigger rims to show them off.
05-11-12, 11:25 AM
#25
Driver School Candidate
enjoy the rotors!
glad you like them...
if anyone has any questions, feel free to email us: sales@adamsrotors.com
glad you like them...
if anyone has any questions, feel free to email us: sales@adamsrotors.com
05-11-12, 11:49 AM
#26
I presume these brake discs are just for show?
You didn't throw ~$400 to get better stopping distances on the roads?
What about the pads and brake fluid - anything new/upgraded on that front?
If it all for show, then not sure they add anything, at least not with the standard 450h wheels.
The graphic looks well on the caliper - that does work.
You didn't throw ~$400 to get better stopping distances on the roads?
What about the pads and brake fluid - anything new/upgraded on that front?
If it all for show, then not sure they add anything, at least not with the standard 450h wheels.
The graphic looks well on the caliper - that does work.
The calipers mean more to stopping efficiency. That's where the muscle is.
Can't deny slotted and drilled looks cool though. Sometimes its all about the look.
05-11-12, 12:04 PM
#27
Most brake rotor enhancements are for show. Slotted and drilled reduces heat and some makers advertize it makes pads last longer but how you drive determines pad life more.
The calipers mean more to stopping efficiency. That's where the muscle is.
Can't deny slotted and drilled looks cool though. Sometimes its all about the look.
The calipers mean more to stopping efficiency. That's where the muscle is.
Can't deny slotted and drilled looks cool though. Sometimes its all about the look.
And bigblack, if you REALLY are deciding to track your car, you've got a lot of weight reduction to do
I've got Rotora brake disks and EBC Green stuff pads. They work phenomenal compared to O.E. and they last a LOONG time. What i'm surprised about is how quickly you've worn in the brake disks, it took me 2-3 weeks before mine's broke in
05-11-12, 03:58 PM
#29
I changed the brake fluid to motul brake fluid, and changed the brake lines to stainless steel brake lines. I still think they are the same stopping power, I didnt expect to get better stopping power from these rotors. The brake pads are an upgrade from using orginal brake pads to the dustless brake pads.
Most brake rotor enhancements are for show. Slotted and drilled reduces heat and some makers advertize it makes pads last longer but how you drive determines pad life more.
The calipers mean more to stopping efficiency. That's where the muscle is.
Can't deny slotted and drilled looks cool though. Sometimes its all about the look.
The calipers mean more to stopping efficiency. That's where the muscle is.
Can't deny slotted and drilled looks cool though. Sometimes its all about the look.
I don't subscribe to the notion the slots run the pads or/and disc cooler - in fact, removal of the material by both drilling/chamfering and slotting reduces the overall amount of material and surface area to radiate heat away.
Most of the cooling is done through the centre of the disc, with the rest radiating off the surface and the connection to the wheel through the hub.
So, unless repeated heavy braking is being applied, the whole purpose of the exercise here, is looks, which is lost somewhat in that the wheels clash rather than show off the discs to full effect.
Personally, I'd have spent the same $400 differently, but to each their own.
05-11-12, 09:37 PM
#30
The dusty version brakes a bit better than the non-dusty.