Changing Rotors. Need help..
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Changing Rotors. Need help..
The whole "drilled rotor" thing is a matter of debate to be sure. Raybestos has a line of rotors called Super Stop that are designed for severe duty applications (trucks, police cars, taxi's, etc...) and yes, they are drilled. Here is their features/benefits for this design (note the benefit under the drilled and slotted feature):
SUPERSTOP™ Severe Duty Rotors Features and Benefits:
Feature: Specially formulated and designed for trucks, police, taxi and fleet type vehicles
Benefit: Provides severe duty performance and extra long life
Feature: G3000 material with 30,000-psi tensile strength casting
Benefit: Structural integrity for the service demands of fleet operations
Feature: Drilled and slotted
Benefit: Maximum cooling and improved wet-weather braking
Feature: Faster heat dissipation
Benefit: Reduces rotor wear
Feature: Longer lasting
Benefit: Reduces downtime and operating cost
Feature: D3EA Certified to be consistent with Federal Safety Standards required for new vehicles
Benefit: Safe, reliable, quality parts
SUPERSTOP™ Severe Duty Rotors Features and Benefits:
Feature: Specially formulated and designed for trucks, police, taxi and fleet type vehicles
Benefit: Provides severe duty performance and extra long life
Feature: G3000 material with 30,000-psi tensile strength casting
Benefit: Structural integrity for the service demands of fleet operations
Feature: Drilled and slotted
Benefit: Maximum cooling and improved wet-weather braking
Feature: Faster heat dissipation
Benefit: Reduces rotor wear
Feature: Longer lasting
Benefit: Reduces downtime and operating cost
Feature: D3EA Certified to be consistent with Federal Safety Standards required for new vehicles
Benefit: Safe, reliable, quality parts
