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Old 05-05-2004, 02:50 PM
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Default regualr rotors, slotted, or drilled...which should i pick?and what pads?

out of the 3 choices above which would give off the least amount of brake dust? the regular rotors?

also what pads should i pick? i searched the forums and their are compliments and rants about mintex reds, and ebc greens. some say they produce little dust, while others say they produce just as much as stock.

also how are these carbtech bobcats?

i basically want something that is like stock and gives off the least amount of brake dust as the mesh rims i have are a pita to clean.
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are you going to be on the track or not .. pertaining to the pads
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slotted or cross-drilled/slotted
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Default between the three there isn't much difference in performance on a stock setup

I find my slotted/xdrilleds aren't much dustier than solid rotors. If you track you might want to stay away from xdrilled rotors though- cheap ones are prone to cracking under severe stress.
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Default Dusting is determined by the pads not the rotor

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/102/front_rotors.jpg"></center><p>I run Mintex Red Box - no squeaking no dust but NO TRACK use - it is a street pad only
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Default no track time... just hard braking when morons in california

merge in front of you with less than 6 inches of space.
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so then what are the benefits of a slotted rotor? better pad grab when braking?
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Default atleast they give you 6 inches i was in europe last week and i would swear it was like nascar..

they were practially rubbing my bumper while driving over there..some pretty scarry Stuff.. but i had fun anyways
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Default when you say no dust... does it still give you a thin layer of

gray brake dust? or is there just no dust at all?

also how long have you had your pads?
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Default I get tons of dust w/ my mintex pads

plus the bite isn't as good as the stock pads. I'd say stay away from mintex


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