K-solo

T or F: Cross drilled/slotted rotors are like cheese graters for brake pads?

K-solo

Thinking of getting them but don't want to go through a lot of pads. Any suggestions

Uncle Don

False

Iridium7777

i hope you're joking, do you think they'd be selling them if it was true???

K-solo

Not an original thought...I read a post awhile back that suggested this

Kirk

Cross drilled are fine. Slotted help promote even brake pad wear.

N3WJL

They WILL crack and the cracks will play connect the dots. Why not look at Slotted only rotors. They help the pad wear evenly and keep the pad surface from getting 'glass like'.

Phil who thinks if you take away metal you also take away stopping power. But what does he know!

markbradford

A4 BOVs are one example.

markbradford

Cross drilled will eventually crack with aggressive heat cycling.

RKA

If you introduce edges on the rotor face, you will wear the pads faster than if you left the rotor surface smooth. I would guess most people who install slotted and drilled rotors aren't concerned about pad longevity, and hence, you don't hear complaints about it.