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my car has 50k miles on it now, and a mechanic friend was lookin @ my rotors and told me i was developing hotspots and i needed to get a new rotor...i believe him, but i'm gonna ask ya'll what i should do...either
a) buy another stock rotor, fast and cheap b) ride on it for a while and then get teh AEM big brake upgrade c) do nothing
yes well, you've seen the choices now choose.
Not just another girl's car...
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dikitzaps 1974 Toyota Celica
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go get em turned if they're warped or squeeking a bit
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they're not...they've developed physical hotspots...spots on the rotors that have undergone more stress (heat) than the rest of the rotor...they are actually a bluish tint if you are looking at them...imagine a rotor, and then in the middle of it a blue smudge. That is what it looks like...
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dikitzaps 1974 Toyota Celica
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well if they still stop well then i chose B
if they are dangerous then replace em.
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get some OEM size Brembo slotted and cross drilled rotors
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you Know your caliper might be out of wack, not uncommon for single piston brakes.
I go with A, Brembo OEM are $22 each on tirerack.com
Last edited by Gen7fan; Feb 19, 2004 1:58pm.
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get some OEM size Brembo slotted and cross drilled rotors yes do this if anything or just go stock again.. don't get AEM, they are for show purposes
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