Drilled and Slotted Rotor Recommendations?

sterling · #1 (**permalink**) 09-27-08, 02:55 PM

I want to get some drilled and slotted rotors, can anyone give some recommendations for a good looking and quality set? Thanks!

Coma · #2 (**permalink**) 09-27-08, 03:09 PM

I got my set from www.rotorpros.com.

sterling · #3 (**permalink**) 09-27-08, 03:14 PM

Oh yea, it's a 2004 with the sport package.

Xoco, do you like how these look? Did you get black for the custom color part?

Coma · #4 (**permalink**) 09-27-08, 04:07 PM

Yes, I got drilled and slotted painted black. You can check my album for a pic of them. Just email the guys what your CTS is and what you want. They usually offer pads to go with it at a great price bundled together.

sterling · #5 (**permalink**) 09-27-08, 06:00 PM

Nice pictures, your car is so clean. Thanks for the advice I may go with these guys.

whosyadadie02 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-28-08, 02:18 AM

i got the EBC slotted rotors and redstuff brake pads. the rotors are painted black so they dont ever rlly rust

Coma · #7 (**permalink**) 09-28-08, 03:02 PM

Thanks.

blaausl10 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-28-08, 10:05 PM

Talk to Luke at Lindsay for the UUC cross drilled and slotted rotors. You wont be dissapointed.

sterling · #9 (**permalink**) 09-29-08, 07:36 PM

Ohh nice the UUCs are custom made for the CTS huh..may go with those. Decisions decisions, but I definitely need some braking power with these 20's!

sterling · #10 (**permalink**) 09-30-08, 05:11 PM

Well I talked to Lindsay and they no longer make the UUC rotors, too bad.

tommy compton · #11 (**permalink**) 09-30-08, 06:18 PM

many people here have gone with rotors from r1 concepts. i have them and can't be happier with them and hawk hps pads.

denniscts · #12 (**permalink**) 10-01-08, 12:19 PM

I got mine from rotorpros.com also. Mine are painted black, cam with hawk pads and were a breeze to put on and work great. I think i payed like $335.00 for the set of 4 with pads and shipping

Coma · #13 (**permalink**) 10-01-08, 02:07 PM

Yeah, they have really great prices at RotorPros.

sterling · #14 (**permalink**) 10-01-08, 11:55 PM

I've read on other forums that the R1 rotors rusted very quickly, even the premium ones. Some people responded saying that all rotors will do that. Has anyone here had any problems?

Also, do I need "stainless steal lines"?

Kael · #15 (**permalink**) 10-02-08, 12:22 PM

sterling:
no, you do not need stainless steel lines.
originally the braided stainless steel brake fluid lines were used in "extreme" use environments like race cars and the like where brake pressures can get insane.

nowadays they are mostly used for looks.

onto rusting:
no matter what coating is put on a brake it will rust (unless the thing is made out of ceramic, but thats a couple thousand a rotor so we won't get into that)
the surface that is touched by the pad will soon be scrubbed clean of any coating as the brakes do their jobs of creating friction between two surfaces and slowing you down in the process.
so that surface will always be bare metal and will always rust.

what you can do is coat the "hat" and non friction areas with either high temp engine paint or with zinc/cadmium coating (most popular)
this will prevent or slow down rust in the non friction areas.

and if you don't like the rust you see on your rotors in the morning or after a rain there is a simple procedure to clean them up:
Go for a short drive and brake.

yep, thats right. the same thing that scrubs any coating off the disc will also scrub the rust right off and leave a shiny surface for to look at... until it rusts again.

you often see this at car shows with "trailer queen" cars. when they push the car off the truck or whatever there will be a guy inside applying the brakes as the other guys push the car off. this is to "shine" the discs so they look better for the show.

now you know, and knowing is half the battle.