Brakes: Cross-drilled, SLotted, or both?

[BigRandCarFan_5]

Hey there.
Amongst the things I'll soon be doing to my car in the near future, replacing the brakes are at the top of the list.
I found a site that provides not only stock parts, but high performance replacement parts for my car.
Under the brake section, they have a large selection of cross-drilled, slotted, and cross-drilled/slotted rotors.
I've heard some people say go with one or the other, while some people say go with both.
So I was wondering which truly is better.
Is it better to just have the cross-drilled? Or just the slotted? Or the cross-drilled/slotted rotors?

If you all can give me your opinion and help me decide, that'd be awesome.

Thanxs for your help.

Chris

[tenspeed]

I have the cross-drilled/slotted rotors because I like how they look through the wheels. I am easy on brakes and take them off in the fall along with the summer tires.

[coupe]

LOVE mine

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/rotor1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/rotor2.jpg

Totaly worth it imo
One of the best eye candy's ive pruchased.

[Classifieds]

I just put crossdrilled/slotted rotors on the Jeep and I have no complaints as of yet.

[pontiacguy20025]

Originally posted by tenspeed
I have the cross-drilled/slotted rotors because I like how they look through the wheels. I am easy on brakes and take them off in the fall along with the summer tires. where did you buy those? a friend of mine is looking for some. Do they sell some that fit a 2001 grand am gt?

[litdevil316]

brembo crossed drilled here. check the other brake threads out.

[GaSe05]

see thtas what i want to but every one tells me not to get them just get sloted ones wher should i buy and what should i look for i dont wana pay 150 bucks per rotor. and i have 4 wheel disk well soon to have

[litdevil316]

well, from what i've read in here and heard from ppl i know, most the problems (cracking and such) seems to happen with ppl using the cross-drilled rotors for auto-cross. me, i dont plan on auto-crossing my car. maybe a few runs now and then at the drag strip.i jus want better stopping power on the street when Joe Snuffy forgets how to drive.

[GaSe05]

i wana use them for every day driving

[55will87]

cross-drilling is useless. Think about it, how does this help the brakes at all. Slotting is usefull because it goes with the rotation of the wheel, as cross drilling goes through the rotor and couteracts the rotating motion of the wheel. If you like the look of them great, but they are more money.

[coupe]

I got mine for $200, all 4 rotors and 4 new pads.

R1concepts, check ebay

They are just eye candy anyways, there is no point in having either, they just look cool.

[litdevil316]

hey, as long as i stop better then stock.... ugh... lol

[GaSe05]

Coupe Are the r1 ones good thoes are the ones i am thinking about geting.how are they.

[coupe]

Originally posted by GaSe05
Coupe Are the r1 ones good thoes are the ones i am thinking about geting.how are they.


No, i love buying crap :roll2:

Yes they are just as good as a name brand at a 1/4 the price :lol:

[coupe]

Originally posted by litdevil316
hey, as long as i stop better then stock.... ugh... lol




You wont, but im sure your ass dyno will tell you otherwise.

[GaSe05]

thank you wasnt sure cus of the price but the same set up at summitraceing.com was 300

[BigRandCarFan_5]

Okay.
From what I gather, cross drilled, slotted, and cross/drilled are all great for your car. But problems can arise if I go auto-crossing with it, which I won't...
Okay, thank you very much for all your help.
You guys have truly helped me alot.

[GaSe05]

yea me too i cant wate to have them with the new rims

[RazorDX]

If you're looking for better stopping power, a Corvette brake swap has been done very successfully. Do a search and it gives you part numbers and a brief how-to... a very well authored thread.

[litdevil316]

seen that, that was done on a 99+ model.

[GaSe05]

yea i have seen that it was done on a 99+ it was realy easy u just need the right part numbers

[litdevil316]

yea, its in here.

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71679 <---Camaro

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59517 <---Corvette

[GaSe05]

i didnt know u could do it with camrao ones hmm i wouder if i can find one in a junk yard new thing i amgoing to try to find....

[litdevil316]

from what those guys are saying, they are pretty much same brakes. at least as far as they can tell