Need Help Rotor Hunting

[daniel3507]

Why is it so hard to find a decent set of rotors for a 1993 ranger? I swear all Im finding are off brands that I dont want. All I want is a decent set of slotted and drilled or slotted only rotors. PLEASE HELP

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

What is wrong with stock replacement motorcraft rotors?

 

[bilzy7]

My napa brand ones work fine..

 

[84stealthranger]

i think he is looking for slotted and drilled rotors

 

[bilzy7]

We know lol. Just saying though, unless you need to dissipate heat ALOT, or like the looks, normal breaks do the job. Maybe someone can chime in on if brakes are same size with a newer year vehicle where he could buy for that vehicle and throw en on his ranger.

 

[AllanD]

Drilled, drilled & Slotted or JUST slotted Made In Chinne Brake rotors are not necissarily better than stock replacement Bendix or ITT-AIMCO brake rotors made in the US, Canada
or Mexico.

Frankly I believe that the most important thing a brake rotor must do is something it must never do... warp.
And warping is one thing the asian brake rotors are very good at.

I run the 1995-97 brakes and my Rotors are made by Bosch.


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[Rockstar04]

A drilled rotor is going to shed a few pounds, and help increase surface area for heat dissipation. The slots are designed to scrape away brake pad material, which on a street truck it will do nothing but wear out pads very quick.

I sell pads and rotors (Napa) for the police here in Dekalb and they just run out top of the line passenger car pad, and our ultra premium rotor. There are only two cars in the forces fleet that get our drilled and slotted rotors, and those are cars that are only called out for high speed pursuits, they never see "normal" patrols.

That long and drawn out story was just trying to get across that, unless your road racing or auto crossing, there will be no performance gain from extra frills rotors, a set of high adhesion pads on the other hand WILL improve stopping from high speeds and constant brake use (High Temps), and high friction pads will increase stopping power from lower speed (Low Temps).