slotting and dimpling?

[scrizzo]

Ok heres a question i cant find an answer to thru searching....its probably a stupid one

Is it possible to slot and dimple your own stock rotors? Has anybody done it?
would it mess up the heat treating? would it make a difference?

any opinions welcomed

 

[88_Eddie]

my opinion, WAY too much work for the benefits, but if you have alot of time on your hands and a shitload of drillbits, why not

 

[YZ250Rider23]

Save your time and your money... Slotting and dimpling is only ever beneficial in cases of EXTREME brake use (like a car used strictly for racing). Buy quality pads and rotors and leave it at that... Unless you enjoy lots of brake NVH and wearing out pads every 10k miles. My 2 cents...

 

[scrizzo]

the reason i am considering it is after my body lift ill be running 35 12.5s possibly even 14.00s and seeings how i do alot of street driving i was thinking it might help a lil.....i have 33 12.5s now and noticed it takes a good bit more to stop than b4

it was just a thought

 

[YZ250Rider23]

Yeah, all that rotating mass will make it more difficult to stop... Slotted or dimpled rotors would certainly help the cause, but like I said before, it's not a very cost effective option in my opinion. You'd be looking at 200-300 for rotors and 70 or so for good pads, and there's a very real possibility you could be changing both of those out once a year or more. Those rotors really chew up pads quickly. Ideally, a big brake kit that uses OE parts would be the best option. I did a little googling and didn't come up with much, except that someone might make a kit to fit mustang cobra 13" brakes on a ranger. And that also requires a cobra master cylinder and booster. Not to mention I think you'd need 17s or maybe even bigger for that too.

 

[scrizzo]

well hopefully the 8.8 im swapping with discs will help my cause as im kinda strectched for cash after buying the tires and wheels....thanks for your thoughts tho

 

[michowski]

You can get some cnc made drilled and slotted rotors with good pads off ebay for 120 shipped, both sides. Braking will increase a ton from stock. One of the best moves you can make IMO for braking.