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Old 02-21-2008, 10:11 PM
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Re: 2006 warped front brake rotors

I just turned 9k on my 08' and it feels like the rotors are warped. One thing to mention is lug torque. Any time I get tires rotated or a shop does anything that may invlove removing the wheels, the first thing I do when I get it home is loosen the lugs on all four wheels and torque them to spec using the correct tightening sequence, as I don't trust impacts that the shops use for holding correct torque values, so you may want to check torque first because if the lugs have been blasted down with an uneven and incorrect torque, it'll warp the rotors.

My 08 torque specs are minimum 65 ft. lbs., up to I think 79 ft. lbs (in the manual). I torqued mine to minimum and no relief, so they evidently are cheap castings all the way up to the 08's. I'm soon to take it in for other anamolies like wind noise from the driver's side window and an annoying rattleing by the rear hatch, so maybe I can get them to replace the rotors.
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