Best brake rotor design?

[SenseiAccord]

Does anyone know what is the best brake rotor design over all?
This is what i kno...

Slotter rotors (One with the lines) have more surface contact than any other rotor designed for better braking. It also runs cooler than stock rotors and helps prevent brake fade.

Drilled rotors (one with the holes) have a good cooling design and helps prevent brake fade. Prone to cracking since drilling creates stress points in the rotor. It has a less surface contact than slotted rotors

Drilled and slotted (one with holes and lines) have both designs in one but have a lot less surface contact than both of them too. It looks like it would run cooler since it looks like it has a lot of places where heat and gases can evacuate. Since it is also drilled then that means it can be prone to cracking too.

To me i think that slotted rotors are the best for stopping power and the drilled and slotted rotor has a great deal in cooling. Since the cooler it runs, the longer the brake pads will last and so on but the more surface contact u get the better stopping power u will get. Which one should i get or would u guys recommend. Right now i am thinking slotted rotors but i want to see everyones input on this. THANX!

[pheurton-skeurto]

what you failed to mention on all of these is that they wear pads really fast. the cross drilled holes/slotted areas will actually shave part of your pad off with every rotation. i am kinda old school when it comes to brakes but i just stick to the smooth rotors. i normally end up going into napa (i know not the best parts store but i can put it on my familys account so parts are free) and get their top of the line upgraded pads/rotors. ive talked to plenty of guys with cross drilled/slotted rotors who have said that the $100 + that they spent on the rotors just wasnt worth it...you decide though, they do look cooler and give the perception of better braking...

[93civic$racer]

how much would someone spend on a big brake upgrade????

[Ricochet]

Even better than all of those is the kind I have, Powerstop rotors. They're slotted and dimpled. The dimples act like crossdrilled, but don't forfeit reliability. www.Inlinefour.com has them for $120 or so for a pair.

[Doubletap]

The weakness of cross drilling is not going to be an issue unless you are autocrossing or road racing. Also they would be pointless otherwise becuase you will not need that much cooling power. You should do a search in the Wheels/Tires/Suspension forum. There were a few topics pertaining to this brought up recently. They will help you out I think.

DoubleTap

[Ricochet]

Here's what I have

[SenseiAccord]

Originally Posted by 93civic$racer

how much would someone spend on a big brake upgrade????

Whoa big brakes upgrade is hella expensive. Those are like 600+. Dont think they are really worth it unless you are going to be going like 200MPH and trying to stop to let a grandma cross the road. Nah but u never kno when u might need that kind of stopping power but i dont think it is worth it. ESP down here in hawaii where there is like no possible road to be doing 150 consistently. But if you can supply the money like nothing then like $700 is what i would spend on at the most. Also money down here is hard to earn and keep since we have such high home costs and stuff down here.

[Ricochet]

Just get some EBC Greenstuff pads, rotors, and braided lines. pads - $80, rotors - $120, lines - $100. That will stop your car more than just fine at half the cost of a big brake kit.

[xsimpleaznx]

i hear good things about brembo blanks, they are also the cheapest option at about $30 a rotor. cross drilled / slotted stuff will run you a little more and will have mostly aesthetic gains

[SilverY2KCivic]

The best rotor design by far is the 2-piece "floating" type that more professional race cars use. Blank type disc pieces are best out of the 3 types, and then slotted are very closely behind. But a 2-piece rotor can dissipate heat MUCH better than your traditional OE style 1-piece rotor design. 2-piece is where the rotor hat is aluminum and sperate from the actual disc braking surface, and is thus bolted and safety wire tied to eachother.

[BullShifter]

Originally Posted by SenseiAccord

Does anyone know what is the best brake rotor design over all?
This is what i kno...

It all depends on what the car is used for.

Cross-drilled are only needed if your rotors glow RED HOT during heavy/repeated braking, no way your gonna do that on the street unless you leave the ebrake on or sticking caliper. If that were to happen, one doesn't belong on the road They do look the best

In most cases the type of pad matters more than the rotor surface, unless its a race car. Brembo blanks & performance pads do very well, for better looks you may want dimpled and/or slotted.

Braided brake lines will also do more than a cross drilled rotor.

Big brake kits & cross drilled rotors are over-hyped.

Brakes is another thing not to be cheap with.

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by jackasssi

Brakes is another thing not to be cheap with.

Yeah it's not like a spoiler where you can get a piece of crap and still be alright, brakes have your life in their hands..

[SenseiAccord]

so whatchu u guys are basically saying is that slotted rotors are the best in the realistic daily driver/race cars since they arent prone to cracking like drilled style rotors and better than conventional OEM rotors. Think i might invest my money into the Powerslot slotted rotors.

[BullShifter]

Slotted and/or dimpled would be more like a realistic choice.

[mreff]

ummm.... I don't know about you guys but I hate changing my brakes. and I'd really hate it if I had to do it like ever 6 or 7 thousand miles....
My 500ft/lb 450hp camero still uses flat rotors and stops just fine.