Whats the primary benefit of steel brake lines and slotted rotors over stock?

thanks,

PG

 

Stainless Steel brakelines aid in peddle feel, makes the paddle feel firmer.

Slotted rotors are mainly for looks. Old(er) organic type brake pads will outgas when used hard. This could cause brake fade as the gas will get in the way of the pad and the rotor. Crossdrilled rotors were invented to help the outgassing, but they have a tency to crack over time. so slotted is sort of the compromise. But most modern pads do not outgas... so now they are mainly for looks.

-Shing

 

a stiffer pedal feeling, SLotted or Xdrilled rotors allow for them to cool faster, but many will say that we don't use our brakes to that extreme where it benefits, but her they look nice.

 

Listen to shing.

 

x-drilling is not meant for cooling... check out this sections from Baer's FAQ... Baer's does brakes and only brakes and has been doing it for a long time...

"In racing, crossdrilling was designed to alleviate a problem known as out-gassing. In some of the older pad compounds, when the pads reached elevated temperatures consistent with performance or racing use, the binder (that’s the material that holds the friction material in place) boiled off, producing a gas. This gas would build up between the rotor and the brake pad, effectively keeping the pad from directly contacting the rotor. The holes provide a relief path for these gasses, as do slots, so the pad can once again contact the rotor. Crossdrilling was <b>NOT</b> designed to facilitate <b>cooling</b>."

-Shing

 

yup what he said.

 

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Looks and marketing will get you every time. Now all I need are some of those new ceramic brake rotors.....

 

I think the Steel braided brake lines don't flex and much as the stock rubber ones, which tend to do so under hard driving conditions, so the pedal feels firmer. I plan on buying a set.

 

one of the BEST upgrades you can do.

 

It's a good upgrade... but best may be going a little to far IMHO. The Best upgrade for a 4th gen max is the RSB to me....

-Shing

 

 

Where did u get that aluminum gauge bezel its sooo phat, how much did it cost i wanna buy one rite away.

 

My girl just got those ceramic brake rotors put on her bmw rear and front. I never heard of them before that. I still really dont know much about them.

 

Where did u get that aluminum gauge bezel its sooo phat, how much did it cost i wanna buy one rite away.

 

That must have cost a pretty penny. What kind of BMW does she drive?

 

But it's actually Krylon white spraypaint. Someone on EBay was selling aluminum bezel templates that attact with double sided tape for like $30. There was a group deal a couple months ago. Thanks though. I was bored one night and just popped it out of the guage pod and went to town...

 

you 100% sure they're ceramic? if they are, your girl is frickin loaded to blow that much on rotors! (for a street car)

 

Maybe the pads have ceramic in them. Ceramic rotors would probably cost what $10 grand?

 

If not more.. cermaic rotors are only used by the likes of F1, BTCC, CART etc... mega dollars...

-Shing

 

Ceramic brakes are an option on the new 911 Turbos..

 

Which ARE a rather expensive car.

 

Her father paid for them because of the warranty.

 

Ah what? That doesn't make any sense sorry.

 

They are lifetime warranty Thats what I remember hearing.