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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 2006Should I used drilled/slotted rotors on a 1990 Civic Standard?
I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider drilled/slotted rotors, rather than another set of OEM rotors? If so, does anyone have brands or vendors (eBay?) to recommend? Thanks in advance. PB Schechter >I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about >ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider >drilled/slotted rotors, rather than another set of OEM rotors? If so, does >anyone have brands or vendors (eBay?) to recommend? You problem is that you should quit buying the cheapest crap available. Usually most parts stores will offer you two or three different grades. Quit buying the cheapest and you should do ok. > >I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about > >ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Usually most parts stores will offer you two or three different grades. > Quit buying the cheapest and you should do ok. He did say *another* set of OEM rotors.... ~$55. ea AFAIK. >> >I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about >> >ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Usually most parts stores will offer you two or three different grades. >> Quit buying the cheapest and you should do ok. >He did say *another* set of OEM rotors.... ~$55. ea AFAIK. Ooops.. If he's going to one set of honda rotors after another then the kid needs to learn to drive and quit burning up his brakes. Drilled rotors might be an improvement, but learning how to drive would be a lot more effective. > >> >I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about > >> >ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > might be an improvement, but learning how to drive would be a lot more > effective. Yap. Lots of ricer sites and groups to shop at. Maybe a nice Brembo combo if he's overdriving his St. Maybe worth more than the car. If the prob is warpage, that's some serious overheating. >> >> >I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about >> >> >ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> might be an improvement, but learning how to drive would be a lot more >> effective. >Yap. Lots of ricer sites and groups to shop at. Maybe a nice Brembo >combo if he's overdriving his St. Maybe worth more than the car. If the >prob is warpage, that's some serious overheating. I doubt racing rotors would help. They're not designed to tolerate a thousand panic stops; just enough to survive a single race. They might even last less than stock rotors. Driven stupidly enough, they'd crack. http://performance.thepartsbin.com/basket.php?makeid=1&modelid=1&year=1991&parti d=537&brandid=687 http://www.modacar.com/products/Honda/Civic/MODABBK/ too much free time - I'm done ;-) > I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am about > ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) Should I consider [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > PB Schechter 3'rd set or rotors in only 150k??? there's something wrong there guy. 1. you need to use a decent quality rotor. 2. you need to make sure the hub is CLEAN before putting the new rotor on. 3. you need to torque the wheel correctly. 1324, 1324, at least 2 stage torque process, with the wheel off the ground for the first one. drilled/slotted rotors are fine, but unnecessarily expensive if warping problems are all you're trying to cure. > I have a 1990 Civic Standard (hatchback) with aobut 150K miles, and am > about ready for my 3rd set of rotors. (The problem is warpage.) > Should I consider drilled/slotted rotors, rather than another set of > OEM rotors? If so, does anyone have brands or vendors (eBay?) to > recommend? Before you blame "warpage", you should do one of two things: 1) Start braking more gently, or 2) Read this: http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf100326.htm  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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