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Originally Posted by Jordo!
Why can't you get the factory rotors cut?
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You can get factory rotors cut, but they need to basically be brand new. But picking up the factory rotors will also cost you and arm and a leg. Quality castings, rotor material, and the source of everything plays a huge role in what you get, and as others have stated, you're playing with brakes.. what stops your car.
Also just slamming a drill into a rotor is not the only thing that goes into these. I'll speak of STILLEN rotors as I obviously have intimate knowledge, but the steps we go through add cost to the final product, because it's done right.
- Quality castings chosen with premium materials, or at times we have our own castings made if we feel nothing on the market will be good enough.
- CAD-designed slot and drilled positioning, to ensure proper vane drilling, as well as precise and planned slots/holes to maximize pad wear (uneven hole patterns will leave huge high/low spots on pads.. all patterns are NOT the same).
- Special techniques and tooling required to radius chamfer our cross-drilled holes to minimize stress cracks, as well as ramp out our slots to eliminate pad buildup. Literally takes special proprietary bits to achieve these.
- Stripping and zinc plating the final drilled/slotted/J-Hook rotors, ensuring all areas of non-contact with the pad have maximum resistance to rusting, etc.
While we might be at a small premium for what we're providing, I can ensure you we do everything we can to produce a superior product, and keep the costs at a minimum. And there are a LOT in this industry that are doing anything they can to achieve just a price point..
Just things to consider.. and sharing my knowledge seeing our brake department in action..