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Old May 10, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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A little update.

I have horroundous screaching sound ALL the time when I stop (I think mostly from the rear. Its horrible. Not sure what I can do to make it stop.

Maz
Next time switch to RacingBrake pads. They have a wide selection of temperature ranges for everything from OEM level braking to racing. I've used their 700 series on both the track and the street with no noise. Even their 900 series are much less noisy then the Hawk HP+ I used to run.
 
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Old May 10, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Cool, well, I have to check them out next time I need pads. For now, I think I'm just gonna cut my rear roters, see if that helps.

THanks,
 
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Old May 11, 2007 | 01:22 AM
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Cool, well, I have to check them out next time I need pads. For now, I think I'm just gonna cut my rear roters, see if that helps.

THanks,
Modern vented rotors are not conducive to "cutting." I assume you mean lathe or turn the rotors.

The internal vented vanes makes the overall usable thickness of the rotor rather small, and if you turn your rotor you may end up shaving off too much of the mass of the rotor and it may be susceptible to warpage or overheating.

Usually the acceptible thickness of the rotor is stamped on the hub or the edge of the rotor, use a caliper to measure the thickness of the rotor, if it's below the minimum thickness, it is safer to discard the rotor and buy replacement rotors.
 
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Old May 11, 2007 | 11:01 AM
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Acutaly I did'nt mean turning, I didn't even know about it. I have the 04 Brembo rotors, I thought I heard people talking about cuting it. How do I turn it? Can i do it myself? Am I now in trouble as I've cut my front brembos rotors already?
 
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Old May 11, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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Acutaly I did'nt mean turning, I didn't even know about it. I have the 04 Brembo rotors, I thought I heard people talking about cuting it. How do I turn it? Can i do it myself? Am I now in trouble as I've cut my front brembos rotors already?
What do you mean by "cutting?" When I say turning or lathing, they mount the rotors on a machine and grind off a small layer off of the rotor surface.

If the rotor is only for street use, they usually don't matter that much but just keep in mind that they won't hold heat as much, and that they'll get warped faster than say, a new set of rotors.
 
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Old May 11, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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Ok, I think we're talking about the same thing then. They mounted the rotors on the machine and took a small layer of surface off.

Cheers.
 
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Old May 11, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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By the way, if you need replacement rotors...

http://www.racingbrake.com/INFINITI_s/520.htm

This is a good choice. It's more expensive but future replacement will be a little cheaper and they should also last longer than the OE rotors.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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OK, I took my car to the original shop that replaced the brakes and had them also shave the rear rotors for free.

Now, no more sound, no more squeeking. Coool.
 
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