Drilled and slotted rotors direction. Discussion starter 1 aug 13.
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Drilled and slotted rotors direction. This process gives you the confidence needed as a driver that you can handle whatever situation might come your way. Some people like to install them in the opposite side and that is fine too. For slotted rotors with straight internal cooling vanes the direction of the slots is totally up to you and what you think looks best. Drilled and slotted rotors offer drivers the consistent performance they want without changing the responsiveness of the brake pedal. For drilled and slotted rotors it is important to pay attention to which is the left and right rotor. Slotting or drilling on a directional cast rotor is done based on the vane structure inside the venting area.
The problem with regard to our question of drilled and slotted rotors is that those practices act to reduce the mass of the rotor reducing the desired heat transfer. There is no wrong or right direction when installing your drilledslotted brake rotors. Luckily if your rotors are not labeled there is an easy way to tell. Most companies now run opposite the vane even on their directional castings as this is the only way it can be done correctly on a drilled rotor. In this case there is no wrong answer. But here is what we recommend.
Joined jul 4 2006 1114 posts. Left side driver side right side passenger side picture shown is with the hub facing up. Slots perform their function identically regardless of direction. It is not possible to tell if a drilled rotor is installed properly simply by observing the drill pattern. Fadinglionhart data scientistprogrammer. Some rodders have correctly stated that the brake rotors surface area is increased by drilling or slotting but the issue in heat transfer is mass not surface area.
They sometimes experience premature wear. List of the cons of drilled and slotted rotors. Stoptech sportstop slotted rotors with non directional vanes or solid rotors are marked right or left so as to be consistent with rotors following rules 1 and 2. Jump to latest follow 1 8 of 8 posts. Powerstop official channel 12k subscribers.