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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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Default Cheap rotors.

So with the new premium ceramic pads i have on the front of my blazer the new brake rotors are now warped 500 miles later truck shakes when braking so does steering wheel.

Anyway the rotors i bought are from Napa they are some cheap made in china crap so im wondering what kind of other rotors should i buy for the front are Bendix or reybostos or seomthing like that any good???

I can pick up some bendix or reybostos from advanced autoparts after work lemme know.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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Both are good brands. Ask the counterman if they are compatible with ceramic pads.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Default RE: Cheap rotors.

I have the middle grade raybestos on the front of mine they seem fine they are pretty heavy compared to some. I have the better napa ones on the rear and they also seem good. It may not be the rotors fault, rotors can easily warp due to the hub area not being smooth against it or uneven or excessive lug nut torques. There is a GM TSB to mechanics somewhere about the issue with steps for the mechanics to follow when installing new rotors to prevent them from warping again. Another cause for rotor warp can be overheating, its possible one of the new pads is sticking in its slides and staying applied.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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Default RE: Cheap rotors.

Their rotors usually require a whole can of break clean (for 2 rotors) to remove the anti rust goop.
Did you clean them really well?
Also, it's worth the price of a mic to assure that the run out << 0.004 inches. This makes sure there's no crud in the mounting surfaces or bent hub.
Had your problems too and both of these gotcha's got me.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Yep, I just replace my rotors, and put on ceramic pads. The guy at Advance was adamant about how important it is to CLEAN all the anti-rust crap off the rotors.
 
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Yah they are coated in wd40 basically, I wiped mine down by hand then used a can on each rotor.
 
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