[Shotimes] Front Rotor Warping

[Josh Salaets]

> Oops... Forgot... New Timken wheel bearings and it was all asssembled at
> FPS.  The original rotors were NAPA Lifetime.

I've had excellent luck with the Napa lifetime rotors on several cars.  I
had TERRIBLE problems with front rotors warping and the brakes dragging, all
the time thinking that it was crappy rotors.  It ended up being crappy pads
that were causing it - they would heat up, start chunking, and leave the
chunks of pad material on the rotors.  This quickly led to uneven braking
and the rotors warping.

I probably went through 6 sets of rotors, 4 sets of pads, and a completely
rebuilt brake system on this car in less than two years, and I finally
figured out my problem after installing and quickly warping a set of the
Napa rotors.  After warping these I was really upset, so I took a close look
and saw that the Raybestos pads I was using were wearing very poorly and
there was a ridge on the outer edge of the pads that was dragging on the
edge of the rotor, causing the brakes to drag, heat up the rotors, and just
add to the warping problems.  This was the second set of Raybestos pads I
tried after I had to return a previous set because they were falling apart
(I just figured it was a fluke).

I decided to go with a set of the Performance Friction pads from Autozone
for $30 (half the cost of the Raybestos ones), exchanged my rotors under
warranty, and haven't had a problem yet with 4 months of hard driving.  They
take a little while to warm up, but once warm, they stop better than any
other pad I've had on the car, and are extremely quiet.  I'll NEVER buy
Raybestos pads again, and will stick to OEM, Autospecialty 911, or
Performance Friction pads from now on!

Good luck!

Josh Salaets
95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
NWSHOC Member
Eugene, OR