Warped 2 sets of OEM rotors, should go to slotted??

I have 70,000 miles on my truck and I warped two sets of OEM blank rotors. I opted to get new rotors instead of getting them resurfaced because new OEM rotors and pads were fairly inexpensive.

I live is SoCal so constant stop go traffic and cutting through residential roads to get around traffic has warped my rotors. My question is since I am warping blank rotors, should I go to slotted rotors, or even to the Tundra rotor and caliper swap?

 

BBK

 

i hope youre using a torque wrench to tighten those wheel lugs

 

pretty much what whipper said

 

Yeah I agree I think its just a driver adjustment more than anything.

 

Considering you already warped a set and probably want to continue driving the way you do, I suggest looking into a set of cryo treated rotors. You can go with either slotted or blank but for city driving it is not going to make a huge difference. Braking works on friction, which causes heat. If you use a slotted rotor then you decrease the amount of surface area making contact with the pads and require more friction for the same stopping distance as compared to blanks. Albeit the increased friction is not very significant for a scenario where you sit in traffic. IMO you will benefit more from cryo treatment than you will from slotting.

 

I just changed the pads on my truck for the first time right at 75,000 miles. After a lot of mental debate over replacing the rotors I decided to have them turned & went with a set of Wagner ThermQuiet Pads. Absolutely no rotor pulsation now & I feel that has a lot to do with where the rotors were machined. At this point I'm very pleased with the results.

The one piece of advice I would give is to replace the caliper pins & use caliper slide grease very liberally. The pads have to move very freely on the pins, if they don't they'll drag on the rotor & build heat. Just my .02

 

I have used SSBC on my other trucks not sure if they make for the Tacoma but a very high quality part

 

I bet OP has never adjusted his rear brakes and they aren't even working.

OP - check your rear brakes

$0.02

 

Adjust rear brakes?? Please explain...never had a car with drums until now. It's new to me.

Ever do a water crossing/mudding with hot brakes? That's how I warped mine.

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_7258380_adjust-brakes-2005-toyota-tacoma.html


my truck never touches water or mud. that stuffs for full size rusted out shit box's

 

Very good point! A lot of folks think it's funny to blast through puddles on the street to send a wall of water over the sidewalk. This is a great way to warp your passenger-side rotor. Hot rotor + cold water = hamburglar (wobble wobble)

 

Or even wash your truck while the brakes were hot...drive through washes, self coin washes, driveway washes...if you try to hose down your wheels, you WILL get the rotors wet, and you WILL warp them.

 

there is really no need to adjust your rear brakes since they are self adjusting to a certain extent. he might need new shoes in the back with his driving habbit.

 

dont buy more expensive rotors. it would suck if they warped to. factory should be sufficient. my 92 warped rotors like a sob. look for a cause. as stated the calipers not sliding smoothly would definetely do it. what does your pad wear look like?

 

You don't need to adjust the rear brakes.

Unless they are broken they automatically adjust when you back up and apply the brakes or when you use the Parking Brake.

 

parking brake=troof

 

i think its been said, but i'd try to determine WHY you are warping rotors. very unsual, have a habit of rolling into the car wash and spraying down your ride ? do you do a lot of heavy breaking and drive thru areas with lots of water?

even if you make em glow, they shouldn't be warping.

 

I do a lot of heavy braking due to stop go traffic and I head into the mountains a lot. Those mountain roads eat brakes.

My route to and from work and school is 20 miles of speeding up to 50 mph then to a dead stop 20 times.

I imagine that would warp rotors.