New front rotors, move old to rear?

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:08 pm

I was thinking about getting the drilled / slotted neon rotors for my fronts, and I am also interested in having rear disc brakes. Could I kill two birds with one stone and some how use the assembly from the front on the back? Of course with new calipers.. Anyone done anything like this?

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:21 pm

Post by **Canada** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:33 pm

The rear rotors on our cars have a drum in disc design, where the e-brake assembly is built inside the rotor. Since the front does not have this, it will not work.

No.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:37 pm

It will not work at all...look at my other thread about rotors.

You'll see they are completely different

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:20 am

Thanks guys. So probably the next best thing is just SRT rear discs, eh?

Edit: Also, is there any use for the old rotors if I do go for the slotted ones? Like would anyone pay a significant amount of money for them for another application?

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:32 am

probably not as it would be best to cut them before they are used again.

if someone locally wanted them, but they probably wouldn't be worth the cost of shipping.

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:37 am

So really they would just be garbage

Or spares.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:55 am

spares would be a better way to look at it.

TeckNeon · Post by **TeckNeon** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:22 pm

brakes are a consumable part. Meaning, once it's used, toss it for a new one. If you don't need new brake rotors, then save for some until you do. They will not offer too much in the way of performance over stock with stock pads.

A better pad on a new stock rotor, even a cheap rotor, will have more bite. But with more bite comes more dust and more noise. It will stop well, but it will sound like a train trying to stop as well.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:17 am

I have Bendix CT3 Ceramic Brake Pads from Autozone, and I really like them. they stop great and do not squeal, plus they have a lifetime warranty and were only like 60 for the whole front

I would do those, and wait till the rotors go bad before you change em. I went and got my rotors changed at about 73k miles (original equipment

) and the rotors were still great. I have over 70% left in the rear

Stock ones as well.

half_twisted · Post by **half_twisted** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:37 pm

heres a pic of the front and rear rotors together so you can see the difference. the deep dish rotor is the rear rotor.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:06 pm

Hey that's my room lol