Drilled - slotted or both ? ? ?

[Frat-man-du]

Time for new rotors (and pads) on my 98 LSC.

I am inclined to get just drilled, as I have heard horrors about slotted that they just chew up and spit out pads.

Thoughts, preferences?!?! - all will be appreciated!

Current Stable:
00 Stang vert - side pipes, super chip, CAI
98 LSC
96 Haulmark enclosed race trailer (going to eBay soon)
94 E-150 5.8l
65 T-Bird Coupe
65 T-Bird vert
64 Austin Healy 3000

Gone but not forgott'n:
95 Gen I Base
92 Merc Grand Marq -Police package...sigh
90 TC
85 T-bird Fila

 

[MrScalia]

I went with the drill and slotted from r1concepts on ebay .

no problems yet but it hasn't been 6 months yet.

 

[Frat-man-du]

I went with the drill and slotted from r1concepts on ebay .

no problems yet but it hasn't been 6 months yet.

Did you get their pads too?

 

[MrScalia]

I didn't know that they sold pads , I got napa pads .... sopmeone here saide napa was the best.

Oh yes don't forget the get a good rear caliper compresser tool not the unversal
type they sell at kragens

get one that is made for a ford , not that does all kinds of cars!

 

[Frat-man-du]

I didn't know that they sold pads , I got napa pads .... sopmeone here saide napa was the best.

Oh yes don't forget the get a good rear caliper compresser tool not the unversal
type they sell at kragens

get one that is made for a ford , not that does all kinds of cars!

cool & thanks I have a #$%$#% cheap rear tool I sued on my Mustang. Ihad to grind it to fit, but it was a Sunday afternoon and all it could get at the time. How much is the Ford tool ($4.95 for the cheapo univ. one).

% str had Ford pads for $60ish, eoither that or NAPA.

 

[k9t8m]

I bought the drilled and slotted r1concepts also, but i did go with their pads. They have been on for about 2000mi and no problems thus far.

 

[Frat-man-du]

Cool guys, thanks. I think I will go with them, they are fairly inexpensive so why not.

 

[Dern Humpus]

Get stock ones if you arent racing on a road course. All the slotted/drilled rotors do is help cool.

 

[Frat-man-du]

Thanks. I thought about that but we have some mountain roads with lots of hairpin curves and 30' down angles that get the brakes really hot - especaily during the summer. The rotors get pretty bumpy by the time we end up at the bottom. I figure I can only help. Granted I dont take this road too often (it sure is fun in the Mark) but better safe than soory for such little extra money.

 

[67Continental]

i would go with Hawk HPS pads, they work much better than the stock pads on my car. They can be noisy tho - all I care about is stopping.

 

[Frat-man-du]

Noise is ok as long as it is not like dragging a stuck pig around when you try to stop.