03 Civic brake rotor warp?
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03 Civic brake rotor warp?
My friend has a stock 03 Civic EX and he has a problem warping brake rotors. I won't lie, he doesn't baby the car, but with brand new rotors, they stayed straight a week before they had a slight warp. I also won't lie, he's pretty picky, so they aren't that bad.
He's thinking of drilling a set of rotors to help dissapate heat, but I'm wondering if that may make the problem worse by removing material and thus strength.
Is this a known issue with the Civics? What can be done to correct it?
He's thinking of drilling a set of rotors to help dissapate heat, but I'm wondering if that may make the problem worse by removing material and thus strength.
Is this a known issue with the Civics? What can be done to correct it?
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What pads is he using? Also is he using steel braided brake lines? The lines will increase the friction put on the rotors due to it allowing more pressure to be put to the caliper vs flexing the OEM lines.
Also, does he run the car really hard to park it with the E-Brake on? This will allow the rotors to cool at different times and in different spots which allows the rotor to warp as well.
Hope this helps
Kris
Also, does he run the car really hard to park it with the E-Brake on? This will allow the rotors to cool at different times and in different spots which allows the rotor to warp as well.
Hope this helps
Kris
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I have cross drilled & slotted rotors on my civic and I love them... Ive had them for over a year with no problems....
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Warp? I seriously doubt that, especially on a vaned cast iron rotor, and especially on a street driven civic. If anything it's just pad deposits on the rotor. Also, drilling the rotor for heat dissapation? Come on now, like I just said above, the damned things are vaned and it's a friggin' street car, not a Le Mons 24hr competitor.
So...
1) What pads are we talking about?
2) Is he breaking them in (ie: 2x 35mph stops, 2x 45mph, 2x 65 mph)?
3) Is there excessive hub play in the wheel? This could contribute to uneven pad wear/deposits.
4) I don't know what the hell he could be doing on the streets to heat the pads up to this point, but as said above, is he allowing them to cool down sufficiently before parking the car and throwing up the e-brake?
So...
1) What pads are we talking about?
2) Is he breaking them in (ie: 2x 35mph stops, 2x 45mph, 2x 65 mph)?
3) Is there excessive hub play in the wheel? This could contribute to uneven pad wear/deposits.
4) I don't know what the hell he could be doing on the streets to heat the pads up to this point, but as said above, is he allowing them to cool down sufficiently before parking the car and throwing up the e-brake?
Last edited by Bill; Aug 22, 2004 at 07:25 PM.
