Ok, I have had these since the summer time and I have noticed since then that every time I brake, I hear a low rumbling kinda noise. well maybe not rumbling, but the brakes are sure as hell not whisper quiet. Now could I have installed them wrong? like brake rotors are pretty much an on off kinda job. I notice a lot more noise now in the winter time as well than I did back in the summer. In the summer i noticed more of a "ssshhhhhhhh" noise. like something skimming across a suface, Really hard to describe unless you have riden in my car. But is there anything that I should have looked for? I notice NO performace loss, I stop very well, no loud or really wierd noises. But there is some consistant noise, that I am not sure of, but could they just be that I have different rotors and the slots + xdrilled is what causes them compared to flat stock rotors?
A freind of mine just changed his rotors & pads to something similar to your setup on his RSX and he says they make way more noise than his stockers.
He had them installed by Acura in Hull.
WTF happened the other night? Toilet f uckin eat you?
Could it be your rear drums? I notice that my brakes are noisier in the winter time. Not sure whether it's the front or the back or both. Then in the summer the sound goes away. :blink:
could it be the holes are rusting and it rubbing a bit? i had the same problem with noice last year and what i did was to use a same DIA drill and drill the holes out :). i hear the noise again but its winter and obviosuly there is lot more water and rust.
Hope this helps.
Lates Mo
I hear a squeaking noise in the winter coming out of my rear drums, but as soon as it heats up the sound disapears.
Mine make a horrible noise i've got the exact same setup. Its quiet until the brakes heat up, then the grinding is noticable. I've examined them a few times, i've had licenced machanics and even ford techs look at them..theres nothing wrong with the brake system or the way they are installed...
I'll be going back to stock rotors/kvr pads in the summer...
I've got brembo cross drilled rotors... they make noise when braking... more than stock. I think it's just the air being compressed into the holes and then escaping when they clear the caliper...
Something to do with the cold and the salt/water solution that's coating most major roads these days?
Hearing this is making me scared of a brake upgrade :(
NOS2Go4Me,Jan 20 2005, 10:33 PM Wrote:Something to do with the cold and the salt/water solution that's coating most major roads these days?
Hearing this is making me scared of a brake upgrade :(
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I am with you on that...staying with stock breaks. besides, my car isn't fast enough to justify brake upgrades.
Stock brakes make way to much dust. :thumbsdownsmileyanim:
ZOOM,Feb 6 2005, 10:18 AM Wrote:Stock brakes make way to much dust. :thumbsdownsmileyanim:
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Stock Steelie rims show no dust :headbang:
hawk hps are as cheap as stock and make a lot less dust
naz,Feb 6 2005, 12:52 PM Wrote:hawk hps are as cheap as stock and make a lot less dust
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Yah, I'm loving me Hawk HPS pads. They create virtually 0 brake dust.
And we buy those where? :)
yea...cuase my stock steel rims along with the stock brakes show alot of brake dust...so where can i get me a set of these :D
I have KVR pads. they dont dust much either.
PI carries them I'm pretty sure. In Ottawa, you can go see Robsons Racing...
my 3yrs old mintex/cross drilled and slotted rotors combo make noise since day one, the hard I brake to loud it get. But I kind of like it. :D
Well, from what I've been told by many people, is that cross drilled and slotted rotors only work properly, or have a benefit over stock when they are at full operating temperature, and to get to that temperature, you have to drive the car on a track, or like its stolen. Sure the drilled holes and stuff help reduce heat, but you only want that when pushing the limit, not under stop and go, or normal driving conditions. Heat is caused by friction anyways right? That's a good thing, because the friction makes you lose inertia and be able to stop. I think I'll just get some EBC or Hawk Pads and keep buying stock rotors for the time being until I can afford to buy bigger wheels to fit larger calipers and rotors into...
:blink: like 6 month after the last answer and he bust this 1000 words essay... :lol: :lol: :lol: