Unleash Your Braking Potential! Drilled and Slotted Rotors Explained

🔧 Dive into the world of brake rotors with Dave from First Place Auto Parts! In today's video, we're tackling the age-old question: Do you need drilled and slotted rotors for your car or truck? Join us as we explore the benefits, pros, and cons of drilled and slotted rotors compared to the standard smooth rotors. Stay tuned for expert insights and guidance on choosing the right rotor for your application.

🛠️ Key Points Covered:
- Overview of smooth rotors and their suitability for daily driving.
- Importance of heat dissipation and the role it plays in brake performance.
- Understanding the gas generated during extreme driving conditions and how drilled and slotted rotors address it.
- Visual appeal of drilled and slotted rotors and their impact on the overall aesthetics of your vehicle.
- Active heat dissipation through drilled and slotted rotors, enhancing brake feel and performance.

💡 Why Upgrade to Drilled and Slotted Rotors?
1️⃣ Improved Heat Dissipation: Active heat venting and gas expulsion for better performance under extreme conditions.
2️⃣ Aesthetic Appeal: Enhance the visual appeal of your vehicle with the stylish look of drilled and slotted rotors.
3️⃣ Better Brake Feel: Upgrade your braking system for a smoother, more responsive feel on the road.

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🚗 Don't compromise on braking performance! Upgrade to drilled and slotted rotors and take your braking system to the next level. Thanks for watching, and until next time, keep the hammer down and keep it between the guardrails! 🛣️✨ #BrakeRotors #DrilledAndSlotted #FirstPlaceAutoParts

[ChrisB-qhsd]

Drilled rotors tend to crack though when they overheat nowadays it’s just to look cool I don’t think you really need them

[jameshodges]

Why do I need drilled and slotted rotors on a kia soul? Because I drive it like I stole it.

[XxXnonameAsDXxX]

I can now finally break free from this flesh prison by ascending through the windshield with my slotted drilled spiced waved blessed holy rotors

[dham]

one thing to mention is the proper direction to install the slot/drilled rotors. the veins should give it away..if they're perpendicular, slots can go in any direction..but if they're exit is angled, they are specific (a screw driver helps determine which type you have)

[michaelrau]

The Most important part of a car or truck!!! Great information!!!

[mrvang]

True... I drive spiritedly at times, and I do notice how my heavy suv feels like, when braking suddenly in extreme heat. Its' effectiveness deminish drastically with the stock rotor and secondly my vehicle is heavy so it needs distance to be effective otherwise ill have to swerve to the side to avoid front collision. Hence why I opted for the slotted and ventilated brake rotor for the front as that's where all the brake force is apply heavily. The rear, I left it in stock since it doesn't required a lot of brake force and all the weight shifts to the front more than the rear. In conjested traffic none of that matter. Its at high speed where braking in emergency is critical and the shorter the distance it take to stop a heavy vehicle the better off you will not smash into the vehicle in front especially those that cuts off other driver in high speed.

[predcon]

I really enjoy hearing the Ram Ranch theme in the back while trying to concentrate on a guy talking. You know, instead of some calm elevator music or something.

[johan]

It's important to say that slotted rotors will grind you break pads down more quickly. Its debated, but enough people say that it does. For large trucks and haulers, they make sense. For small cars you just drive daily, they are better off with just plain rotors.

[ricenbeenz...]

So basically drilled/slots brake better and get rid of heat that can warp your rotor, but they grind away your pads quicker 🤔

[hugosalazar]

Definitely needed on my 07 Escalade 409 hp 215 lbs of torque. The factory breaks brand new were garbage.
I also have a 6000 pound boat.

[Wildkat-]

The slots pointing forward, help keep the brake pads wearing flat and ejecting the hot brake dust outward away from the caliper by centrifugal force. That brake dust is hot enough to stick to steel, so I would say it makes a big difference in the way the direction of the slots are pointing..?

[colbyscheeseybuilds]

I daily drive my ford ranger and I live way out in country and hilly area and I live on down hill and multiple stops going down hill and my trucks front in literally shakes when I hit break and probably going get slotted and drilled rotors and hopefully that improve it my truck has factory rotors that have been resurfaced but pretty sure they worped

[futbolista]

I have drilled and slotted performance stop rotors and brake pads. When I brake it notice a clicking sound. I was told it's the calipers rubbing against the slots or holes in the rotors. Is this normal?

[skhochay]

if you take a regular rotors and drill the holes or slots it will not became better, true slotted and drill rotors are made from the different carbide metal, they mostly use in bikes and fast cars, what you need is a good sets of tires!

[kkhalifah]

Motorcycle brake rotors are all drilled. They used to be plain right up to the late 80s, then they're almost universally drilled and floated, but never slotted. About 15 years ago we also started seeing petal or wave rotors. Maybe that's why even sintered brake pads don't last beyond 15000-20000km of normal riding.

[safutos]

I have a jeep grand cherokee 2001 i'm taking my ate/teves calipers off and putting on akebonos along with changing my rotors for slotted with grooves. opinion?

[ViperLGH]

I installed a new set of slotted and drilled rotor, together with new pad set. But recently when I hard brake, I feel brake pulsating. What can be the cause?

[nachosilva]

Can i put slotted and drilled rotors on my c5 corvette? Only weeked driver and car shows. Thanks?

[jamessnapp]

What is the advantage over drilled versus slotted?

[lawrencegraham]

Changed mine, and I've been hearing so.e rough ribbing noise since, is that normal .?