A question about drilled rotors.

[Z51JEFF]

Who makes a simple,drilled not slotted stock size rotor thats a direct bolt on for the car?And is it possible to have the rotors powered coated black then surfaced on the contact area?Why painted,dont like the cad silver-gold look.Thanks.

[xlr8nflorida]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Who makes a simple,drilled not slotted stock size rotor thats a direct bolt on for the car?And is it possible to have the rotors powered coated black then surfaced on the contact area?Why painted,dont like the cad silver-gold look.Thanks.

Baer rotors

[65ZR1]

There is nothing wrong with having the rotors powdercoated. Just get the machine shop to take a very light cut to remove the paint from the contact surface. Good idea!

[mgbrv8]

Thats what I did, eastwood carries a nice selection of high temp powders. I then turned them down on my lathe. Now I tried not to allow the powder to get too deep in the vents in the rotor so the heat can still e conduced well but that's just me.

http://www.eastwood.com/review/produ.../category/301/

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Who makes a simple,drilled not slotted stock size rotor thats a direct bolt on for the car?And is it possible to have the rotors powered coated black then surfaced on the contact area?Why painted,dont like the cad silver-gold look.Thanks.

http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...model=CORVETTE

They are the look you don't like, but are simple drilled rotors, and fairly cheap.

It isn't clear if the rotors are 13" for the front? I picked '95 for the year since J55 became standard that year. But it says "without HD suspension".

[ZR1Vette]

PowerSlot Rotors make these for the ZR-1>>



After a few brake cycles look like this>>



I thought the rotors would not be a noticeable as they would (meaning seeing drill/slots) so I switched back to OEM but sent them to Georgia Plating and had them media blasted and zinc electro plated>>>





Don't worry about the zinc on the brake pad to rotor contact area...that comes off completely after about 1/2 doz brake cycles...just creates a bit of dust (zinc rubbed off) and that blows off easily. If you decide to pre-remove the zinc be careful how much is removed since the rotor to pad contact area is not 100% as you can see in this pic>>



Georgia Plating does black zinc plating too>>
http://www.georgiaplating.com/zinc.htm

[Z51JEFF]

Thanks for all the info.I think Ill check out a set of Bear rotors.The 2 piece jobbers are really nice but not at $1200 a set

[xlr8nflorida]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Thanks for all the info.I think Ill check out a set of Bear rotors.The 2 piece jobbers are really nice but not at $1200 a set

You need to shop around. When I bought mine years ago it was tough to do 2 piece Baers for under $1200.

They have come down quite a bit - several hundred dollars. Also sometimes you can pick up used.

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Thanks for all the info.I think Ill check out a set of Bear rotors.The 2 piece jobbers are really nice but not at $1200 a set

They are slotted, which you'd said in your OP you didn't want. However, they don't cost that much:

Fronts: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BAE-2301012/

Rears: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BAE-2302019/

$920 total, and Summit does free shipping (~$9 handling fee)

If you go that route, I would suggest considering their Plus-2 rear upgrade. It's a 13" 2-piece rotor and a caliper relocation bracket. It's about $150 more than the two-piece rotor alone. The larger rotor will give the car some rear bias, and it fills up the wheel a lot better.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BAE-2302041/

Photo comparison of plus-2 rears to stock rears:

http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC00469.jpg

http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/DSC00470.jpg

[Hog]

GM has some crossdrilled/slotted p/n's for the Vettes. They use a 30,000psi tensile strength casting. Not 100% what you are speccing, but are a GM option.
18039636 Rear/left
18039637 Rear/right
I dont see any front rotors listed in my book, ma7ybe check with GM, I cant see them offering a rear rotor, and not a front rotor.

I used 18039642 front /left and 18039643 front/right on my reg cab shortbox 2wd 1/2 ton GMC and was impressed with the improvement over stock. The rotors came with ABS reluctors, and were quite beefy when compared to the stock GM castings. I put a buddy HARD into the windshield when he was riding shot gun, but didnt have his seatbelt on.
Fade resistance was better than stock. They would start to fade after 5-6 100-0mph(160-0kph) panic stops, rather than the stock 1-2 stops before fade occured. Vehicle weight was 4200lbs with stock rear drum brakes.

peace
Hog