Slot Rotors ?
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Light_Mania
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Casper said:
Anytime you get new rotors you need new pads anyway. And for best anti-fade performance, you should change out DOT3 brake fluid every year or so.
You could go to DOT4 brake fluid to even further reduce the likelihood of boiling it on a long downhill with a trailer, but it might have different viscosity characteristics that might affect the ABS system, especially in the cold.
There isn't anything inherent to slotted brake rotors that would require new brake lines, but I don't think you would be likely to see a performance advantage to those rotors under typical SUV use.
Casper
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Light_Mania said:
The myth that you absolutly needing new pads with new rotors just wont die. I have seen it time and time again, its not required but generally it is a "SMART IDEA" as to keep both items fresh. Properly bedding new rotors to old pads is just something that one would have to ensure is done unlike with a new rotor/pad combination.
The ABS is not affected in the toyota with DOT 4 as its still based on DOT 3 (unlike a dot 5 fluid) and works fine in cold temps (it reached into the 20's in Vegas this winter) I have been running ATE Typ 200 (Dot 4) since 9/14/05.
