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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 16 2008, 11:28 AM
(ps. They don't tend to crack all the way through on track. It happens in the pits, as they are cooling.)
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If you're tracking a car (as opposed to racing one; or racing slowly, I suppose), and you use pads that are hard on rotors (such as Hawk Blues), you could wear the rear rotors to below specified minimum thickness before they crack.
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Apr 16 2008, 11:55 AM
I have also seen rotors crack all the way through during a race, "explode", and then destroy the caliper and the wheel.
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Originally Posted by 124Spider,Apr 16 2008, 12:07 PM
If you're tracking a car (as opposed to racing one; or racing slowly, I suppose), and you use pads that are hard on rotors (such as Hawk Blues), you could wear the rear rotors to below specified minimum thickness before they crack.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Apr 16 2008, 11:37 AM
I replace mine when they develop "too many" check marks.
I did not say I replace them after they crack!
I did not say I replace them after they crack!
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Apr 16 2008, 11:45 AM
In a perfect world, and the most popular case yes, but in my years I have seen rotors terminally
fail on track, jaming up into the caliper, or breaking pads that get jammed into the caliper, thus locking up a wheel, sending the car off track for a bit of farming.
fail on track, jaming up into the caliper, or breaking pads that get jammed into the caliper, thus locking up a wheel, sending the car off track for a bit of farming.
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 16 2008, 02:24 PM
Ever seen it on an S2000?
So you think if I have never seen it happen on an S2000 then it never will.
Unbelievable...
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 16 2008, 12:22 PM
On an S2000?
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The Brooklyn Bridge doesn't have the same maintenance issues as the Golden Gate Bridge, even though both are suspension bridges.
I take it from your responses that the answer is "no", you have never seen such a failure on an S2000?
I take it from your responses that the answer is "no", you have never seen such a failure on an S2000?
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Apr 16 2008, 01:11 PM
The Brooklyn Bridge doesn't have the same maintenance issues as the Golden Gate Bridge, even though both are suspension bridges.
I take it from your responses that the answer is "no", you have never seen such a failure on an S2000?
I take it from your responses that the answer is "no", you have never seen such a failure on an S2000?
And nope, never seen it happen on a S2000 and I hope it never does because someone didn't replace a $40 rotor.