myth busters question
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myth busters question
So,
when i was driving the 240 on a day to day basis, the brakes would need attention all too often. I was told twice that the reason my brakes (rotors in particular) needed work all the time was because the shocks were so bad. I guess the theory at the time was that because of the weight of the car and the inefficiency of the shocks to support it the brake rotors would warp with the extra heat involved in stopping the displaced weight.
Now, this all sounds bogus to me but i'd still like to hear what yall have to say about it.
when i was driving the 240 on a day to day basis, the brakes would need attention all too often. I was told twice that the reason my brakes (rotors in particular) needed work all the time was because the shocks were so bad. I guess the theory at the time was that because of the weight of the car and the inefficiency of the shocks to support it the brake rotors would warp with the extra heat involved in stopping the displaced weight.
Now, this all sounds bogus to me but i'd still like to hear what yall have to say about it.
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RE: myth busters question
I forget what year is it?
Are they solid or vented rotors?
Do you hit many puddles after it rans when the brakes are hot?
Are they solid or vented rotors?
Do you hit many puddles after it rans when the brakes are hot?
How often are you having to replace rotors and why
I put the car in storage about a month after the problem started the second time so i still have the warped discs and crappy pads on the car. I'd like to track this problem down before i go nuts on restoring it.
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RE: myth busters question
I still haven't checked.....however, they probably are vented since i was thinking of something COMPLETELY different when the question was asked.
I'd give you the point if the rotors were just noticably wobbly.... but these rotors are shaking so bad i was getting laughed at when i drove to the local mountain biking coarse (that's as far as i'll take Geeves these days....still don't fully trust the two year storage aspect of the whole equation). I could see the puddle factor causing a little shudder but to be able to see my car shaking from a block away makes me think there's something bigger going on here.
Maybe I'm worng....if i am I'm going to get better rotors...thicker, stronger, sexier rotors.....before all the rust under my car falls away.
I'd give you the point if the rotors were just noticably wobbly.... but these rotors are shaking so bad i was getting laughed at when i drove to the local mountain biking coarse (that's as far as i'll take Geeves these days....still don't fully trust the two year storage aspect of the whole equation). I could see the puddle factor causing a little shudder but to be able to see my car shaking from a block away makes me think there's something bigger going on here.
Maybe I'm worng....if i am I'm going to get better rotors...thicker, stronger, sexier rotors.....before all the rust under my car falls away.
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