92LT Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Our 2011 Edge AWD has about 19,000 miles on it. We need to replace the front rotors for a second time due to rust/pitting. (We live outside of buffalo, NY so we get a lot of snow). Anyone have any suggestions for a rotor that will last longer? I tried calling ford, but they basically said too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) As macbwt says, get the high carbon rotors from Autozone, right mac? Also wash down the cooled rotors regularly (no high pressure water, just a garden hose or a bottle sprayer) to get any salt off the surface. Better yet would be to periodically take the wheels off and wipe down the rotors with some WD-40 or penetrating oil CFC-free brake cleaner on a paper towel. Be careful, drive gently for a short while after until any residue has evaporated. Since they are contact areas, not much more you can do. You CAN paint the rotor hats with high temperature paint to prevent them from rusting. Or get rotors with zinc plating to slow down rust from forming on the hats and vanes (again, no good for contact surfaces). Edited October 6, 2015 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Washing off the wheels after driving in snow/slush and salt is really important (or so they say - we only get a couple of inches per year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Here's how one Vette guy keeps his brake rotors shiny, using non-ceramic pads: Getting rid of the ceramic pads and going with stock soft ac Delco pads will indeed make the fire path very shiny... I have never had an issue with brake dust, because I always clean the wheels before I put the car away , it takes 2 minutes to dust off four wheels... Ceramic pads are the worst... they are too hard, they cause increased rotor temps... and they do not stop well.. They do dust less but who cares, two minutes with a cleaning cloth and the dust is gone.My car stops on a dime...Many people fall into the hype of doing Mods..... any mod... just so they can say they have ceramic pads...lets see, they don't stop as well, cause rotor score... ????? does this sound like a fair exchange for less dust? Not for me. (For drilled rotors) You cut a piece of emery paper into a 3/8th square using # 120 grit emery. Not sand paper.you punch a hole through the center ( a very small hole ) .020 to .030 of an inch...You put the piece of emery on a dremel disc arbor... You then run at high speed into each hole, flexing the emery paper inward... the idea here is to radius the sharp corners of the hole champhers... this process is called sinus champhering...this process actually adds life and reduces internal stress at the holes thus cause less of a chance to crack. You should be able to push the emery in and out of the hole about 1/4 inch... the hole will look like chrome when it is done correctly. you clean the outside radius of the rotors with some steel wool until they are shiny...You can spray the inside of the rotor ( the vane area ) with either VHT clear of silver, or use header paint. polishing the holes and slots are fun, but here is the big trick... only do one or two rotors at one setting... it is too labor intensive...if you try to do all four, you will spend an hour on the first one, and by the time you get to the forth one you will spend 15 minutes. Its best to do one and focus on doing it all the way.... then you can see just how brilliant you can make one. I use a q-tip and dip it in some paint and dab each hole a few times, then let it sit for 20 minutes then dab each hole and slot again... http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c5-general/1207943-cleaning-up-bear-eradispeed-rotors-2.html#post1553147638 This is what heat build up from ceramic pads looks like, its a blue black heat discoloration of the fire path because the ceramics cause much more friction because they are harder, thus increasing rotor temperatures.... http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c5-general/1207943-cleaning-up-bear-eradispeed-rotors-3.html#post1553180010 Edited October 6, 2015 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) High carbon steel rotors will not wear bad with ceramic pads. Check out my video on the update on the rotors and ceramic pads. If you like rust buy cheap rotors and cheap pads. If you really like rusty rotors buy the slotted and drilled ones and you will be extremely happy with all the rust you can find. High carbon steel rotors are designed to dissipate the heat faster. They are also proved to be the better choice when it comes to heat and braking power. I recently used my brakes in an emergency situation and maneuvers and they performed very well and allowed some steering with the peddle to the floor and the anti lock engaged I still had steering control. Edited October 8, 2015 by macbwt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LT Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Ok I checked out autozone's website. Looks like the one I'll get is the duralast gold. T 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Good luck, take lots of before/after pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LT Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 I tried to order the parts, but unfortunately autozone and it's vendor currently are out of stock. Anyone have any other options for a set of rotors that may resist rusting better? Thanks for all the replies, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Try this http://www.centricparts.com/news-media/videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 They don't have hi-carbon rotors for the Edge. Their Stoptech line does tho, costs a bit more than the Duralast Gold, and not plain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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