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Old 10-08-2012, 01:52 PM   #7
Ghostrider 310
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Originally Posted by thstone View Post
Rotors are rotors. Yes, some have nicer finish machining or painted top hats, but there is no signifiicant difference in the makeup of the metal that would make a German rotor "better" than a Chinese rotor. The difference is all in the secondary machinging/finishing operations.

Pads make all of the difference. I don't have any experience with Friction Master but the pad itself will make or break the braking performance and feel.
I have to disagree with this strongly, some of the Chinese rotors I used to toss on the Mountaineer actually had what looked like metal chunks fused into the cast. One time all they had was a more expensive rotor and a cheaper one so since it was the truck I ran em, the longevity wasn't even close. For 986, I like the Zimmerman rotors from Germany.
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