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Old 05-31-2014, 01:23 PM   #1
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High carbon rotors can last nearly twice as long as conventional units.
But won't it be at the expense of an increased pad wear rate?
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Last summer I replaced all 4 rotors and while they were under the min thickness limit, I could not find any evidence of cracking. Porsche knows brakes.
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But won't it be at the expense of an increased pad wear rate?
Not really, the rotors are not more aggressive in any way, just harder.
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