Brake rotor: Drilled vs. Slotted

[95PimpingCamry]

I have a '95 Camry LE 5S-FE and want to change my rotors and can't decide between drilled or slotted. I have heard that slotted shave the brake pads too much, and that drilled will crack. Any advice? Thanks.

[toyomoho]

For street driving the OEM type rotors are fine. The drilled ones can crack with all the heat and cool cycles of street braking.

[prnc_chrmng]

go with the slotted.

[Knailgun]

slots, and go zinc plated too while you are at it

[Rdizzle]

i have drilled and slotted just cause i run at the track andneed every little bit of help. So far i have not noticed any detrimental effects

[BlueFusion6851]

The slotting or cross drilling just eliminates gassing that would normally occur if you were to REALLY beat on your brakes. I would just go with cross drilled AND slotted at the same time. :P

[EvoFire]

I would say normal OE blanks would be best for street driving. I would choose slotted for looks.

[roy7777]

From my experience, the slot one has fewer problem.
If you want to buy the drilled one, you have to make sure that it's made with high quality, something like strengthening process.
Because some factories they just use the normal discs and drill by themselves, and then directly sell without any strengthening treatment.
If you use this kind of disc, the disc will easily have concentric circles lines on surface or crack.
Just my opinion.

[CrawlingEye]

Bare in mind, slotting or cross drilling actually reduces surface area for brake contact which will actually increase braking distances.

[eljoekickass]

I've also heard that slotted acts like a razor and shaves your brakes faster than a drilled one would. Also, the drilled ones only crack through extreme braking so everyday driving shouldn't cause any cracks, unless you brake like crazy or sumthin. Also, drilled ones look cooler to me. I always wondered why porsche sticks with drilled ones if slotted brakes are better.

[CharmCityES]

oem is the way to go....with upgraded pads like EBC green stuff
great setup if youre just on the street like i am

[Arisotezza18]

I just installed slotted brembo rotors today and the difference is amazing. I say go for slotted.

[bigbird]

at the most go slotted but if ur keeping the factory size then id just stick with oem and get good pads.

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by 95PimpingCamry

I have a '95 Camry LE 5S-FE and want to change my rotors and can't decide between drilled or slotted. Any advice?

Well that clears that up. I'm glad we could all come together and give 95Pimping a straight answer.

[skewe]

don't think your car needs the extra stopping..
it's not a 350z..lol

OEM is sufficient but I would get either a good slotted or drilled just for looks
which i m looking to do soon.

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