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BlackCamSe · 09-01-2010, 08:53 AM

ok guys, well yesterday i was doing something real stupid, something i shouldn't have done. And it required me to slow down from a very high rate of speed very quickly. Well lets just say that by the time i stopped there was smoke coming from the pads/calipers. And i had to let them cool down for a good 10 minutes because the had gotten so hot that brake fade was horrible. They feel fine now, but i scored the f*** out of my front rotors. I you look closely you can see little white blotches toward the outer edge of the rotors.

Is it ok to drive on them like this for a while? I feel no vibrations or anything.

Redline_Me · 09-01-2010, 09:29 AM

yeah it's fine.

I can only imagine how fast you were going to do that to your brakes. Stop doing stupid shit before you kill someone. From things that you have said in the past, i honestly wouldn't give a shit if something happened to you or your car, as long as you don't take anyone with you.

gdanaher · 09-01-2010, 10:25 AM

You made no mention of how many miles you have on the car or brakes. Rotors rarely score like that until you are through the pad and down to metal, so it's time to pull the wheel and look at the pads to see if they are worn thin and need replacement.

BlackCamSe · 09-01-2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by gdanaher

You made no mention of how many miles you have on the car or brakes. Rotors rarely score like that until you are through the pad and down to metal, so it's time to pull the wheel and look at the pads to see if they are worn thin and need replacement.

cars got 25K miles and i had warranty front brakes done at around 16 because the rotors warped as per the TSB

MJZ · 09-01-2010, 10:37 AM

Strange... maybe I should check mine. I've done 50-60mph to 0 cold stop MAX brakes with ABS like crazy and some very slow downs on the Highway as well.

BlackCamSe · 09-01-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MJZ

Strange... maybe I should check mine. I've done 50-60mph to 0 cold stop MAX brakes with ABS like crazy and some very slow downs on the Highway as well.

i was going ALOT faster then 60

troidus · 09-01-2010, 10:47 AM

Can't imagine any normal hard braking causing that. Brakes shouldn't smoke and blue the rotors on a single hard stop, even from 150 mph.

BlackCamSe · 09-01-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by troidus

Can't imagine any normal hard braking causing that. Brakes shouldn't smoke and blue the rotors on a single hard stop, even from 150 mph.

well thats exactly what happened. But whaatever. As long as i know that its still safe to use them then its all good. Im upgradeing to brembo blanks soon anyway

94PrizmDD · 09-01-2010, 04:21 PM

Dammit there was a TSB on the rotors. I replaced mine at 18k they were so warped, I couldn't tolerate it, and went and purchased new ones. As well as new tires at 20k and now at 34k lol

ItsMeJon · 09-02-2010, 12:23 AM

speeding in a camry inst fun anymore people just look at your weird lol. i hope your not doing this in a heavy traffic or around people have fun but be safe.

glenn14 · 09-02-2010, 11:10 AM

BlackCamSE,
You have a very nice Camry.. I have seen some of your youtube videos (winter)
You should stop beating the shit out of your car and be safe !!!!!!!

Glenn

MJZ · 09-02-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCamSe

well thats exactly what happened. But whaatever. As long as i know that its still safe to use them then its all good. Im upgradeing to brembo blanks soon anyway

You're running stock tires and wheels and all? I wouldn't even consider going close to the limit on those things. (What are they, V tires?)

BlackCamSe · 09-02-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MJZ

You're running stock tires and wheels and all? I wouldn't even consider going close to the limit on those things. (What are they, V tires?)

They're v rated toyo extenzas. 149 mph.