tony wrote:yes modern rotors are shit. the HQ still had its original rotors after god knows how many hundreds of thousands of k, my L series also still has it original rotors also, and its done 260000 or so.
modern cars they say change the rotors every second pad change.
probably the recycled metal from Ladas and Renaults.
But what you'll find is that modern cars stop on a dime when compared to the HQ or the L series. This is party due to the rotors that are used these days - a softer compound in the metal means a better bite with the brake pads which means more wear on the rotors compared to the older vehicles.
I changed my front rotors last weekend before we headed offroad - I'm pretty sure the old ones were the originals - having travelled 452k km! They were very thin I can tell you that. Brakes are the best they've been on Ruby Scoo since I've had her!
If the brakes are very effective and it's due to softer metals used in the rotors I wouldn't be complaining when ever you replace them. If I could get a similar set of rotors for the L series I would have put them on by now - any improvement is a bonus on these older subi's!
I can't remember how much a set of rotors were for my L, but it is an older car where parts are generally cheaper than the newer vehicles out there. I do remember that to order a set of slotted rotors was going to be $149 a piece as they had to machine the slots in to the rotor due to not longer holding stock in those items...
Cheers
Bennie
