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99TXhoe

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Im thinking of changing out my stock front disc brakes. Which is better cross drilled or slotted disc?
 

Freedom Motorsports

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I can help you get a great deal on rotors, pads and just about anything else for your brakes. I personally recommend R1Concepts cross drilled and slotted, I have run them on every vehicle I have owned for years and they have NEVER let me down. They are currently on the 03 Duramax, 04 Denali and will be going on an 05 Silverado 1500 I just bought as well.

Let me know if I can help you find the right parts for your truck...
 

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I went with EBC slotted sport rotors with hawk pads on the front of my 07. Cured the horrible warping issue stock rotors have and stopped much better as well.
I haven't tried R1concepts yet but have heard good things about them. The camaro is about ready for new rotors so I may try them soon.
 

obamamonkey

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Nothing but slotted discs recommended, you only want the best!
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phileaglesfan

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Just make sure your rotors are not out of "alignment" to begin with by using an on-car brake lathe. I heard R1s are good, I went with EBC brakes on my Impala. Slotted only, drilled is mostly for looks.
 

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I also have R1 Concepts. They are on my Tahoe. I went with slotted and drilled. I did this because slotted helps clear dust from between the rotor and pad surfaces, which helps prevent heating, and the drilled help the rotors cool a little faster, in order to prevent hotspotting/warping which my truck already had when I bought it. I do stop a lot faster too. These brakes have saved me from 2 potentially serious wrecks out here. I don't recommend trying to save money on parts that mean the difference between life and death, but for the price I paid for R1 Concepts, I'm impressed with how good they are.
 

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One thing you should know is that typically, slotted (drilled too) will wear pads faster.
 

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