Brake rotor question.

[Brandy]

I have these 1976 Volare Front disc brake set ups to go on my 1967 Coronet 500. They are pretty rusty. In cleaning out the vent chambers around the outer edge I noticed some are worn out and cracked. What's the rule here? Can these rotors be used still? Plenty of meat left on the braking surfaces.

 

[khryslerkid]

Does it look as bad as this one?

 

[Brandy]

Does it look as bad as this one?

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uhh..nope. lol.

 

[khryslerkid]

On a serious note, if there's any cracks in the vents, I wouldn't want to use them, JMHO.

 

[kiwigtx]

Does it look as bad as this one?

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Plenty of life left in that one.

I wouldn't use anything with cracks. Just like an iceberg, the damage is done by the 90% that you cannot see.

 

[747mopar]

Rotors are usually fairly cheap, I wouldn't use them.

 

[Brandy]

Anndd the survey sez!.........scrap.

 

[WileE]

Rotors absorb and dissipate heat caused by friction stopping 3-4 thousand pounds of moving mass. As I told customers, would you be willing to risk that failure for only a few bucks ?

 

[kiwigtx]

Anndd the survey sez!.........scrap.