00 TJ - Cross drilled, Slotted, or Vented Rotors

Cross drilled rotors can crack but only if the holes haven't been eased or the rotor properly broken in. I have 16,000 miles on my stillen rotors and they still look new. Probably should take a caliper to them and see what the wear is.

The drilling allows more hot gas to get out and gives better braking (providing the hydraulics and pads are up to it) Slotting helps clear debris from the pad. Not sure which is best, slotted or drilled. I'm happy with the stillen discs though. :)

Rotors just don't up and warp unless they are crappy DC rotors. ;) uneven torque, drenching and head-soaking are the prime cause. Heat soaking is when you use the brakes a lot then sit with your foot on the pedal. That holds the pad against the rotor and makes that spot stay much hotter than the rest of the rotor. Not that you should sit there with your foot off the brake or ride the clutch.. Just that if you used the brakes a lot they should be given some time to cool down when you can.

Yeah, if you have money to throw at it get some bigger rotors and calipers, like off a Dodge pickup or something. I don't know how big you can go with the 15 inch wheels on there, but it's worth looking around to see what might fit.

Earle

So, I still can't make a decision. I know I need new rotors and I will be towing. In Iowa the weather is going to be harsh in the winter, cold and freezing. And then for the summers I'm going to back to the Vegas with extreme heat. I am still unsure about cross drilled or slotted. Any other ideas anyone.

Thanks

crossdrilled

Ok, put it like this. Slots and Cross drilled pads are meant for running hard racing pads. If you aren't going to be racing your truck, then don't get the hard pads which suck when cold and work amazingly when very hot. If you are towing, I would still stick with standard pads. If you are going to by the discs anyway, then I would get slots which will at least clean up your standard pad.

Dave Milne, Scotland '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

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typo - meant "slots and cross drilled discs"

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I went to cross-drilled rotors because the price for the cross-drilled rotors were damn close to what I would have paid for say Raybestos rotors....

From what I have read cross-drilled rotors are better than slotted rotors, slotted rotors "cut" the brake pads. Like Ford & Chevy, Great Taste-Less Filling everybody has their own opinions on the cross-drilled and slotted rotors.

That is a Long Beach, CA based reseller and that is not his first user name. Last I saw of him he has *many* negative feedback ratings. I'll look up the old name ASAP if you want.

My good friend did buy cross-drilled rotors for his '99 XJ from this guy on eBay,

And he has a set of rotors for your TJ,

The guy is in Canada but packed the rotors great and was a class act all the way... There are other makes and I used Stillen myself, they are pricey but I got in on a group buy.

-- Taylor

'89 Audi 200 '01 Audi A6 2.7T '98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Got mine from Nick, you can email him at kolak at aol dot com

Good price and the rotors were drop-shipped from Stillen. Pads (raybestos) were just boxed and fedexed.