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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:38 AM
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Can someone tell me if their factory rotors shows the following behavior:
Run your fingers across the front rotors. Do yours feel rough? I have 12000 on the car and when I was having my tire patched the tire guy pointed it out to me. If I run my fingers across the rear rotors they are absolutly smooth. I don't race the car and thought that is rather strange. Can anyone tell me if that's just how the front rotors are?

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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:01 AM
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I suppose you are talking about the worn area: the area which the brake pad presses against? Smooth or rough its OK. When it comes time to replace the pads, turn the rotors. They will be smooth again.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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I suppose you are talking about the worn area: the area which the brake pad presses against? Smooth or rough its OK. When it comes time to replace the pads, turn the rotors. They will be smooth again.
Correct...So why are the rears soo much smoother?
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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The front brakes take more punishment do to weight transfer. This is why the rears last longer. Theres nothing unormal about that.
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Old Dec 31, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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I've been hearing that the front rotors on the z are too thin to turn?
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