i got an idea to make brake rotors more efficient...

[EstoMax]

ykno like instead of slotting them or hole drilling them, cause that will just wear brakepads faster, or so i read, i had an idea.
how about you groove them in circles.. like this : so theres circular grooves going around , therefore increasing the surface area, like on an accordion if u can imagine..

i think this is a good idea.. i got it because my front left rotor looks like this right now for some reason.. i need to get it resurfaced i think

is this an idea or am i just a

max

[VWbloke]

Is that cross-section the disc, or what the pad is supposed to look like? If it's the disc, i think it would actually reduce the surface area when it came into contact with the pad since only the peaks of the grooves would actually come into contact once the calipers bit down.

I don't know though, it's just what I reckon.

I'd sooner just get bigger discs and 8-piston calipers

[ConVict]

you would need super large brakes in that case. The surface contact would go WAY down and you wouldnt stop at all.

[Speed_Dreams]

That woul dbe less surface area. and the point of drilled and slotted rotors are so they can expel gases caused during hard braking and I think maybe for a little bit of cooling

[EstoMax]

well ur seeing it wrong.. the round thing is from top view.. and the side view is the bottom thing if u cut it down the middle.. like cant u imagine it? i could draw it 3d but it would take forever

max

[nismodrifter]

Originally posted by Lt. Max
well ur seeing it wrong.. the round thing is from top view.. and the side view is the bottom thing if u cut it down the middle.. like cant u imagine it? i could draw it 3d but it would take forever

max

nobody's seeing it wrong...just think....with all of those grooves, how much of the pad is ACTUALLY providing stopping power by putting friction on the rotor?

[EstoMax]

more area than on a flat surface.. cause the pad will wear that way ykno?

might need to have the pad machined a bit at first so it would work that way


max

[hjr]

the only problem is then, who wants to break in their brakes???

[Wildcat]

Originally posted by Lt. Max
ykno like instead of slotting them or hole drilling them, cause that will just wear brakepads faster, or so i read, i had an idea.
how about you groove them in circles.. like this : so theres circular grooves going around , therefore increasing the surface area, like on an accordion if u can imagine..

i think this is a good idea.. i got it because my front left rotor looks like this right now for some reason.. i need to get it resurfaced i think

is this an idea or am i just a

max

your idea is retarded, get more schooling..

on the other hand, if the brake pads interlocked with these rotors of yours kinda like a zipper, it would increase surface area and you could stop better, but it would be wayyy too problematic..

[EstoMax]

why is it retarded.... not THAT problematic.. only tough thing would be that you coudlnt need any old brake pads.. think about it.

max

[hjr]

its not retarded. thats a bit harsh. just impractical.

[EstoMax]

hmm... i dont get how it could b impractical? would the brake rotors just get too warm fast cause of the increased surface area on smaller area? so i guess fade would come sooner.. but u could slot them on the back right? or rotors dont work that way..

max

[kaput]

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[szw]

If it does work, it would be have been done already.

[T5Bird]

Originally posted by szw
If it does work, it would be have been done already.

So are you saying we have reached the peak of technology??? Automotive technology has reached it's peak, if it hasn't been thought of it must not work?? Now I'm not saying this is a good idea, or if it would even work, but if everyone took the attitude that if it hasn't been done, it can't be, where would breakthroughs and advances in this world come from?

[szw]

haha i was going to edit my post to say I wans't completely serious about that but I was too lazy...but yea...i know..haha

[EstoMax]

Originally posted by kaput
If they were like that, wouldnt the air trapped between the grooves become superheated extremely fast and expand like crazy? Possibly with enough force to break the pad?

hmm.. good point.. but that wont happen as long as the brake pad and the rotor work together well... it could happen with todays rotors as well i guess..

max

[hjr]

by impractical i mean it is too much work involved to get you setup to work, when the set-up we have now works fine already. You would either have to set up a new manufacturing process to get the pads and rotors built for each other (expensive), or a person would have to drive like a granny for a few months while regular pads worked into the grooves (anoying). That is how it is impractical.

[hjr]

basically im saying in the very end, the surface area is maxamized, and it is more efficient in that respect, but it is way less efficient in other areas. So much that it would not be worth it, hence impractical.

[EstoMax]

people went from drums to discs right? they thought it was impractical then too i guess (im only 17 i wouldnt know) but why would another changing in brake style not work? i think it could...
just depends how much better itll b

max