Because I listen to the Brake MFG's not people with outdated info on forums!

Also because I don't care how my rotors look, money in my pocket looks better.

 

It would look even better in my pocket. Beauty is in the hand of the beholder

 

WOW!

Wasn't expecting all this. I know this is very mild as "hatin' " goes, on other sites this would have gone on for pages.

All I know is that I'm loving them. I've got a butt-load of money in my car already, too much. But so what, I'm the only one driving it and I plan on have it for another decade or three. I've had the same type of rotors since nearly new so why go go to "plain" now? I like the look and realize that the performance improvement is debatable. But then so is doing ANYTHING to a frigging Cobalt station wagon.

Peace out!

 

I'm with you I'm keepin my cobalt wagon too

 

I think I said some of that way back in this thread...But both would be best..

PS: I guess Corvette never got the memo, cause they use drilled & slotted rotors..

 

The last I knew braided break lines {or anything other than OEM break lines} are forbidden in Illinois, but since the mandatory vehicle inspection stopped many years ago and random vehicle inspections seem to have stopped some years ago too, I suppose one could put them on and use them and hope to never be caught.

 

IDK about Illinois, but quality braided Brake lines (like from Russel*) & etc are DOT approved.

STREET LEGAL BRAKE HOSE KITS
Direct bolt-on Brake Hose bring the ultimate in braking performance. They improve your braking performance for competition or every-day driving. Replacing the OE rubber hose with Russell brake hose reduces brake hose expansion for more consistent braking. Featuring stainless steel braided hose with zinc-plated fittings; these brake hose are factory assembled for convenient installation. They meet the guidelines of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation FMVSS-571.106 requirements. All Russell brake hose kits are for stock applications unless noted otherwise.

 

I had them on my ‘69 mustang when I did the 4 disk conversion. They came with the back calipers and were available as replacement parts for the front calipers so I ordered them to make things match.

That was the year I decided to move out of rifle range of the ex-wife and ended up down here. Mandatory vehicle inspection was still in effect so I had to change the braided hoses out for black rubber. It was hard locating some for the rear as Ford did not have 4 wheel disk brakes for the Mustang that did not have braided lines.

As soon as the re-inspection was finished the braided hoses went back on.

 

This ain't hatin.

Lovin the look is all it is about. If that is what you want that is all that matters just don't expect an in provment in performance. That is all. There are many misconcpetions out there and I see many fooled all the time. At least these give you better looks vs nothing like SplitFire plugs.

 

Just because they have them does not mean they work. Corvettes have very open wheels and they look better with them. The Ceramic 15 inch rotors are what stop it not the holes. Holes mean even less on ceramic rotors where heat is not a factor nor is unsprung weight.

Might note some of the best brakes in the world are not drilled. They may have a few dimples or slots to clean the pads of on track rubber but that is all.

Ferrari has some of the best brakes in the world on their F1 cars they and they don't use holes or even in this case slots. The Brembo set up here is as neat state of the art today as you will find. They are made to stop not look good. The G forces from these brakes are off the chart and would amaze many. Many first time drivers are shocked at what they can do. Tony Stewart has driven many different kinds of cars and when he drove the Mclearn at the Glen last summer the brakes were what shocked him more than anything else.




On the braided lines. Yes look for the DOT approved lines. Russel and Goodridge are two that can supply most applications legally, I have the Russels on my car. You may have not had Dot lines or the inspector may have not know there are DOT lines today. In the past that was not always true as Dot legal lines were not all that common or easy to get for many applications.