HELP! With custom rotors...

Cpotts13 · Jun 12, 2015

There is something that has been bothering me a little to much with my front brakes...... and its how horrible all of that unswept part of the rotors look!!

Custom order 2 piece rotors from coleman:

I would need them with gt500 specs BUT I would want a larger rotor hat to fill up some of the unused space..
Can someone help me spec these out? I am totally lost on how to do it...
http://www.colemanracing.com/Custom-Products-You-Dream-It-We-Build-It-W9.aspx

My main reason in doing this is to keep the nice filled up wheel look...

I do have a second option which is to downsize to Revolution brakes 13" bracket

So I would need to order there brackets ~$100, and cobra rotors ~$200 and new pads, ~$60.
This is by far the easier option, but i'll be missing out on filling up the wheels nicely.

CC'S95GT · Jun 12, 2015

how about paint/PC the unswept area of the rotor. Waaaaay cheaper and adds the custom look.
Those Wilwoods look aweswome in there.

Cpotts13 · Jun 12, 2015

CC'S95GT said:
how about paint/PC the unswept area of the rotor. Waaaaay cheaper and adds the custom look.
Those Wilwoods look aweswome in there.

They are painted currently... I am going to refresh them next weekend with proper caliper paint..

Does the unswept part not look funny to anyone else?!

CC'S95GT · Jun 12, 2015

not to me but if your OCD....it might

Michael Plummer · Jun 12, 2015

Painting the un-swept area will work but it doesn't last. Powdercoat the rotors and they'll stay looking fresh longer. EXAMPLE: The un-swept area gets powdercoated silver along with the vanes. It lasts longer if you get the powdercoated cleared after.

Wichers123 · Jun 12, 2015

Brakes get too hot for powder coat, it will burn off. Go get black header paint and paint them.

Cpotts13 · Jun 12, 2015

Wichers123 said:
Brakes get too hot for powder coat, it will burn off. Go get black header paint and paint them.

Thats what I will do next weekend.....

From what i've heard though the coleman custom rotors aren't much more expensive than regular rotors..

lutter94 · Jun 12, 2015

the black looks funny. needs bigger pistons.....

Cpotts13 · Jun 12, 2015

lutter94 said:
the black looks funny. needs bigger pistons.....

Needs bigger pistons?! These brakes have the biggest piston surface area of any sub $2000 BBK. 16.5in2 for the front axle vs the y2k brembos 14.09in2 front axle...
http://www.sn95forums.com/showthread.php?68550-So-you-want-a-Big-Brake-Kit-(BBK)

lutter94 · Jun 12, 2015

Not saying they don't have bigger piston surface area. Four piston have smaller pistons than say a single piston rotor. It looks funny because it's only using the very outside of the rotor. I'm sure they work great, but maybe should be painted silver

Michael Plummer · Jun 12, 2015

My old setup had rotors that were powdercoated. When the brakes are applied it only takes off where it touches and the rest remains untouched. Call www.discbrakesrus.com and they'll explain how it all works.

Wichers123 said:
Brakes get too hot for powder coat, it will burn off. Go get black header paint and paint them.

lutter94 · Jun 12, 2015

He's not talking about it rubbing off, hes talking about it burning off from excess heat in the brake rotor. Has to be a high temp paint, idk what powder coat is good up to.

CC'S95GT · Jun 12, 2015

PC is at least baked to 400*. IDK if there is a high temp PC though. Might be worth looking into though.
I think for a normal driver PC would be fine. Race car might be another story though.

lutter94 · Jun 12, 2015

I think the brake grease i bought for the fusion was rated for 425F, standard stuff. The EXTREME stuff next to it was 2500F or 3000F. And about 16x the cost......