Can severely warped front rotors feel like out-of-balance wheels/tires at 80 mph?
03-10-2006, 04:12 PM
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Can severely warped front rotors feel like out-of-balance wheels/tires at 80 mph?
Guess I should clarify this is not when braking...just cruising. I know they are warped and have terrible pad deposits after last weekend's track day. I'm just wondering if they can warp so much as to cause a vibration while cruising.
03-10-2006, 04:30 PM
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This is just when cruising. It's pad deposits and warpage. I hammered them at the track last weekend
The reason I don't think it's a bent wheel is because I put my snows back on after the event and I feel it now, when it never happened before.
03-10-2006, 04:38 PM
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I edited my original post to clarify what I'm asking. I know they have both warpage
and pad deposits. I'm just curious if the severity of it can feel like an unbalance when cruising.
03-10-2006, 04:46 PM
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I think so. At times when I know my rotors have been built up with deposits, I can sometimes
feel what feels like a minor vibration at 75-80 mph. Above (yeah!) or below (boo!) that speed range, the vibes are pretty much gone.
If I either bed off or sand off the deposits (I've done both at different times) I don't seem to get that minor vibration. The OEM pad/rotor combination I'm running now is quite prone to deposits so I've had plenty of chances to play with it. I'm getting ready to replace both all around.
One thing you can try is to lightly hit the brakes when you feel that crusing vibration and see if the brake vibe is at the same frequency as the vibe you feel when crusing.
If I either bed off or sand off the deposits (I've done both at different times) I don't seem to get that minor vibration. The OEM pad/rotor combination I'm running now is quite prone to deposits so I've had plenty of chances to play with it. I'm getting ready to replace both all around.
One thing you can try is to lightly hit the brakes when you feel that crusing vibration and see if the brake vibe is at the same frequency as the vibe you feel when crusing.
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