Rotor recommendation

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Rotor recommendation

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Have been looking for a rotor option for my 01 ssei every kind keeps warping after a couple hundred, miles if not less any suggestions
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Re: Rotor recommendation

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Start be making sure all lugs are torqued evenly and in a star pattern....uneven torque can be a rotor killer.
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Re: Rotor recommendation

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X2 ^ a plain rotor is fine.
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Re: Rotor recommendation

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What's the information on the rest of the braking system? Pad brand and type, caliper age and condition? What kind of driving do you do? All of that affects rotors warping...
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