Thats because the fins rot shut.

 

I have about 22K on my 2008 and have not noticed any warping as of yet. I do drive pretty easily though. Getting old I guess....

 

The back brakes have ABS!!!!!

 

The reason you guys get warped rotors is because you are not torquing your lug nuts. If you torque them evenly each time the wheel(s) are off for rotation/balance/servicing then you will wear out the pads long before warping rotors.

 

I have never in my life put a torque wrench on any lug nuts and have never warped my rotors. It takes a complete moron to somehow **** the wheel on the studs. The lug nuts are self centering to make it even more idiot proof.

 

You have never used a torque wrench on lug nuts (the ONE time you should use one), but you are going to tell people they have horrible ideas, and drive like women?

 

It's completely unnecessary. You don't have to do everything a book/magazine/article tells you to do. Half the stuff people do on here and how they approach it I find downright ridiculous and a waste of time.

I've never torqued the lug nuts on any drag car I've ever built, and we're talking 1000hp and 900ft/lbs of torque pushing them. Never a problem, ever. If it were an issue, it would have quickly become a problem because of how super sensitive the drive trains are on our cars.

The only instance I've ever done or seen lug nuts torqued is on one of our cars pushing 3,000hp where breaking out the wheel centers is not uncommon.

Look in any regular street car shop, no one is putting a torque wrench on lug nuts.

I think I have just a little bit of credibility on ALL the things you guys think I do wrong, considering the car's I've built.

 

well, i completely disagree but to each their own. i have heard of rotors being warped from over tightening in an improper sequence. I do brakes and repairs on the side, as well as on my own trucks, trailers, etc and i like knowing that i sent them all down the road with 100 ft lbs. on the lugs.

heck, my rotors are warped too, but im upgrading to heavy duty ones due to towing all the time with it.

 

If someone doesn't know to criss-cross tighten the lugs, they shouldn't be touching their vehicle.

 

i agree with the star pattern. if they dont know, they shouldnt be doing it. but, that doesnt mean "go ahead and throw the torque wrench away, its not needed."