Slotted or Drilled?

[vettebk]

Guys, I had a 2006 300C SRT8 with the non-slotted rotors. Burned up the pads front and rear in 16000 miles. Chrysler replaced the pads and upgraded to slotted rotors and clipped me $1600 but then rebated about $600 as a coutesy. I sold the 2006 last month at 24000 miles and the brakes were still fine but I ran most of the time with ESP off. I bought a 2007 C300 SRT8 and it drives heavier but more stable, but I am running it with ESP off since I think ESP burns up the pads.

[DZeckhausen]

Originally Posted by vettebk

Guys, I had a 2006 300C SRT8 with the non-slotted rotors. Burned up the pads front and rear in 16000 miles. Chrysler replaced the pads and upgraded to slotted rotors and clipped me $1600 but then rebated about $600 as a coutesy. I sold the 2006 last month at 24000 miles and the brakes were still fine but I ran most of the time with ESP off. I bought a 2007 C300 SRT8 and it drives heavier but more stable, but I am running it with ESP off since I think ESP burns up the pads.

Better to leave ESP on and have it save your life in an emergency, then to save a few dollars by getting 4,000 more miles out of your rear brake pads.

I'm also willing to bet that a real limited slip differential would go a long way to saving the rear pads.

[trunlivingod]

Originally Posted by stevesrt8

per our resident bbrake guru, no drilled rotors. Slotted is the way to go. Forum sponsor has factory mopar ones for sixty something bucks each!!!

Hey which sponsor are you refering to? I need some a.s.a.p