Shouldn't have cracking issues unless you put lots of stress and heat on them, i.e. road racing. Found myself changing out my StopTech rotors about every 2 years as hairline cracks would begin to appear. (road racing for 12 years)I have had the same rotors on my Corvette for 10 over 10 years with zero cracking issues.
Is there some reason for this other than the drilling? Because they do offer a set that are slotted only.
Yamazuki, let me be perfectly clear here that I have never tracked with Baer rotors. So maybe discount everything I wrote, but I have read bad stories on discussion forums regarding tracking with Baer rotors.
This why I asked! I don't track my car. Never have, probably never will. But there are those that do, and will want to, track theirs; so for those of us who are maybe not quite as familiar with the more competitive racing and track day side of things, it's still good to know if there are certain products or brands that one should think twice about if they plan to take part in these types of events. I could not agree more that you absolutely do want to make sure that what you are getting is actually an upgrade.
They do look good, no doubt about that!These are not a downgrade, and still look good.
The Baer rotors are not floating, they are fixed, and they weigh about 2.3 pounds more each than the OEM DH Front rotor. All the mass is in the Rotor ring, Girodisc is typically able to come in under the OEM Composite discs. For example, the GT350 used a similar sized rotor and Girodisc was roughly 1.5 pounds less than the OEM rotor. At higher speeds that momentum starts becoming a thing.This why I asked! I don't track my car. Never have, probably never will. But there are those that do, and will want to, track theirs; so for those of us who are maybe not quite as familiar with the more competitive racing and track day side of things, it's still good to know if there are certain products or brands that one should think twice about if they plan to take part in these types of events. I could not agree more that you absolutely do want to make sure that what you are getting is actually an upgrade.
They do look good, no doubt about that!
Is the benefit of upgrading from the one piece GT rotors simply going to be in the weight savings? Running the G-Loc R16/R12 on track simply for HPDE, not competition, is there any other reason to upgrade? I’m just wondering since a full set of OE one piece rotors is $500, it’s significantly cheaper to replace even when compared to just the Girodisc ring replacement. I went through 3 sets of G-Loc pads before the rotors had enough checking to make me decide to replace the rotors. Would the Girodisc last longer?
