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cmspaz
02-25-2012, 06:31 PM
I decided to measure the brake lathe here at work today, and from the centerline of the shaft to the furthest the bits travel is 7 3/4". I'd say that would comfortably cut a 14" rotor.
Murlo26
02-25-2012, 06:48 PM
I talked with my buddy who works at an Infiniti dealer (to see if he could do the rotors for me) and he spoke with a brembo rep and you aren't supposed to turn the brembo rotors.

He asked because on their cars you aren't supposed to either. So I am just going to do pads and fluid I think.

Thanks for checking though bud.
93gtpeater
02-25-2012, 07:55 PM
If you dont turn them I would at less take some fine sand paper and rough them up a bit. Thats what I do works great.
Murlo26
02-25-2012, 08:12 PM
If you dont turn them I would at less take some fine sand paper and rough them up a bit. Thats what I do works great.

That's what my buddy said to do, I was probably going to do it.

Thanks.
TkrPerformance
02-25-2012, 08:51 PM
I turned the Evo brembos and the slotted dba's for the brembos up at orillys
cmspaz
02-25-2012, 10:13 PM
Just because Brembo won't release specs for them and tells you to buy new ones (a brilliant business model, btw) doesn't mean you can't, it just means you shouldn't be stupid about it when you do. I wouldn't turn them more than once, and would refrain from turning them at all if highly abrasive metallic pads were used and will be used again.
Murlo26
02-25-2012, 10:34 PM
Used stock pads before, this is my first brake change. Switching to Ferodos.

No idea what is best honestly. Kracka didn't do anything to his.
Kracka
02-26-2012, 08:52 AM
Kracka didn't do anything to his.
Neither did Armando, no issues for either of us. The stock rotors on the WRX are on their 3rd set of brake pads and they've never been resurfaced or even sanded.
Speedfreak
02-26-2012, 11:33 AM
In general, if the rotor isn't warped, I don't turn them ever. If they are groved from aggresive pads, great, the pad will wear to that shape and I have that much more contact area.
Murlo26
03-03-2012, 08:10 PM
Just gathered everything I need to install soon! Who's in? :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/58893412.jpg