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Long read but if you do your own brakes, you will want to read this. http://www.stoptech.com/tech_i...html#

I had a truck that I self diagnosed with warped rotors, and replacing the rotors fixed the problem, and it didn't come back. I attribute the warp to towing something significantly heavier than the truck was rated, but there are times when you do what you have to in order to get everybody home.

very good reading there thanks

Guess it depends on exactly what one means by "warped" rotors. On my '87 Nova (Corolla clone), the brakes frequently pulse when I get the car back from a tire dealer. Loosening the lug nuts and retorqueing them by hand eliminates the pulsing so it seems to me that the rotors were warped (i.e. bent or twisted out of their normal shape) by excessive pressure from the lug nuts. I'm also skeptical of their recommendation to change the brake fluid annually. The Nova still has its original brake fluid (and transmission fluid as well) and I haven't noticed any performance degradation.

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »I had a truck that I self diagnosed with warped rotors, and replacing the rotors fixed the problem, and it didn't come back. I attribute the warp to towing something significantly heavier than the truck was rated, but there are times when you do what you have to in order to get everybody home.Yep, in your case I would agree!

the maxx is known for "warping" rotors. the fact of the matter is the pads get too hot and F them up. i am really hoping to get a set of slotted/drilled ones on the front this summer, as i get the pulsation pretty badly when slowing on the highway.

my one rotor on my fire was warped..but thats cuz i went into a ditch lol

my old f150 had a bad problem with warped rotors... I was a poor student at the time so I turned them and it was a temp fix till the next winter when breaking and the temps in Alaska forced me to replace em.