Warped brake rotors?

MarcusP84 · Jul 13, 2019

I get a pulsating in the brake pedal and at hwy speeds coming to an off ramp at times it shakes the truck. Anyone else have that issue? 2018 PW with 10k miles.

buddy guy · Jul 13, 2019

could be a number of things. warped rotors, glazed rotors and pads...any grooves in the rotors btw?

pwjouster · Jul 17, 2019

i have the same thing, and i usually always have this issue on every vehicle ive owned by driving really hard according to factory standards.

Rotors and pads are a wear item, and as such, every set wear differently.
10k miles is when ill usually get it...but I had it worse at 10k miles then I do at 25k miles.
Now they just squeal all day.

Nick@GotExhaust · Jul 17, 2019

Do you often brake hard or tow heavy? The rotors could indeed be warped. If you are interested in upgrading the brakes to something better let us know. We offer many different brands and offer great pricing. We would recommend R1 Concepts Geomet smooth or slotted rotors and the posi quiet pads for your application. This is a great all around set up that our customers really love especially for the price

IRSmart · Jul 18, 2019

Fun fact, rotors don’t warp

pwjouster · Jul 22, 2019

IRSmart said:
Fun fact, rotors don’t warp

please, tell us more....

they do in fact Warp, which in my dictionary, is any condition other then a perfectly flat rotor face, which causes unwanted braking characteristics.

They may not Warp per say like other metal or plastic products, but they certainly lose their flat face and braking performance due to wear, or improper heat/cool cycles.

IRSmart · Jul 22, 2019

pwjouster said:
please, tell us more....

they do in fact Warp, which in my dictionary, is any condition other then a perfectly flat rotor face, which causes unwanted braking characteristics.

They may not Warp per say like other metal or plastic products, but they certainly lose their flat face and braking performance due to wear, or improper heat/cool cycles.

Warping and wearing unevenly are not the same thing. People assume the metal in the rotors lose their shape due to heat and call it warping, which isn’t the case.

olyelr · Jul 22, 2019

IRSmart said:
Warping and wearing unevenly are not the same thing. People assume the metal in the rotors lose their rotors due to heat and call it warping, which isn’t the case.

So what is the case?

Warped brake rotors?

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