06-22-2015, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Little Elm,Texas. (40 minutes North of Dallas)
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Originally Posted by JCL
Thickness is only one factor, and it is easily measured. Surface condition and heat effects are other reasons to change rotors.
I change mine because it is cheap to do so, improves braking performance (surface condition, and greater thermal mass), and reduces the likelihood of having to go back in for a noise complaint. I got 90,000 km out of rear pads on our current vehicle, fronts are still good. Not a tough decision.
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