drilling stock brake rotors?

[whiner3]

does anyone know if i could cross drill my own brake rotors i can\'t seem to find a kit for the s-10 / g body chev\'s or does anyone know of a affordable aftermarket rotor? i realy need some better brakes slowing down from 160mph is kinda hard with stock brakes

[ZZ4Blazer]

Are you looking for stock replacement rotors that are cross drilled? There are drilled, slotted, and both in the summit catalog. They have them for most anything. A hyperfirm SS brake line kit makes a big different too.

[bohn333]

160mph....wow, contact stainless steel brakes, they\'ll hook you up with something.

[knudsonm]

You can drill them yourself but they will explode. Cross drilled rotors are not good for racing and I\'ll tell you why. The holes weaken the rotor and cracks can form from hole to hole. Larger, beefier and slotted rotors are you best bet.

[ZZ4Blazer]

I talked to a few guys that have used the Power stop drilled rotors on their s-series. They said it made a big difference, and few of them have been running them for a while. Never had any problems with cracking.

[whiner3]

good stuff...thanks for the advice... all i know is what i have isn\'t exactly what you would call brake fade.. it\'s more like brake failure.... and as for the 160mph... think my so called 3.08 rear that i got for 50 bucks is actually a 2.92 and with the overdrive tranny and a redline at 7000rpm it seems like it never quits

i guess another question would be is can i swap my rear drum brakes for the disk brake setup off of a camaro or trans am?

[ZZ4Blazer]

Fronts?? Why not use the backs? the rear discs from one of them will work, relatively easy. E brake is the hardest part. Or you could find rear discs off a bravada, or a newer blazer.