just came across these on Alta's site. Does anyone have them? im just curious if the black actually holds up, or if it simply rubs off over time. these will go with my black and red theme very nicely.

http://www.altaminiperformance.com/p...es-Red-Drilled

 

Those look pretty cool.

 

Wilwood, to boot! Good stuff. That'll look great on your ride, Snypr.

 

Yes, the finish will disappear on the friction surface. It is just a black zinc coating similar to what EBC does on the domestic series of Sport rotors and on their Ultimax rotors. The hat and the edge of the rotor will stay coated though since the pad doesn't come in contact with them.

Those look great except that they appear to be cross drilled. Cracking around the drill holes? No thanks. Give me slotted or at the most dimpled every time.

That is a really bitching looking setup though

 

Well, they are Wilwoods so the chances of cracking are less than Ebay rotors but with such a design, the chance still exists. Here's another much less expensive option without going to a BBK:
http://www.txwerks.com/servlet/Detail?no=73

 

It appears that the holes have chamfered edges, so the chance of cracking should be lower that what it is with just straight up drilling.

 

If you're concerned with the cosmetic aspect of rotors, the high carbon content of these might lead to some rust. Not a performance detriment, but it doesn't look so hot...if you're concerned with that

 

so no one has tried these black rotors out?

 

Nylon them?

 

LOL!

 

 

 

Krautaholic is my former roommate. We exceeded our Comcast bandwidth limit in a big hurry the day of the red rotor thread. See also: Blue Tape S4 (mine lol)

 

haha that's awesome!

 

So has anyone tried these?

 

The finish on the swept area (where the pad contacts the rotor) will last approximately ONE stop. Same with cad plating, the black phosphorus coating on our rotors, etc. As far as drilled rotors, well, we don't use them (or recommend them), regardless of whether they were drilled or cast (which there is a huge debate about, anyway). Solid or slotted rotors FTW! All we ever run on the track cars is solid rotors...

The black anodized hat will stay black until you put them through a bunch of heat cycles on the track - then they'll turn a pinkish-black.

 

nice prep work on those red rotors

 

seriously, why make it black when they will fade in a couple of days?

 

HAHA I saw that blue tape s4 thread. It makes me want to do that to my car till this day.

 

Are the hats on the rotors "Floating" or is it a solid one piece rotor?

 

Neither. They are fixed two-piece rotors.

 

Ah. Third option I hadn't considered. Thanks

 

This is now standard on all Wilwood SRP (combo drilled/slotted) rotors unless you specify (read pay more) for the standard zinc finish. The black is commonly called E-coat. This is an electro coating similar to powder coat but much thinner. (google it if you want all the specifics) It's done for two reasons; cost and enviromental issues.

 

I just got a set of those brakes from tce.. his customer service was great. Todd's got the best prices on the net.I took a couple of photos of the kit on my car, after a day of driving so you can see how they look.

 

Lookin' good!
I'm going to hijack the pics for the gallery too!