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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Default Dodge 3500 front rotors junk in a box

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Got three bad front rotors from Napa last week, they were from China. The castings were seriously shifted off center. After I installed them the ABS sensor wheel would make a slight scraping noise and the whole housing you could see the "run-out" near a 1/4 to 3/8 inch.
this was on a 1999 3500 Dodge 2wd.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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When buying rotors make sure they are made in America. The parts makers from overseas dont have the smelting experience to make a quality product. Pay the little bit extra and get American made.


I HATE Chinese junk !!
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 06:24 AM
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Good luck with that. From what I have heard unless you are getting EGR, Baer or the like all the others are cast in China and most are machined there. Some of them come here for machining.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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That sucks...I know I sure cant afford Baer.
 

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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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I spent a butt load a money on my EGR braking system, braided stainless lines, rotors and calipers and I will say that the lines and calipers have been great but the rotors have warped just as fast as the Auto Zone or Napa blue light specials did.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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to be honest, i got some baer "decela rotors" for my durango.. love them alot. were about 250.. IIRC. (but thats b/c i also bought some pads too). dont tow at all with them, so i cant say. but i know they are drilled/slotted. not the most surface area, but will stay cool. if towing, i reccomennd slotted...
 
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