Cross Drilled Brake Rotors
A vehicle’s brake system has two main components, namely the brake pad and the brake rotor. Depending on your vehicle type and required braking performance, there are two types of brake rotor namely the drilled and the slotted. Drilled brake rotors are commonly used in our normal vehicles nowadays while slotted brake rotors are installed in vehicles that require stronger braking powers like race cars.
The drilled brake rotor also comes in a variety and one of them is the cross drilled type. This type of brake slot is used mainly on motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and even on high performance mountain bikes. It is called crossed drilled due to the placement of the holes on the rotor. The holes in the crossed drilled are not aligned but usually are in a formation similar to the letter v drilled around the rotor. This type of brake rotor helps prevent lower the heating up of the disc due to friction between the brake pad and the rotor. An added feature of the cross drilled rotor for is its decorative appearance since the brake rotors are visible and without cover. However since there are more holes on the cross drilled than the drilled brake rotors, the cross drilled usually are less durable and wears out easily.
Cross drilled brake rotors are used on lightweight vehicles that would not require a strong braking performance due to the speed limitation of the vehicle. For the smaller vehicles, there are a variety of materials used to manufacture cross drilled brakes and not limited to iron or the expensive carbon. Some cross drilled brake rotors are made from stainless steel or even the lightweight aluminum which is mainly installed on mountain bikes.