{"id":368,"date":"2015-11-24T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T03:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectkeira.com\/home\/?p=368"},"modified":"2021-09-26T05:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T21:07:17","slug":"r1-drilled-and-slotted-brake-rotors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectkeira.com\/home\/r1-drilled-and-slotted-brake-rotors\/","title":{"rendered":"Drill’ em and Slot ’em."},"content":{"rendered":"

After looking at the photos I took at Bonelli<\/a><\/strong> I felt like there was something missing with my wheel and tire upgrade, so I decided to add a couple more things to the project – rotors and paint. I have this thing for red calipers – my last 3 cars all had red calipers – so I ordered a complete front and rear set of R1 Concepts Drilled and Slotted<\/strong> brake rotors. I raised the truck up on jack stands and pulled all four wheels and got to work.<\/p>\n

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New R1 drilled and slotted brake rotors fresh in the box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the same time I also ordered a Rustoleum Caliper Paint Kit<\/strong>. The Rustoleum kit includes a can of paint, one spray can of caliper cleaner, a small brush and a small roll of masking tape. I added two more rolls of masking tape, a few more cans of brake cleaner I had in the garage, and some extra brushes to the mix to ensure I had everything I\u2019d need.<\/p>\n

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Brake caliper kit, extra cleaner, extra paint brushes, an masking tape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After unbolting the brake calipers and removing the OEM brake rotors, I cleaned the area with brake cleaner. The first thing I did was remove any signs of dirt or rust on the visible part of the hubs with my Dremel.<\/p>\n

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A few minutes with a Dremel cleaned and polished the hubs nicely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With all four hubs clean, it was time to paint. I started with the rear half of each caliper, painting on a thin coat of caliper paint on one, then rotating around the truck to paint the other calipers. I did not rush, allowing enough time in between coats to allow the paint to dry before adding more paint.<\/p>\n

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First caliper, first coat of paint (front left caliper shown)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I went with 6 coats on each caliper before the red looked bright and solid just like I wanted it; including drying time it took a few hours. Next came the brake caliper mounting brackets; since the rotors had to be in place before the brackets, it was time to put the R1 rotors on. I then bolted up the caliper brackets, used some masking tape to protect the new rotor surfaces, and painted the brackets.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s one of the new R1 brake rotors on; caliper bracket painted and finished.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One thing that made the job efficient and fairly quick was how I used a piece of cardboard to carry the paint and brushes around with me as I rotated around the truck while applying the paint layers.<\/p>\n

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This piece of cardboard and a couple of rolling shop stools made painting efficient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After finishing the paint job, I installed the wheels to break in the pads. (The two photos below are midway through break-in.)<\/p>\n

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Photo of left-front, midway through brake pad bedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Photo of left-rear, midway through brake pad bedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To be honest, I did not notice any significant increase (nor decrease) in braking power or feel, if anything braking felt slightly better but I can\u2019t back that up with anything on paper. That\u2019s okay – the brakes are still quiet like OEM and I am definitly happy with how the rotors added to the look of the truck.<\/p>\n

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Finished look; here\u2019s the front left corner with wheel back on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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