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Old 12-31-2013, 11:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RustyLugNut View Post
I've had disks far more severely damaged than that finish 35 lap sprint races at the old Riverside Raceway.
You raced Riverside. Now I'm just plain jealous.
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I do agree that these Chinese made disks are of lower material quality, but the fact that they rust is not a good indicator of this.
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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile View Post
They came off eBay, but they're PBR branded.
You both make a good point. I should have specified that the rotors I watched rust before my eyes were off-brand parts. And I do understand that unfinished cast iron will rust no matter what, but the rotors I had were exceptionally good at it. For example the vented front rotors were no longer vented due to rust that built up up like a fungus and clogged them solid.
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A lot of the name brand parts come from China anyway so really it's just pot luck.
I think it's more a matter of quality control than source country. Honda, Toyota and lots of other Asian manufacturers manage to source perfectly good, high quality stuff from China. But a lot of pure crap comes from there too.
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