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Hey guys

Its gonna be sort of hard to explain i think as im currently at school so i cant really hook up any cool paint drawings to aid what im trying to say...

but masically i want to know what direction the slots on slotted discs should go and whether it really makes much differences..

I remember reading on this forums that they should go a certain way (which is the way that i have them on my car now) but since then the cars i have seen in magazines / around have got them going the other way...

No. on the drivers side of the car. the inner part of the slot (Closest to centre of wheel) enters the caliper first... (while gonig forward :P )

As in. the top of the disc, when looking at the drivers side. goes like (as opposed to /)

Which way should they go? any disadvantages in going the wrong way?

Cheers for the help. :P

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I would expect that as the rotor rotates in it's normal direction, then the bit of slot nearest the centre / hub should enter the caliper first, and the outer end of the slot should enter last. If you were to put a pointer of some sort into the slot, then as the rotor rotates, the pointer would move from the inner to the outer end of the slot.

Viewing the driver's side, with the slot at the top of the rotor, the slot should look like , and the passenger side should look like /.

This orientation allows for hot gasses and other crap to be thrown to the outer edge of the rotor rather than being all bunched up near the hub.

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Memph Proficient

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thats exactly how i thought...

though since i have put them on my car. i have seen in japanese mags, and even other cars on teh street. and they are ALL the other way?

like a few pretty nice D1 cars or circuit cars etc built by teams that would probably know whats going on :P and they have them the other way.

Strange.

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