Beerman182 wrote:
>
> I have a 2003 Honda accord and bgrakes are getting close to be
> replaced, does anyone have any recommendations on either getting bigger
> rotors for the front and rear or just getting slotted or crossed
> drilled?
>
> The Reason for this is brake life. I initally had my first brakes done
> at 36,000 and now I am at 75,000 and noticing that it is time once
> again for brakes.
>
slotted is marginally better for rain, drilled is marginally better for
rain [and allegedly a minor heat reduction]. other than that, they do
nothing for disk life unless the disk material is harder than oem. if
it /is/ harder, braking efficiency can be compromised and a dangerous
mis-balance between front & rear can ocurr.

bottom line, cars like vw, porsche, audi, etc, specify oem pads with
very high silica content. these pads wear the disks at a much higher
rate than is typical in japanese cars, and disk replacement with each
set of pads is not untypical. if you're getting 2 to 3 sets of pads to
1 disk, you're not in bad shape. if life is too low to each set, either
you're driving hard, you're driving bad [foot resting on the brake
pedal] or there's something wrong with the brake system.