# Slotted rotors? **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670 "2006-03-02T12:04:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/1 "2006-03-02T12:04:38Z")
Which way are they suppossed to be installed? I have seen them installed both ways. ![http://www.hemitruckclub.com/brakes_files/image006.jpg](http://www.hemitruckclub.com/brakes_files/image006.jpg) ![http://superstreetonline.com/howto/p26046_image_small.jpg](http://superstreetonline.com/howto/p26046_image_small.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TyPhOOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/typhoon/32/5800_2.png) [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/2 "2006-03-02T12:36:46Z")
I dont see how they can be “installed” 2 different ways …but only have 2 different types of slotting such as clockwise and counter. they could be both going the same direction as in the pictures one is being installed in the front and the other in a rear of a vehicle … :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Inzane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b38774/32.png) [@Inzane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inzane)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/3 "2006-03-02T13:16:48Z")
Generally speaking slotted rotors are supposed to be installed THIS way –\> > [@geniusevil](#): > But what is more important is whether the rotor has directional vanes or not. The direction of rotation is much more relevant to vane direction. If you don’t have directional vanes then for all intents and purposes it doesn’t matter which way you mount them. ---
**Author:** ![Speed\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Speed\_Dreams](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Speed_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/4 "2006-03-02T13:18:39Z")
the power slots that i got said left and right on them so i installd the left one on the left side…and the right one on the right side. ---
**Author:** ![sil\_eightyRPS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@sil\_eightyRPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sil_eightyRPS13)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/5 "2006-03-02T19:09:32Z")
> [@Inzane](#): > > Generally speaking slotted rotors are supposed to be installed THIS way –\> that doesnt make sense… you’d think u would mount the helix of the slots in the direction of rotation…(but now that i see that picture is of a rear brake so yes…these two pictures might confuse ppl…but are both correct…the first is a rear brake and the second is a front brake…just make sure the helix of the slots are rotating the same directon the wheels… ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/6 "2006-03-02T19:12:07Z")
I would think the Higher quality slotted rotors would have a left and right side, E bay brand…Probably wouldnt . ---
**Author:** ![Inzane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b38774/32.png) [@Inzane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inzane)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/7 "2006-03-02T21:34:37Z")
> [@sil\_eightyRPS13](#): > > that doesnt make sense… you’d think u would mount the helix of the slots in the direction of rotation…(but now that i see that picture is of a rear brake so yes…these two pictures might confuse ppl…but are both correct…the first is a rear brake and the second is a front brake…just make sure the helix of the slots are rotating the same directon the wheels… I don’t know what you are referring to as a “helix”, but what I was trying to convey was the outer edge of the slot is supposed to be the “leading edge” that hits the pad first, not the innermost edge. (For both pictures shown I was assuming both were representing the right side of the car, with the caliper facing the front of the vehicle. And that’s why I was saying the top picture looked correct.) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_calgary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@matt\_calgary](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt_calgary)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/8 "2006-03-02T22:00:46Z")
The curve is supposed to go “into” the caliper sort to speak(first picture posted) ---
**Author:** ![JVDskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@JVDskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVDskyline)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/9 "2006-03-04T14:36:22Z")
i dint know when i got mine… but i looked in every magazine i had and in all of them the slots always faced the front end of the car ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/jvdskyline/brakeandrim.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/jvdskyline/brakeandrim.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_calgary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@matt\_calgary](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt_calgary)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slotted-rotors/141670/10 "2006-03-04T18:35:27Z")
Yours is correct. Nice color on the 300’s! I did the same thing