# Turning Brake rotors
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [May 19, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994 "2009-05-19T05:14:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/1 "2009-05-19T05:14:06Z")
Is there anyone local other than NAPA who can turn rotors? Looking to do fronts and rears on my '05 STi.
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### Author:  [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/2 "2009-05-19T05:22:18Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve done it, but Pep Boys used to be the cheapest. They were slow as hell but no big deal if you had time to drop them off and come back later.
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### Author:  [@upstateclipse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/upstateclipse)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/3 "2009-05-19T07:40:23Z")
If there are any local cole mufflers they do it cheap
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### Author:  [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/4 "2009-05-19T08:14:22Z")
OEM Brembo Rotors for the STI tend to chatter on the lathe.
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### Author:  [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/5 "2009-05-19T08:47:41Z")
standard is 30 mm (1.18 inch), service limit is 28 mm (1.10 inch) on the fronts, rear is 20 mm (0.79 inch), service limit is 18 mm (0.71 inch). get a mic on them before you even waste your time dragging them to get turned. .008"/2mm isn’t exactly a whole lot of life, and to expect to turn off the buffalo rust ridge is asking a lot out not much to begin with.
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### Author:  [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/6 "2009-05-19T09:08:29Z")
all i have to say is that if your driving this car hard, which i see its an sti, your rotors will warp a lot quicker, being that there is far less metal for your brakes to dissipate heat
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### Author:  [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turning-brake-rotors/67994/7 "2009-05-19T10:52:37Z")
> [@Jskrapper](#):
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> OEM Brembo Rotors for the STI tend to chatter on the lathe.
I’ve heard :grouphug:
> [@yeamabu](#):
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> all i have to say is that if your driving this car hard, which i see its an sti, your rotors will warp a lot quicker, being that there is far less metal for your brakes to dissipate heat
I’m looking to make these my backup/winter set.
Maybe I’ll give Pep Boys a try.