ishz28

Just like the question says.

1994CamaroZ28

Depends on the shape of your old pads, what caused you old rotors to be bad? how many miles are on the old pads and what shape do they look like there in?

predator

doesnt hurt but i have done it many times i go through a set of rotors here in germany about every 6 months but it doesnt hurt

dreamer1q

If you dont your a cheap and silly. They will wear your rotors uneven as the pads are not "true" from being used. Buy the pads, or you will regret it. I was told by the guy who taught me to work on cars "there are 2 things on a car you never cheap out on, steering and brakes."

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Lunarson

Its rather unorthodox but since I had almost new pads and slight warpage in my rotors thats what I did. Mine stops fine.

VegasZ

Your rotors and pads wear together. If you have a groove in the rotor you will have a groove in the pad. Putting a pad with grooves on it on a new smooth rotor, obviously, is a bad idea. Ive always been told it is a no-no.

revtime

Brake pads are cheap, unless you get performance ones.
I second the opinion that brakes is not something you want to go cheap on.

ishz28

Perfect, thanks guys.