I can't agree with that broad of a statement. I have seen too many O.E. rotors last the life of the vehicle given that no pads are worn to metal and maybe a turn or two. We just sold a Town and Country that had 240,000 miles and still had the original rotors. Had been turned once, maybe twice, I don't remember. It was one of our work vans we have had for over a decade.

Yes, some O.E rotors are crap, as bad as or worse than parts store pieces. But it is simply not true that they are all 'junk'.

I can't agree with that broad of a statement. I have seen too many O.E. rotors last the life of the vehicle given that no pads are worn to metal and maybe a turn or two. We just sold a Town and Country that had 240,000 miles and still had the original rotors. Had been turned once, maybe twice, I don't remember. It was one of our work vans we have had for over a decade.

Yes, some O.E rotors are crap, as bad as or worse than parts store pieces. But it is simply not true that they are all 'junk'.

Here in our town, you can't get drums or rotors turned, anywhere. Everyone got rid the the lathes to turn the drums and rotors about 5 years ago.

That was probably for the better though. The last pair of rotors I had turned ended up being turned very poorly ( they were good, I just wanted them cleaned up a little). That left me with two warped rotors that cost $25 each to turn (on $30 each replacement made in the USA rotors). The quality of a turned drum or rotor has a lot to do with the condition of the machine doing the cutting, and the person operating the machine. Equipment in poor condition and/or a poorly trained operator does not make a good brake turning experience. Gene

I haven’t heard anybody else talking up factory junk. I do know putting quality parts on ends the warped rotor issue. Both my new and used vehicles, going all the way back to when I started driving. Guys pulling stuff from junkyards are looking to save a buck and aren’t so concerned.

Most manufacturers allow .001" to .002" run out on rotor friction surfaces. Quality brake lathes in good condition can meet that. What improvement could be achieved by getting better than that? On most daily driver type vehicles, by the time they need brakes, there is more play in the system than the .001" or .002" run out allowed on the rotors.

Your life must be so simple. Everything is 'one size fits all'.

We try to use the best affordable parts that we can. Sometimes that is new aftermarket. And sometimes that is used O.E. Neither has a lock on the best. We frequently use used O.E. parts. And despite your opinion, it usually has much more to do with quality than it does with cost. Time is money and it takes much more time to locate good used parts than it does to have the local AutoZone deliver something. But what the parts store offers can be a crap shoot. And there are times when O.E. parts are crap and the aftermarket steps up and improves them. It takes time and effort to sort it out. I am sure that we are not always able to select the best part possible. But, at least we try.

It is not surprising that you 'haven’t heard anybody else talking up factory junk' even though there is at least one other post listing the huge mileage they got out of their O.E. rotors. It doesn't fit with your opinion so you ignore it. Keeps your life simple, doesn't it?