Really nasty dirty brake porn
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Shocked, exhausted, hosed, bushed, dumped, chipped, mounted, filtered, gauged, packed, intermittantly wiped and braked. I mean broken. Now, about the car... -
this is not looking good???? New set of pads and discs then? What caused that>sigpic
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Looks like crossed drilled discs being a waste of money for a change. That'll be getting a new set of discs and pads then...Cheers'en, AndyC
1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt AlpinweissComment
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that's not porn more like s&m. looks like you have got the most out of that discnever set your expectations to high that way you are never disapointedComment
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Said it before and I'll say it again, cross drilled discs are all show, Grooved are all good, x drilled no thanks!
I'll be replacing the x drilled on my car when I have some cash ( LOL ) to upgrade the front brakes.Comment
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I too have said it many times....X-drilled are not only just for show, but in fact will cost you more, as they need replacing almost as often as the pads. They are only worth while on super light track day specials like an Ariel Atom or on bikes where you want large disks but minimal rotational mass (gyroscopic issues there too).
X-drilled were invented to deal with old pad technology to minimise the effect of pads gassing-off, and modern pads haven't been prone to that for nearly 2 decades.
On a heavy car, X-drilled brakes give virtually no cooling benefit, no noticeable weight reduction benefits and significant reduction in braking performance due to a reduction in the swept area. Oh and the chew pads and crack if you look at them
Rip them off and put standard ones on, even grooved are not worth it.
Cheers n
SiLast edited by HPmuirt; 25 September 2007, 08:58.95 ABY S2 Coupe - Ragusa Green
Subtle mods here and there
2011 A5 3.0 TDi - Lava Grey
With every option available
(except a towball)Comment
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I second what Si says above- I've been saying that for the last 5 years!Ex S2 owner, now running around in an A4 Avant quattro...
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Yeah... we gave up on the micrometer to measure the thickness and considered using a microscope on the sliver that fell off when I sneezed under the carOriginally posted by denniselbowsOriginally posted by s2driverukDone and done - swiftly!Originally posted by Andy_CaseyOriginally posted by denniselbows
Never had a problem with discs cracking, but considerable agreement with the chewed pads - don't (yet) have a photo of those, but will do at some point - the wear is... interesting. Perhaps unsurprisingly am finding/considering/evaluating (alternative) options for discs (which might be the topic of another thread)...Originally posted by HPmuirt
Ck.Shocked, exhausted, hosed, bushed, dumped, chipped, mounted, filtered, gauged, packed, intermittantly wiped and braked. I mean broken. Now, about the car...Comment
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Where they just uprated discs or porsche callipers as well (in terms of size of disc) and take it the car was drove hardish as gotta be the worse looking disc i've ever seen.Comment
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They are some dead, dead disks
I changed a mates disks and pads a few weeks ago that had got down to metal on metal and looked better than that!!
Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
Indigo ABY coupé
Imola B6 S4 AvantComment
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quick question.if drilled discs are no good,how come porsche and mercedes to name a few fit them as standard to their high peformance cars?Comment
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it definatly does
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We dimpled my discs (well Pete did, on his drilling machine
) I reckon you get a bit more bite. But then the Ferrodos went in at the same time.. The Textars with plain discs were well wooden feeling.. I'd never do that again.
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