AP brake disc replacement options?

[andyg plym]

ive got ap 4 pot callipers and 330 mm brake rotars/bells on the front. the discs are warped and to be honest im not keen on forking out £500 ish on a new pair. Is there any chance i can use a8 discs or similar?

any been there done thats???

[Jamo]

You could buy the A8 345 discs and have them machined to 330mm. Be heavier as they are one piece

[Dpicariello]

Andy,

I'll have a look at work to see how much we are retailing them for directly (I work for AP). I assume they are the 330mm x 28mm discs?

Dan

[andyg plym]

cheers dan thatd be great, i think they are 28mm yes. apparantly they arent that old

were on the car when i bought it

[Greg_S]

Could you get a price for 330 x32 too

[GazzaG60]

haqve you tried questmead?

[Dpicariello]

Ouch! These discs are expensive!
The one off price is £179......... per disc!!! These are the floating discs aren't they Andy?
Have a shop around, see which distributors can better that.

[Kieron20V]

Have you tried compbrake? I had to have a pair custom made to fit my alcon setup on the n300, which are 330x30. Im sure they do a 28mm version off the shelf so should be cheaper, I paid 140odd each.

[Jonnybravo]

Was going to say try the Powervane rotors that Compbrake use, a pair was £250 delivered last time I enquired, I'll find who I used

[Rusty]

Try some new pads in there, physical warping on 28mm discs is severely unlikely, it's more likely to be a hot spot on them due to corrosion or pad material adhering to the discs. You could get the discs skimmed to clean them up and try that first, a lot cheaper and easier than any of the options above.

[lind4hl]

Try some new pads in there, physical warping on 28mm discs is severely unlikely, it's more likely to be a hot spot on them due to corrosion or pad material adhering to the discs. You could get the discs skimmed to clean them up and try that first, a lot cheaper and easier than any of the options above.

word. a 28mm disc handle some heat before it warps.

[4WheelDrifter]

Ouch! These discs are expensive!
The one off price is £179......... per disc!!! These are the floating discs aren't they Andy?
Have a shop around, see which distributors can better that.

Not a bad price IMHO, Dan.

I've got an old pair of these too, but I upgraded to 334x32mm.

Andy, measure the current thickness of the discs. Like others I doubt you have warped them.

[Greg_S]

£179 per disc is reasonable. Mine are fixed, dont think the 330x28mm AP kits had floating discs.

[Gringo]

I warped a set of 2 piece 330x28 discs, had them machined, one race after, they cracked. Fully floating design is the only way to go if you ask me.