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19-07-2007, 11:01 AM | #1 | ||
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Gday guys,
This weekend I hope to put in some DBA slotted rotors in. After waiting 3 weeks only to find out Bursons lost my contact number, I am going to pick them up on Saturday morning. They seem to be the a floating rotor so they should be easy to pop on (ie no hub to pull etc) I'll keep this thread updated. Chris |
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19-07-2007, 11:42 AM | #3 | ||
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Funny thing is they were almost half the price Ford were asking for the standard rotors.
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19-07-2007, 12:41 PM | #4 | ||
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You picking them up at Silverwater?
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19-07-2007, 01:26 PM | #5 | ||
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How much!?
Are you putting em on yourself? are they the same size as your stockers??
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that and when you pass a car with EVERY color in the rainbow is a different panel....and ppl are pushing hit hehe
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19-07-2007, 04:45 PM | #8 | ||
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out of interest how many Kms did you get out of the stock rotors?
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20-07-2007, 11:06 AM | #10 | ||
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Wow !!
They must be a soft material... Be ready for a heavy pedal... Or simply cange pad compound if they need changing... then again I used to get about 1000Km out of a set of RDA's on the rally car which I thought was outstanding.. |
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21-07-2007, 06:41 PM | #11 | ||
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I did the fronts today, was gonna do the back but snapped the 13mm ring spanner, just purchased a replacement Repco branded one. Don't buy cheap tools.
Braking is soo much better, feels a lot more confident slowing down and does so quicker. Pics in a sec... |
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Well done LS.... Great job..
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22-07-2007, 12:15 PM | #15 | ||
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&#$%! I just rounded the one of the rear caliper braket bolts :'( The damage I did yesterday with the the cheap ring spanner failing on this bolt now made it impossible to take off.
I'll probably just replace the whole hub/rotor assembly instead of trying to weld and bash around the brake caliper, the rear left hub is bent anyways from tapping a gutter a while back. Rear discs will probably take a week or so now /Not happy |
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23-07-2007, 12:10 AM | #16 | ||
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Rounded bolts suck. Can't hammer on a smaller socket and get it off?
It amuses me that the LS Focus has front rotors with a diameter almost identical to my EL. ELs are so under-braked.
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23-07-2007, 11:18 AM | #18 | ||
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Next step i would suggest would be getting the goodyear eagle NCT5 off the car.
I had them on my fiesta, not a terribly impressive tyre. Hope you solve the brake problems
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23-07-2007, 07:10 PM | #20 | ||
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they should last longer. The slotted discs are ment to be better than the cross drilled ones. I did a couple of sets of cross drilled for a few customers and when you give them a flogging they tend to crack DBA said the slotted will take more of a flogging.
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got to say I have done almost 60k in ours and only 80% wear on original pads but it is a manual, I dont use the brakes much. If any of you guys know the way down to yankalilla south of adelaide I dont use them much there unless I come up on someone. lol
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nice work, love the brakes.
do you notice a major difference in stopping power or just that they continue to stop with no sign of brake fade cheers
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I recon its silly not going for slotted, there significantly cheaper than Ford OEMs, better braking and probably better rotor life due to tougher material. They look pretty awesome as well. |
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Also, have the rears in yet?
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Got the rears in yesterday actually. Replaced the hub while there, ended up bashing a socket onto the rounded bracket bolt after removing the caliper via caliper pins ;)
Rear calipers are a pain to widen, you have to bleed the brakes for the piston to move out? There must be some sort of bleed valve. Braking feels a LOT more confident, its just got that "bite" now. Almost got whiplash bedding them in lol. Dust is a slight trade-off, as well as probably increased pad wear but no biggie. Definitely a recommended mod, plus they look so cool |
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06-08-2007, 12:51 AM | #29 | ||
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Good to hear its all done now - definitely a mod I'm planning on doing on my LS in the next 12-18 months.
FYI: European-Parts have some interesting new goodies on their website, including some cool stuff from a brand called Code:Red. Worth a look
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