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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 12:11 PM
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Somebody mentioned to me at the w/end that my brake discs are on the wrong way round as the grooves are facing the wrong direction. The kit I have is the Godspeed kit, and was fitted by Ian himself, and can be seen below:-



Thanks Andrew C for the loan of your picture! Don't have one of mine to hand!

Whereas others that I have seen on cars (and the V8's at Bathurst on Sunday) are like this:-



Thanks ScoobyJawa (Neil) for the loan of your piccie

Anybody shed any light on to the different groove directions, and how they affect performance, pad wear, etc..?
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Old Oct 17, 2002 | 01:58 PM
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Its dependent on the make/type of disk. See This thread for more details and an answer

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