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need to order some discs and pads for impending upgrade to later type scooby 4 pots(classic) not sure which discs and pads to go for..mainly road/fast road use..are black diamond any good??
advice appreciated have posted in tech but little feedback..anybody recommend best buy/ and a supplier that i can trust please...ta....
advice appreciated have posted in tech but little feedback..anybody recommend best buy/ and a supplier that i can trust please...ta....
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Jase, you'll get wildly differing opinions of this, and while mine may be unfashionable, it works for me... I've gone through most of the common "performance" discs over the past couple of years, and IMO none of them are worth the money, with the possible exeption of the separate disc/bell systems. None of them perform that much better than the OE parts, all are prone to warpage under heavy use, and the grooved/drilled/dimpled ones will also wear your pads quicker.
SAP Motor Parts sell Quinton Hazell discs for £35 each; for the money you can't go wrong. I've had a set on for about 6,000 miles now and they work fine. Sure, they're not as good as a big brake kit for repeated heavy braking, but they're more than up to "fast road" type driving. There's no warpage yet, despite being got (literally) red hot on a number of occasions.
Get a set of those and put the money you save towards a set of Pagid RS4-2.1, braided hoses and racing brake fluid. Much better way of spending the cash IMO.
[Edited by greasemonkey - 10/13/2003 3:45:33 PM]
SAP Motor Parts sell Quinton Hazell discs for £35 each; for the money you can't go wrong. I've had a set on for about 6,000 miles now and they work fine. Sure, they're not as good as a big brake kit for repeated heavy braking, but they're more than up to "fast road" type driving. There's no warpage yet, despite being got (literally) red hot on a number of occasions.
Get a set of those and put the money you save towards a set of Pagid RS4-2.1, braided hoses and racing brake fluid. Much better way of spending the cash IMO.
[Edited by greasemonkey - 10/13/2003 3:45:33 PM]
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the pads Grease monkey mentions are the Don for the classic Jase.
i have had the 8 groove disc also, i am sure that the discs GM mentions are well up to scratch, as it is the quality of the metal and its ability to cope with heat that cause warping or not.
the standard items as i am sure you are aware are very prone to this!
use of the uprated fluid is wise also. i use silcolene.
i don't know what GM's thoughts on the theory of grooves helping to expell dust and also to prevent glazing are?
i have always understood that this is the case.
also, the pagid discs have never warped on me - they have been nothing short of superb, no matter how much beasting they get.
hope sunny Rotheram is treating you well - got any interiors for a wahon at the mo??
Weava
i have had the 8 groove disc also, i am sure that the discs GM mentions are well up to scratch, as it is the quality of the metal and its ability to cope with heat that cause warping or not.
the standard items as i am sure you are aware are very prone to this!
use of the uprated fluid is wise also. i use silcolene.
i don't know what GM's thoughts on the theory of grooves helping to expell dust and also to prevent glazing are?
i have always understood that this is the case.
also, the pagid discs have never warped on me - they have been nothing short of superb, no matter how much beasting they get.
hope sunny Rotheram is treating you well - got any interiors for a wahon at the mo??
Weava
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cheers weava..thought you had sorted a interior????!!
just had to buy a full car to get trim for my mate and these brakes!! see post in for sale..everything else for sale!the only other wagon trim is an early(non bucket) type front seats......
back to brakes cheers for comment mate..still unsure either way!!?
just had to buy a full car to get trim for my mate and these brakes!! see post in for sale..everything else for sale!the only other wagon trim is an early(non bucket) type front seats......
back to brakes cheers for comment mate..still unsure either way!!?
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standard my00 (297mm) disc are pretty ok, i only got them to fade slightly 2 or 3 times on my my00, so with your drivin you should be fine .
when they wore out i went for the TSL Brembo Group N disc and DS2500 pad combo, didnt stop me any better but never had brake fade at all.
standard my00 (297mm) disc are pretty ok, i only got them to fade slightly 2 or 3 times on my my00, so with your drivin you should be fine .
when they wore out i went for the TSL Brembo Group N disc and DS2500 pad combo, didnt stop me any better but never had brake fade at all.
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i don't know what GM's thoughts on the theory of grooves helping to expell dust and also to prevent glazing are?
The big problem with grooving/dimpling/whathaveyou is that the metal removal sets up stress concentrations in the discs, which, at only 24mm wide when new, are thinner than ideal to start with.
When you also consider that the OE and "Group N+" shape discs all use a compromised design (the square shoulder between the disc and "bell" section is awful), there's more potential for distortion with a grooved disc than there is with a flat one of otherwise identical design and metallurgical properties.
also, the pagid discs have never warped on me - they have been nothing short of superb, no matter how much beasting they get.
It was after this that I tried the cheap ones from SAP on the basis that they couldn't be any worse, and at least it wouldn't cost much to find out. Haven't looked back. I'd change the calipers if I could, but seeing as I'm stuck with them, this is a good compromise.
I haven't tried them (yet, fancy sending me a set to try Jamie? ), but the DBA discs look like the best one-piece parts I've seen. The design is much better than the OE/"Group N+" versions, especially the junction between the "disc" and "bell" sections.
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I've had EBC groove and dot FRONT and REARs on for the last 18months
with
RED STUFF on front
GREEN STUFF on the rear.
been very good. Need warming up with the Red Stuff on the front... but that takes seconds!
Look awesome too.
rears
fronts
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with
RED STUFF on front
GREEN STUFF on the rear.
been very good. Need warming up with the Red Stuff on the front... but that takes seconds!
Look awesome too.
rears
fronts
Phil
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I have DBA Gold Long Life on mine at the front, much better than the OE ones I had on
I stuck my OE discs back on for Silverstone (as the DBA's say NOT for track use, as they do specific Track Discs) and I had basically no brakes for 5 laps of Silverstone on the OE ones
Steve
I stuck my OE discs back on for Silverstone (as the DBA's say NOT for track use, as they do specific Track Discs) and I had basically no brakes for 5 laps of Silverstone on the OE ones
Steve
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I always thought that the grooves and holes were there to dissipate the gases released from the pads under high temperatures which otherwise would push the pads away from the disks. Obviously this would be under extreme conditions such as on a track etc.
I would have thought that GM has given you good advice based on experience. When my disks wear out I will do the same as he did.
Les
I would have thought that GM has given you good advice based on experience. When my disks wear out I will do the same as he did.
Les
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Just as a slight aside how does a Pagid GrpN setup (disc, pads, hoses & fluid) compare cost wise with the original Subaru setup?
My front discs and pads are nearing the end of their life so I was thinking off upgrading on the basis that the Pagid gear would cost about the same, perhaps less, than OEM bits?
I might be missing the point here but did someone mention that the Padgid discs are thinner than OEM? If so will they wear out quicker or can you expect about the same longevity from an OEM setup (about 40k on mine)?
Cheers,
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My front discs and pads are nearing the end of their life so I was thinking off upgrading on the basis that the Pagid gear would cost about the same, perhaps less, than OEM bits?
I might be missing the point here but did someone mention that the Padgid discs are thinner than OEM? If so will they wear out quicker or can you expect about the same longevity from an OEM setup (about 40k on mine)?
Cheers,
Graz
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Just as a slight aside how does a Pagid GrpN setup
(disc, pads, hoses & fluid) compare cost wise with the original Subaru setup?
My front discs and pads are nearing the end of their life so I was thinking off upgrading on the basis that the Pagid gear would cost about the same, perhaps less, than OEM bits?
All that said, there's no way a complete Pagid setup would cost less than OE, even from a main dealer. For starters you'll find discs costing around £140 a pair at a dealer, or as stated above you can find excellent OE discs for around £70 a pair from a third party factor.
A set of Pagid grooved discs plus RS pads would set you back over £300. A pair of the QH discs plus some "OE spec" pads would be less than £100, although not in a million years would I suggest you use pads this cheap; it's worth spending good money on pads.
I might be missing the point here but did someone mention that the Padgid discs are thinner than OEM?
If so will they wear out quicker or can you expect about the same longevity from an OEM setup (about 40k on mine)?
The problem I had with the Pagids wasn't that they wore quickly, I didn't have them on the car long enough to find out. It was simply that after only a few thousand miles they were warped to the point of unusability.
[Edited by greasemonkey - 10/14/2003 3:07:01 PM]
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Black Diamond are good disks and are available at reasonable prices thro mail order. Use the Mintex std. pads and save a packet. They give a reasonable amount of dust but so what, they work well and they're cheap.
Brake disc warping is rarely actually warping. Its more likely deposition of the pad material and other "stuff". Basically keep your discs clean. If you ever get brake fluid on them make sure you wash them with a good brake cleaning fluid. Alternatively use this address and read the article
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
Happy braking
Brake disc warping is rarely actually warping. Its more likely deposition of the pad material and other "stuff". Basically keep your discs clean. If you ever get brake fluid on them make sure you wash them with a good brake cleaning fluid. Alternatively use this address and read the article
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
Happy braking
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Thanks Greasemonkey for the extensive reply!
Yeah okay, I meant N+
I think my logic was slightly misconstrued, brakes, tyres, suspension etc., i.e. all the bits that keep you on the road/track and not in a ditch somewhere, is something that I will not skimp on. My thinking was that if the cost difference between N+ and OEM was small then fitting N+ would be an obvious move due to the increase in braking performance it may give. I thought the Pagid gear and OEM (dealer) prices would be comparable due to the huge mark ups on the parts and labour prices charged by dealers.
Unfortunatly I'm not mechanically competent enough, nor have the facilites to fit my own discs and pads.
So in answer to my question the OEM bits even when fitted by an official dealer would be cheaper than Pagid fitted by an independent outfit.
That's not to say I still won't go for uprated discs and pads
Dense question about the thickness of the discs, of course they would have to be the same size to fit the calipers.
Cheers,
Graz
Yeah okay, I meant N+
I think my logic was slightly misconstrued, brakes, tyres, suspension etc., i.e. all the bits that keep you on the road/track and not in a ditch somewhere, is something that I will not skimp on. My thinking was that if the cost difference between N+ and OEM was small then fitting N+ would be an obvious move due to the increase in braking performance it may give. I thought the Pagid gear and OEM (dealer) prices would be comparable due to the huge mark ups on the parts and labour prices charged by dealers.
Unfortunatly I'm not mechanically competent enough, nor have the facilites to fit my own discs and pads.
So in answer to my question the OEM bits even when fitted by an official dealer would be cheaper than Pagid fitted by an independent outfit.
That's not to say I still won't go for uprated discs and pads
Dense question about the thickness of the discs, of course they would have to be the same size to fit the calipers.
Cheers,
Graz