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Old 09 June 2007, 07:19 PM
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Got a bugeye with standard discs,they need changing,i dont use car on a track just road use,these have wat ive picked but dont know which is better any body on ere got any ideas,discs and pad`s are Black diamond combi or grooved with predator pad`s or Ebc ceramic redstuff pad`s and Ebc grooved and dimpled discs,by the way the black diamond stuff is cheaper were i can get em any ideas people .
Old 09 June 2007, 07:25 PM
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I got DBA grooved discs and Ferodo DS2500's on mine, and they're bloody marvellous!
Old 09 June 2007, 08:40 PM
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Got Black diamond combi's on mine,spot on...
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Yeah ive decided im gonna get the Black diamond combi`s and Bd pads alot cheaper than Ebs stuff and cheaper than standard discs and pads and hopefully a better improvement,getting them from PreciousMetal they gave me a gd price on em!.
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i just brought black diamond drilled and grooved and some black diamond road race pads but not fitted them yet lol
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Reading this:
black diamond brake disc users
put me off drilled discs, especially black diamond ones..
then reading:
This Could Have Been Serious !!
Cracked Brake Disk After 1 Track Day

kinda put me off black diamond altogether...
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....however this



happened to one of my EBC disks after a trackday, so it's not only BD that crack (Yes the disk cracked _before_ the pads ran out).
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Yeah, without doubt other disks are prone to cracking as well (especially drilled). The EBC disks were a bit of a none starter for me, they seemed a bit overpriced for what they were, and again had read a few dubious things about them.

Al lot of recommendations are subjective, and much depends on driving style.. I just called Alyn at AS Performance, explained my driving style and he recommended the DBA's and the Ferodo's for me. Could do worse than give him a call for some expert opinion. Personally though if I was doing track days I'd either stump up for something like Performance Friction disks or some of these slotted ones Disc Brakes Australia - DBA PRODUCTS
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