yeah, i think its a bit of a myth too.......i really dont see the point of cross-drilled on a road car.......less surface area on the rotor......a rally car needs it to clean the rotor....ill just be putting 2 slots on my rotors to remove the gas, no real need for anything more
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cleary Signs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 1:44 PM Subject: Re: RDA brake rotors > DBA prone to cracking are only on slotted and cross drilled. > and the only car so far has been the WRX, > > it's becoming another urban myth. > > Heath > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Fitness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: RDA brake rotors > > > > I have a set (EBC green stuff) on order for the r32 gtr ... > > should have them next week - they were $200 > > > > EBC have a range of Rotors as well - very nice stuff > > I am waiting on a price for replacements for my gtr ones... > > their cross drilled disks are not drilled, but are spotted > > that is, the holes don't go right through the disk, so they > > are less prone to cracking then the DBA ones... > > > > I will let you know what I think of then once fitted... > > But with the max temp of the pad around the 600deg mark > > I recon that they will be better than the Metal kings I have in it > > at the moment... I had them fade out on me on the last Ozdat > > cruise :) > > > > > > cya > > James > > > > > > > > Terry Rudd wrote: > > > > > Interesting site - I've been hearing good things about "green stuff" > pads > > > and a crowd called EBC brakes (link on brakeswest site) have got > something > > > to do with them. They list local stockists on the web site and are even > here > > > in the ACT, so they will be everywhere in the larger states. A catalogue > > > would be nice. There are quite a few other grades of pads listed (street > > > Kevlar), wonder what they're worth. > > > > > > http://www.ebcbrakes.com.au/ > > > > > > Anyone using Green stuff pads on their Datto? just curious. > > > > > > regards > > > Terry > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew smith > > > Sent: Wednesday, 4 December 2002 10:54 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: RDA brake rotors > > > > > > They are not related to dba they are the opposition.I dont know who > sells > > > them > > > in nsw but brakeswest are the wa distributors. > > > http://www.brakeswest.com.au/ > > > > > > Geordie Smith wrote: > > > > > > > Cool, who is teh distributor for them? > > > > How are they related to DBA? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew smith > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 4 December 2002 10:16 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: RDA brake rotors > > > > > > > > I ended up finding the distributor for RDA brake rotors and bought > some > > > > 280mm s13 slotted rotors for $125 each which is over $100 less than > the > > > dba > > > > slotted rotors.Ive spoken to some guys that have used them and they > reckon > > > > they last heaps longer than the dba's and dont pulsate like the dba's > > > after > > > > some track work. > > > > > > > > Geordie Smith wrote: > > > > > > > > > DBA? :) > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew > smith > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 December 2002 7:24 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: RDA brake rotors > > > > > > > > > > Yeh i know there cheaper and they also last longer but i cant find > who > > > > > makes/distributes them as i refuse to pay retail price. > > > > > > > > > > Geordie Smith wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > At a guess, a cheaper brand of DBA if my memory serves me > correctly... > > > > > Which > > > > > > is not very often... :) > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew > smith > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 December 2002 7:06 PM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: RDA brake rotors > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone heard of rda brake rotors and know who sells them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > James Fitness > > Director > > Data Scribe Australia Pty Ltd > > http://www.datascribe.com.au > > Computers, Peripherals and Supplies > > > > > > Ozdat Online > > Webmaster > > http://www.ozdat.com > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
