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I need new disc's
So i thought i'd go for these.
Worth going for ?
And would they go rusty like the standard ones. ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...bayphotohosting

And these.
http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?pid=36758.

Shit Happen's

I'd personally just use standard ones but up to you. Yes they will still go rusty.

Hi tom.
So is there any difference in braking performance between standard and the ones with the link.
why would you go with standard.
i thought these would be better.
Thanks alot

Shit Happen's

Not so much braking. The whole point of grooving discs is to remove the glaze on the brake pad.

Back once again like a renegade master

remove the glaze on the brake pad,
would that help with all that brake dust you tend to get. or something else...
and can you get a brake disc that dont get so rusty.
Thanks alot

Shit Happen's

Unless you use the car hard on the track you won't notice any difference between those and standard replacements IMO. Save your money and spend it on something else is my advice, but its your car.

Ok, thanks for your help tom.

Shit Happen's

the only way to keep your disks looking tidy is to paint all ares that the brake pad "does not" contact, then as soon as the car is driven the part your brake pads touch is kept shiney! the rest you can paint whatever colour you like in hammerite or a hight temp paint, i've painted mine in gravi-tex anti-stone-chip which is a dark grey & still looks tidy after a jet-wash

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

i use standard discs and cheap pads
i stop at over 142 mph

the bling discs, sure clear the crap
but where does it go?

money is well spent in other areas

having said that others may disagree

but if you have a good bank account

Slots do keep the discs from getting scored though and may therefore increase longlivity. Spending money on good pads (say Mintex M1144's but NOT EBC greenstuff) is a better idea. Mine are great but just need a booster!

i've used the standard disks and decent pads for a while and it stops well enough to hurt if you really try to

i had a pug 306 rallye and it stopped well with standard pug pads and discs and the discs lasted 60,000 miles of hard use.
i then changed to EBC discs and pads and found them noisey, not as good under hard braking and needed replacing after 20,000 miles
i then fitted after market standard look discs and pads and they were atleast as good as the EBC

my opinion is that although the grooves and dimples/holes clear dust and reduce glasing improving efficiency, they also reduce surface area so reduce efficiency. end result for me was increased noise, high wear rate, high cost and no better stopping

Could i use my old pads..
They say Mintex M1144.
There's still loads of pad on them.
But one of the pads has alot more ware Then the other.
Cheers

i've got Tarox discs and red stuff pads on the RS and they are nosiey as fook and shite!

i've had 2 sets of tarox discs and both of them have warped.

1144's and some decent quality but std discs should do it.

get some new pads. you can get the same but you should replace the old ones.

if your old discs were rusty and you tried to clean them by driving the car and stopping, the rust off the disc sticks in the pad and the pads are bin fodder

its your life on the line as well as the person you hit, all for the price of some pads

On 27th of Jul, 2007 at 02:45am BENROSS said:
i use standard discs and cheap pads
i stop at over 142 mph

the bling discs, sure clear the crap
but where does it go?

money is well spent in other areas

having said that others may disagree

but if you have a good bank account

Here for the craic..

Supercharged Arden powered

For a fast road car/ light track use I'd of thought standard discs with a good set of pads would be more than enough.

Im using standard S discs with green stuff pads and they work a treat,

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

I went this route with my Clio and fitted the largest discs I could get under the standard wheel. 310 mm with carbon metallic pads front (D/G) and drilled rears.

And the result is bloody noisy to say the least. Also when cold they are slow to respond and grap terribly.

But when you do get heat into them they are very very good. To the point at which the ABS can only just cope.

Way too much for a road car.

So stick with standard and good pad in my book. Thats what I’ve done with my mini.

Si

I drill holes in everything..!

Yeah but 310mm on a clio is worth some serious Chav-points surely?