D2 Brake Disk Upgrade?

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Originally Posted by CJT

I noticed you said "not cross drilled" for the rotors, is there a reason not to go to cross drilled and slotted rotors on a 4wd?

Or dont they make them?

Just curious as I am looking at this upgrade soon.

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Cross drilled can introduce stress fracturing around the holes, and is total overkill for the LR.

The benefits of the holes is a de-gassing effect, the slots (4 per side) do an ample job of this anyhow.

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

My vehicle only has 126,000kms on it :cool:

Went and measured to rotors last brake pad change and they are almost original thickness (around 0.8mm off)

I tend to be hard on brakes (auto, oversized tyres, lots of towing, sand and mud work).

I'd suggest that I'll get close to double or more than I have so far... Except the boat etc works them harder than before.

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Im confused...are you running original disks, or the DBA ones as per previous post?

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Originally Posted by Hamish71

Im confused...are you running original disks, or the DBA ones as per previous post?

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DBA...

I change/upgrade brakes on my vehicles as a priority..

Slotted rotors, better pads and Braided lines are one of the first things I fit - even to new vehicles ;)

On The brake lines do I need longer lines with a 2 inch lift? where is the best place to get braided lines from?

Matt

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Originally Posted by mattg

On The brake lines do I need longer lines with a 2 inch lift? where is the best place to get braided lines from?

Matt

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For a 2" or less you shouldnt need to change anything

I just did the 2" lift on my disco and the brake lines appear ok, although a little tight at full extension.

Make sure you get as much slack in the ABS line as you can though, I have disconnected mine twice now due to articulation. I need to chase the wire back down the chassis to try and get some more slack on the drivers side.

I personally am replacing my brake lines with extended ones, any brake shop should be able to make some lines up, I was quoted $40 - $50 per line supply only.

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

DBA slotted (not cross drilled) with Bendix 4wd pads...

Dont forget to get some anti-squeel paste and use it properly when installing the pads.

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I'm now running that setup also and very happy with the results. The Dba slot rotors are excellent, much better than the EBC dimple/slot rotors.

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

Yes

Smoother pad wear, improved recovery time when wet..
Firmer bite from pads... Improved fade resistance due to design of venting.
High quality material last ages - I've got rotors on from 80,000km ago.

EBC pads now are rubbish - spongy, soggy braking.. Long gone are the high quality ones that Slunnie and I first had, now their performance is awful.

Stick to local gear - DBA and Bendix - Excellent product, fantastic performance.

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Yes absolutely. Don't touch the EBC Greens. These are now 6000 series pads and a totally different and in my opinion significantly worse formulation to the early 2000 series green pad. To be fair, I think EBC may have a yellow pad overseas which I would like to try.



Re 3 amigos, I've not had a problem from EBC or DBA rotors, or EBC or Bendix pads.

I'm running DBA slotted rotors on the front and think they are great, I will soon replace the cheap pads I bought with Bendix, apparently they are the best. When I ordered my slotted rotors from REPCO, DBA offered cross drilled rotors for the same price due to not having slotted rotors in stock, but the man at REPCO said not to bother because if I damage them due to stones or dirt they cannot easily be machined. I will one upgrade to braided lines as well.
Cheers

Anyone used the RDA slotted rotor? it looks like they just slot the standard rotor. is the DBA sloted rotor any different to the standard apart from the obvios slotting.

cheers

Matt

Technically I don't think there is a great deal of difference between the DBA slotted and standard rotors apart from the obvious. DBA say they use a kangaroo paw design on the vented part of the disc to aid with cooling. Maybe the quality of the DBA rotor is better and its made in OZ. Its an easy job to change over, even with basic mechanical knowledge.
Cheers matt:)