Finally, a D2 with good brakes: EBC DBA

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Originally Posted by rick130

The big thing with slots is twofold, they definitely increase initial bite and they stop the pads glazing as well as helping wipe the firebrand and helping outgassing.

If I have a choice I'll take them everytime.

Most people don't need them but I drive like an idiot.
F'rinstance most people would have no idea that the understeer/overseer transition is fairly rapid thanks to the short wheel base but the slide is nicely controllable [emoji56]

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x2 As always Rick well put [thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by rick130

The big thing with slots is twofold, they definitely increase initial bite and they stop the pads glazing as well as helping wipe the firebrand and helping outgassing.

If I have a choice I'll take them everytime.

Most people don't need them but I drive like an idiot.
F'rinstance most people would have no idea that the understeer/overseer transition is fairly rapid thanks to the short wheel base but the slide is nicely controllable [emoji56]

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Agreed on the slots. That's why all of mine are... and not having to worry about that heart in mouth moment when you get a cushion of water on cold discs and go the big pedal and have a hard, dead pedal and little retardation for quite a few revolutions until it squeezes out. Never happens with slots.

Also... try an even shorter wheelbase RRS instead. I was really surprised how benign it was and controllable. Like leisurely drifting your lounge room. And it'd allow it without intervention, as long as you kept it reasonably tidy and smooth. Good job LR :)

Solids and unsiped are still the only option for rear?

Cheers

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Originally Posted by ozscott

Solids and unsiped are still the only option for rear?

Cheers

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No my rears on my D2a are slotted (half moons) DBA rotors But Yez they are solids.
Considering that most of the breaking effort is done by the front brakes the setup works well.

I think (typically)Slunnie went slotted rears also,, you'd have to wait a while for those I reckon [wink11]

So there are other lunatics out there! [emoji23]

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

not with the standard lock stops!! [bigrolf]

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I'm talking an ex-tar baby drifting at 100km/h in the wet where 1/2 turn of correction is enough to hold the slide.
I don't want to be exploring just how much lock I actually don't have! [emoji15] [emoji23]

at least one!
2.4T is weigh(geddit?) too much to hang out sideways, plus being a 4wd I'd have no idea wtf would happen[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by DiscoClax

... and not having to worry about that heart in mouth moment when you get a cushion of water on cold discs and go the big pedal and have a hard, dead pedal and little retardation for quite a few revolutions until it squeezes out. :)

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exactly what I am trying to avoid by doing all this, (think 2T on the back) [thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by rick130

I'm talking an ex-tar baby drifting at 100km/h in the wet where 1/2 turn of correction is enough to hold the slide.
I don't want to be exploring just how much lock I actually don't have! [emoji15] [emoji23]

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Yeah, I didn't mean to. I try hard not to make a habit of drifting near 3t of Rangie Sport. Had just rained, I was a bit distracted, and I overdid it a bit. Was just very surprised how much it didn't try and kill me. So benign and controllable. Especially since it was a roundabout and I had to throw it the other way for bonus points. Only the mildest Scando-flick :)

But brakes with or without slots or straight or pawed vanes and pad choice didn't feature so perhaps getting a bit OT...