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I wonder if the early 90's RR's had vented discs?
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gees your up early today Inc,,,,
I wonder if the early 90's RR's had vented discs?
From the DBA 2005 catalogue p. 46
Please Note: Discovery I Series may have either Solid or Vented discs. Not interchangeable.
I don't recall seeing a Disco 1 in Australia with vented front discs......well, not factory anyway.
Maybe other markets with the higher compression engines had the vented discs.
Well obviously!!!......there's a difference of about 1" in their thicknesses......but the caliper spacers that LR [or Lockheed or whoever] engineered took care of that!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Coastie
According to LR Service Manuals, the ventilated discs were used whenever asbestos free pads were fitted;) ........this can/might be translated as the litigious conscious US or other market where use of asbestos was limited by Law or whatever;) ....I really don't know when their fitment to Discos in Oz began and I used to have a late RR Classic with ABS that had solid discs.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse
With the DBA cross drilled and slotted gold rotors, the original calipers are fine. I fitted them to my Rangie (ex). Only a small noticeable increase in normal braking, but a rwasonable increase in hot or loaded braking. I got mine for $700 odd delivered with 2 x sets of each brake pad.
I have just gone through the same exercise with my 200tdi and ended up fitting DBA solid slotted rotors all round using Bendix h/d pads. Breaking performance when towing the boat is about a 30% improvement however no matter what I do I can't stop the rears from squealing like crazy. Next step I think will be to ditch the Bendix pads on rear.
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Originally Posted by CraigE
Hmmmm......sounds like the way to go......although at $700 I think I'd be checking the price of ventilated versions of the same....not much more?...
BTW .....I just checked and standard ventilated discs are about $77[incl GST] each!!!!:D :D :D .....a bit of a difference!!:mad:
I'm just waiting on a call back on a price for the spacer kit [spacer+longer bolts +all seals].....will get back/edit this post ASAP
OK.....Prices are:Quote:
Originally Posted by byron
$77 per ventilated disc = $154:)
$330 axle set of spacers+ bolts+ all seals:)
say... $485 incl GST to convert a Disco 1 or RR Classic:D
[prices are from Graham Cooper's]
PRETTY DAMN CHEAP, compared to $700 for just the discs.....although they're less labour if you can't do it yourself.