Guest Nicholas Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have the brembo gran turiso kit and it's awesome also have one of those carbing strut braces with the MCBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lbm Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Oh flipping heck TUCKER Sorry old bean, couldn't resist. I've just recently upgraded from J-spec to UK spec brakes all round. (I think that was your initial question) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pete_TT Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have a habit of warping UK Brake disks. I've gone through a set of OEM disks and a set of DBA disks in less then 10,000 km just with road use. Does anyone else have this problem? Can anyone recomend a disk that dosen't Warp easily?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have a habit of warping UK Brake disks. I've gone through a set of OEM disks and a set of DBA disks in less then 10,000 km just with road use. Does anyone else have this problem? Can anyone recomend a disk that dosen't Warp easily?? I've done 20k road miles plus 5 trackdays on one set of discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_TT Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I've done 20k road miles plus 5 trackdays on one set of discs. What discs are you using? Any tips to avoid them warping?? Could there be another problem with my car that is causing them to warp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 What discs are you using? Any tips to avoid them warping?? OEM. Don't drive in a binary fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_TT Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 What do you mean by a binary fashion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 What do you mean by a binary fashion? On/Off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Yeah it's the smaller ones, but I have got a feeling that one of the front brakes is binding which could be causing it, but I'm replacing the pads on friday so I will be able to have a good nosey. You MUST MUST MUST sort out any binding in caliper pistons, or the sliders for the calipers. The sliders should move with light finger pressure. If either are seized pad wear will be terrible, and any disc will warp or even crack. Have a good look before fitting your new pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 uk spec calipers and discs, and cw,s fast road pads from tomorow onwards:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have a habit of warping UK Brake disks. I've gone through a set of OEM disks and a set of DBA disks in less then 10,000 km just with road use. Does anyone else have this problem? Can anyone recomend a disk that dosen't Warp easily?? Any disk if you don't brake hard and then park up before letting it cool off properly. The majority of brake warpage takes place when the car is stationary If you measure the runout on a warped disk you'll probably find that one quarter of the disk is fatter than the rest - it's the bit which sits under the brake pads and cools down slower than the rest of the disk. Brake disks can take a surprising amount of time to cool down. I once hammered down from 140mph to zero as hard as I could on a sliproad at night, then tootled home the next 3 or 4 miles using gears and planning ahead so I didn't touch the brakes until on my driveway. I then spat on a front disk and it sizzled off instantly If you do have to park up with warm brakes, e.g. at something like TOTB or a track day when you missed a cooldown lap, roll the car about 1/3rd of a wheel-turn every couple of minutes until they are cool, to evenly distribute the cooling. -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Any disk if you don't brake hard and then park up before letting it cool off properly. The majority of brake warpage takes place when the car is stationary If you measure the runout on a warped disk you'll probably find that one quarter of the disk is fatter than the rest - it's the bit which sits under the brake pads and cools down slower than the rest of the disk. Brake disks can take a surprising amount of time to cool down. I once hammered down from 140mph to zero as hard as I could on a sliproad at night, then tootled home the next 3 or 4 miles using gears and planning ahead so I didn't touch the brakes until on my driveway. I then spat on a front disk and it sizzled off instantly If you do have to park up with warm brakes, e.g. at something like TOTB or a track day when you missed a cooldown lap, roll the car about 1/3rd of a wheel-turn every couple of minutes until they are cool, to evenly distribute the cooling. -Ian Very good advice for cooling down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_TT Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Thanks Ian, thats some great advice. Hopefully i wont have any more warping issues when i change my discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 If you're using EBC pads or other equally crap incendiary device then that's not going to help either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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