stinkyparp
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does anyone know what the best aftermarket repalcement discs and pads are the best for a 899 cinq. are the drilled grooved discs that much better or perhaps original are the best route?
Hellcat said:I think the number and placement of the holes in drilled discs can make all the difference.
Some drilled discs are simply that - a plain disc that has been drilled. Not a good idea as often the vented grooves are drilled through.
I have black diamond drilled and grooved. Have not used them yet but the qualiy of manufacturing looks very high. Only 24 holes in the disc and none near the edges.
To improve braking you could always fit brakes off a larger car...
Hellcat said:To improve braking you could always fit brakes off a larger car...
arseofbox said:The Cinq can hold the Punto GT front brakes under some 14" wheels, and Im informed theyre rather good![]()
stinkyparp said:does anyone know what the best aftermarket repalcement discs and pads are the best for a 899 cinq. are the drilled grooved discs that much better or perhaps original are the best route?
arseofbox said:Yeah...I ePERd that a while back. IIRC any Bravo/a or Marea (Except Disease-al and HGT versions) would be fine Id THINK!!!
arseofbox said:Depends what you want...
The standard equipment stops the car well enough, and its cheap.
But the Aftermarket stuff generally performs much better, is about 3 x as much and requires you to inform your insurers...
As for grooves \ drilled - Go grooved discs only, drill holes add to the strain on the metal, so I view it as a point of potential failure.
Fit aftermarket pads if you fit aftermarket discs - most of the time they are heat treated differently after manufacture, so pads designed to work on them will work better than OE spec pads...
Ive heard Red Dot is good stuff, I run Std discs and EBC Greenstuff pads, but am soon hoping to change the discs for a bespoke setup....
vandisian said:drilled holes dont add to the strain on the metal any more than grooves for the life of me i dont know why you would think that?
Oldschool said:Sorry to disagree, but Red Dot thinks different and has stopped producing drilled only discs for this very reason.
Oldschool said:Sorry to disagree, but Red Dot thinks different and has stopped producing drilled only discs for this very reason.
rallycinq said:Remembering that the 899 and 1108 have the same discs as standard, I think the 899 is fine with them.
I did two rallies with the 899 engine and the standard brakes and we only had a problem on one section where we were coming down the side of a hill with hairpins. As we got near the bottom they were beginning to fade but they had been used a lot on the way down with little opportunity to cool down between applications.
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