slotted rotors - RDA vs DBA

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by urbancowboy

I will be keeping an eye on this poll as im now in the market for some disks to suit the Tickford premium front calipers and that all i know! I think they are 229 or 330mm?

329mm mate, i have DBA4000's on my TE

[FTE217]

No need to keep an eye on the poll, just buy what you can afford, rda slotted made in china hence the more affordable cost whereas the 4000's are made here pay extra price due to workers can buy steak.
No brainer both great products just buy what folding you can dish out as said.

[Day-mow]

I got some bendix ultimate pads for 54 from sca with a 20% off voucher so good front brakes for under 250 I'm pretty happy with that

[urbancowboy]

Thanks DJM83 that clears up one of my confusion's, now i'm onto the caliper confusion, re Tickford premo calipers needing a bracket when my work says they don't!

[DJM83]

A bracket for what?

[urbancowboy]

Sorry to be getting a bit off topic here.

Apparently and i've been informed by more than one person that the Premium Tickford Caliper's use a Bracket which extends the caliper further from the hub in order to allow for the larger diameter disks. However the Caliper's i've bought appear to have been designed to bolt on without any extension bracket.

I believe there must be more than one type of Tickford Premium caliper, because i checked with my work's spare parts interpreter's and they couldn't see any bracket in any diagram for Tickford Premium calipers on a AU2/3.

Thanks for any input.

[urbancowboy]

Reviving a dead thread here!

I got my Caliper brackets and now am looking for Disks! I found this thread helpful. Im a little curious about the kangaroo paw technology, surely any extra cooling is something you'd only notice at the track, in which case you'd probably have highly abrasive pads getting ultra hot too!

I think i'll go with RDA's and use the new stock ford pads that came with my calipers, and if i want more braking power after that then i'll fit some better pads!

[Hossy]

I'm in the same boat, got SRT pads for the front but stuffed if I know what rotors to get. Whats a set of F & R DBA 4000's worth for the AU1 Fairmont V8?

[Hossy]

Have fitted DBA4000 Slotteds with SRT pads all round, the thing stops well!!!!

[GK]

Just fitted another set of QFM pads to the RDA slotteds I've had on the wagon for two 2-3 years. No machining and they've bedded in beautifully.

QFM pads and RDA slotteds will continue to be the combination I go for, for great standard driving.

Cheers,

GK

[SirHenry]

Originally Posted by GK

Just fitted another set of QFM pads to the RDA slotteds I've had on the wagon for two 2-3 years. No machining and they've bedded in beautifully.

QFM pads and RDA slotteds will continue to be the combination I go for, for great standard driving.

Cheers,

GK

I'll second that GK I've been running QFM pads and RDA slotteds for about a year now and have found them to be extremely good.

[crdave]

I bought a front kit from Sydney race brakes and it has the red stuff pads included.Anyone ever tried them before?
Rotors are RDA'S

[DaveTE]

Originally Posted by urbancowboy

Reviving a dead thread here!

I got my Caliper brackets and now am looking for Disks! I found this thread helpful. Im a little curious about the kangaroo paw technology, surely any extra cooling is something you'd only notice at the track, in which case you'd probably have highly abrasive pads getting ultra hot too!

I think i'll go with RDA's and use the new stock ford pads that came with my calipers, and if i want more braking power after that then i'll fit some better pads!

Don't know much other than I have slotted RDAs on my XR8 AUII and DBA 5000s on th TE50 S3. Had break fade in the XR8 and none in the TE50 when treated to the same conditions. But and it's a big but is the price difference. I can't see the point to putting them in my XR8 because I use it more for family trips away these days. The TE50 is for the fun times and for the look factor DBA 5000s are sexy .