V8VS Brake Rotor Options
Discussion
Hi All,
Apologies if this topic has been covered before but i'm currently refreshing the brakes on my V8VS with new rotors, Porterfield pads and a fluid change and looking for some advice on options for replacing the larger front 380mm brake rotors on the V8VS and later V8V cars.
My current OEM rotors have a small lip but have not reached the minimum wear of 32mm, so i believe my options are:
1) Replace them with the very expensive OEM bell mounted Brembos, approx £2k for a pair.
2) Replace them with the co-cast OEM rotors fitted to the later V8V cars, approx £1.6k a pair.
3) Skimming and refinishing my lipped rotors, has anyone done this before and are there any pros/cons?
4) Aftermarket rotors, there's a company on eBay called RB Racing that make their own floating bell mounted rotors for approx £900 a pair. Has anyone used them and how do they compare to the OEM brembos?
Many thanks in advance
Apologies if this topic has been covered before but i'm currently refreshing the brakes on my V8VS with new rotors, Porterfield pads and a fluid change and looking for some advice on options for replacing the larger front 380mm brake rotors on the V8VS and later V8V cars.
My current OEM rotors have a small lip but have not reached the minimum wear of 32mm, so i believe my options are:
1) Replace them with the very expensive OEM bell mounted Brembos, approx £2k for a pair.
2) Replace them with the co-cast OEM rotors fitted to the later V8V cars, approx £1.6k a pair.
3) Skimming and refinishing my lipped rotors, has anyone done this before and are there any pros/cons?
4) Aftermarket rotors, there's a company on eBay called RB Racing that make their own floating bell mounted rotors for approx £900 a pair. Has anyone used them and how do they compare to the OEM brembos?
Many thanks in advance
I fit the RB racing rotors discs earlier this year to my 4.7, also went for Porterfield R4S pads. I believe RB are using brembo discs with custom bells the have made up to suit the application. By the time I bought a pad fitting kit/bolts etc approx £1500 to do the job, so less than half of what the dealer charges.
After a bedding in session the brakes feel great, more feel than OE Pagid pads and virtually zero dust. I will go back to RB Racing Rotors again when my rear discs need doing.
After a bedding in session the brakes feel great, more feel than OE Pagid pads and virtually zero dust. I will go back to RB Racing Rotors again when my rear discs need doing.
I’ve also used RB Rotors on my 4.3 V8V. I opted for an upgrade from 355mm to 380mm purely on aesthetic grounds.
Total bill was about £1150 for the discs and another £250 or so for the Porterfield pads from DAE
Not done a lot of miles on them, but they feel way better than what went before
Total bill was about £1150 for the discs and another £250 or so for the Porterfield pads from DAE
Not done a lot of miles on them, but they feel way better than what went before
Porterfield say for street compound pads just drive normally, no special procedure.
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