EBC brake discs- Any good for XKR??

[Jag-D]

As per the title really?

Mate of mine is looking at EBC discs for the 2000 XKR

[Valentin]

I got the greenstuff pads on my '67 Volvo. When cold they aren't better than the standard ones, but when warm they are better. Not by a mile but noticably better. Oh and they really reduce brake dust. I'd recommend them (for classic Volvos at least)...

[varsas]

this thread:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

might be useful.

[Jag-D]

Thanks chaps, but I'm after discs

[varsas]

Hyper engineering (link in other thread) might be able to help, they race XJ-S's

[peterzoom]

I am not certain this will be of direct use to you, but I replaced the discs on my XJR with EBC grooved and dimpled rotors all round (F+R). At the same time I also went to Red Stuff pads and Goodridge stainless lines plus a purge of the fluid and a change to 5.1 fluid.
So its a little hard to say if the discs alone made a significant difference.
However, the overall effect transformed the braking efficiency and totally tranformed the length of time the brakes can be used before cooking up and fading.
The obvious side effect of the new rotors is they are slightly noisy ( they make a slight purring noise) and produce a gentle ripple through the pedal in use. Nothing severe by any means, just different.

[Jag-D]

peterzoom said:

I am not certain this will be of direct use to you, but I replaced the discs on my XJR with EBC grooved and dimpled rotors all round (F+R). At the same time I also went to Red Stuff pads and Goodridge stainless lines plus a purge of the fluid and a change to 5.1 fluid.
So its a little hard to say if the discs alone made a significant difference.
However, the overall effect transformed the braking efficiency and totally tranformed the length of time the brakes can be used before cooking up and fading.
The obvious side effect of the new rotors is they are slightly noisy ( they make a slight purring noise) and produce a gentle ripple through the pedal in use. Nothing severe by any means, just different.

It's not for the performance side of things, just for the fact that buying EBC discs as direct replacement are a ste site cheaper than what Jaguar are charging for them!

We've heard a couple of bad reports about the EBC discs themselves being crap, low grade metal, ste performance etc etc so I thought I would come on and ask those who might know

[andye30m3]

I've heard to much bad stuff about EBC over they years to risk it, mostly with the green stuff pads.

I've just changed discs and pads on my car (only a clio I know) and found Brembo replacement discs very good value, I bought them through the clio forum but I sure they could be found at a local motor factors or maybe ebay.

[Valentin]

andye30m3 said:

I've heard to much bad stuff about EBC over they years to risk it, mostly with the green stuff pads.

Really?? I'm quite pleased with them. Just did a little tour in the alps last weekend (the old Tremola on the Gotthard Pass) and they where better than the old (granted: really old Volvo pads) ones, wich where shot after just a few fast/late and hard braking corners..

[andye30m3]

Valentin said:

andye30m3 said:

I've heard to much bad stuff about EBC over they years to risk it, mostly with the green stuff pads.

Really?? I'm quite pleased with them. Just did a little tour in the alps last weekend (the old Tremola on the Gotthard Pass) and they where better than the old (granted: really old Volvo pads) ones, wich where shot after just a few fast/late and hard braking corners..

I expect some of what i've read has been forum rubbish, I also did an alps trip a week or so ago, was there a number of volvo's on your trip as a seam to remember seeing loads at one point.

I changed my discs and pads for the brembo high carbon discs with ferodo DS2500 pads before we left, we did SPA, 3 days in the mountains and 2 days at the ring and I never had any problems with the brakes other than some smoke at spa and at the bottom of one of the passes.

It my be that ebc have reacted to issues with the green stuff pads over the years and got them right now, I've heard good things about the yellows from a couple of people who do sprint racing.

[Zippyworld]

Hi,

Don't know if this is useful

I upgraded my brake pads and discs all round on my 1998 XJR. i used EBC redstuff pads and grooved / drilled discs. What a huge and expensive mistake, they completely cooked themselves and not under extreme conditions, just occasional hard breaking on normal roads, lasted 800 miles if that, and they were treated well for the first five hundred.

I have now replaced with genuine Jaguar discs and pads at a cost of £475 plus some labour from an Independant. The line of thought was they are made for this car and do the job both from myself and the Main Dealer....

Independant dealers seem to swear by Mintex pads and discs.

Hope this helps

[G_T]

Zippyworld said:

I have now replaced with genuine Jaguar discs and pads at a cost of £475 plus some labour from an Independant.

Sorry, and not wishing to derail the thread, but you paid £475 for OEM pads and discs for an X308?

The, admittedly blueprint, discs retail at circa £30 for a pair?

http://www.britishparts.co.uk/.sc/ms/dd/Jaguar%20X...

[Zippyworld]

The pads and discs were genuine Jaguar from the main stealer.

I see why you asked the question based on my comment

[G_T]

Ahh cool. I was just having a "Jesus Christ he didn't pay that..." moment.