360 Brakes

[charlie360]

Hi all, I've noticed tiny cracks starting to appear from the cross drilled holes on my brake discs, is this normal or should I worry and have them replaced? I was considering replacing them with Carbon Ceramic type discs has anyone looked into this or know the best way to do it? will the stradale discs fit, as this might be a sensible approach if they do?

[charlie360]

Have just checked the stradale disc dimensions and they are 380mm F and 350mm rear, so I guess they are significantly bigger than standard 360 which are 330mm all round I think, anyone know anything about these new Tarox metal ceramic discs?

[charlie360]

Just spoke to one of the mechanics at the dealer who said that it's fairly standard for small hairline cracks to appear, due to high temperatures, they have a lot on their race cars, but they also said that when they join up I should start worrying!!! Have also asked them to investigate ceramic or carbon type discs............. so I guess we'll see what scary quote they come back with!

[charlie360]

I was reading some research info from Brembo and they concluded that there was no discernable performance difference or length of life between the drilling or casting method for the holes............they would say that because they drill and produce ferrari's brake systems!