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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Are these discs any good?

Im gonna be upgrading to Cossie Discs and was wondering if these are gonna be ok to go on?

Manufacturer : Black Diamond

Category : Black Diamond Discs - Combis Front

Sub-category : BDFC - Ford

Application : Sierra/Sapphire RS Cosworth 86-90

Product Code: KBD052C

Details : Vented disc. Diam = 283mm ; Thickness = 24mm



I have read that some drilled discs are prone to cracking, would i be better going for just the grooved discs or the combi ones?
Drilled Combi Grooved



Im gonna be using the car for mainly road use but the odd track session in the summer. Can anybody recommend me some decent pads as well?

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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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personally i wouldnt use Black Diamond disks

ferrodo DS2500 pads
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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what discs do you recommend, i always thought that black diamond were supposed to be pretty good?
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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if you want "named" disks then personally i'd go for Tarox .
i got my cossie disks from SportBrakes and they have been fantastic and stood up to loads of abuse with ease,including several track days a year cost half as much as black diamond too
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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I've got a nice set of ST170 brakes for sale on E Bay at the moment and they aren't really that much more than you'd end up paying for a set of Black Diamond warp easily disks
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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ok il have to have a look into it, did a bit of research and read of somebody warping black diamond discs quite quickly so will look into other brands.

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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Cliff S1 i doubt they would fit under my standard wheels unfortunately
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Nah Dave, your thinking of the wrong person. I am however quite insanely jealous of your rocker cover, what lush cunt sold you that
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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They are very good. Had lots of different on mine, and these are holding up the best so far. Tony used them on his rally car, so that was good enough for me!
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Funny that as I have used them (Black Diamond) on my competition car for about 9 years with NO problems at all.

Don't like ferrodo pads with them tho, as they leave too much copper behind and so fade quicker.

Dont forget Im talking competition use - on a road car they may fair up a bit better.

I now just use bog standard no name ones from my local motorfactors which are about £70 cheaper and last (for me) the same time span.

Pads, I only ever use Mintex since doing back to back trials with about 5 manufacturers in one day.

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Must have been typing at same time Rick
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Allright , Allright not starting world war 3
I had problems with mine but that was back in 2000 and they weren't very helpful to say the least
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Yours probably rusted away from being stood still for so long
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Yours probably rusted away from being stood still for so long
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Hey it's nearly there
Corner weight, check over, start the engine, Mot and tax all happening on the 4th january so
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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i have it on my cab! but it is just erst disc(combi), and ds2500 pads

how do i uploade pic?
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i got the cobi disks and dimond pads ( deal on fleabay £100 all new)

had no probs as of yet.
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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im hard on brakes, and my standards are high. They really have been spot on so far. NO warp/judder at all, and ive had the pads totally smoking.
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