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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 07:28 AM
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I run cosworth 4-pots on the front of my ERST..

I noticed that the front discs (283mm) have some hairline cracks in them.. so im looking for another set..

What best to use???
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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I think sierra cosworth 2wd discs mate.
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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I know that lol,

I meant what make
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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genuine ford if you can get hold of some, otherwise motorfactors.
i wouldn't waste money on cheap drilled/grooved ones.
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Always used motorfactors ones on mine and had no problems apart from warping a set doing loads of trackdays. Waste of money spending hundreds on fancy discs imo
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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drilled and grooved are better,standard brakes are shit
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jamieRST
drilled and grooved are better,standard brakes are shit
Ok then......my cossie brakes don't work with the standard discs then pmsl!!!
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Ok then......my cossie brakes don't work with the standard discs then pmsl!!!
well of course they would work but arent in the same league as drilled and grooved discs,his originals probably cracked cuz too much force,heat etc
drilled and groved discs are designed to be cooler and perform better,and seeing as matey is runnin a 2.1zvh think he just get better brakes than standards if he actually wants to stop quickly if he ever needs to.
cant believe had to explain that to you
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Pmsl.....you don't get sarcasm very well do you mate! I've used standard discs with 4x4 calipers and good quality ds2500 pads for years, mainly on track days and never really had issues with braking performance, in fact people have been shocked at how well they work! For the price of drilled/grooved discs they just aren't that much better...an rst doesn't weigh massive amounts and really doesn't need a huge set of brakes to do the job well. Can't believe i had to explain that to you either!
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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fuck me all about doing it on the cheap alot of you lot,crack on using your standard brakes,and just cause you buy drilled n grooved discs dont mean there massive,
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They're not standard brakes though are they mate (rst's didn't come with cossie brakes)....i'm just saying that in MY opinion drilled/grooved discs just don't work that much better than a standard non grooved disc!
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well i no they are not the standard front brakes as they didnt come with cossie calipers and discs but i explained above that drilled/grooved are better and seeing as mateys RST has a fair bit of power then drilled/grooved would be better as hes already cracked the standard ones already,so it makes sense they would crack again so therefore should buy the drilled/grooved discs
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