| Author | Message | ||
     Mark Devereux (Groupw) Member Username: Groupw Post Number: 114 Registered: 12-2002 |
I will need to replace brake rotors on my D1 fairly soon. I had been planning to go to one of the vented/drilled options out there and am interested in peoples experience? One concern is longevity in normal city driving. I have seen threads on the Land Cruiser list (tlca.org) about cracks caused by rapid heating and cooling. Comments??? What about pad life in dirty/muddy/sandy conditions? | ||
| David D Banicz (Dave_banicz) New Member Username: Dave_banicz Post Number: 17 Registered: 11-2003 |
Mark, I recently put high performance drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads on the front of my 99 Disco 1 and it works extremely well. "Put your face into the windshield" - 1000 times better than stock. I have about 10k on these rotors so far so good. I will definitely put them on the back when the time comes. Street Performance: if you drive aggressively then this is a must. I have lots of experience. Off Road: only one trip so far but "when they grab they grab" they wont creep/slip like the stock pads. As far as rapid heating and cooling - I don't drive for the Ferrari F1 team so I wouldn't know. | ||
| CALM (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 1057 Registered: 11-2002 |
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/dba/index.htm | ||
| Bill Bettridge (Billb) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Billb Post Number: 1239 Registered: 02-2002 |
Good on the street, a bit noisy, but no big deal. IMO I think they're better with standard organic pads and not kevlar, ceramic, or metallic - much better when wet and off road this way. Off road the slots and vents plug with mud and pad life is short - but to me that's OK since they're easy to change. Bill | ||
| DB (Dave_banicz) New Member Username: Dave_banicz Post Number: 18 Registered: 11-2003 |
Do some research before you pay anything for OEM pads. Tirerack.com and Atlantic British have a variety aftermarket pads. http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brakes.jsp?autoMake=Land+Rover&autoModel=Discover y+SD&autoYear=1998&autoModClar=&make=EBC&model=6000+Series+Truck%2FSUV+Pads http://www.atlanticbritish.com/ |
