Upgrading Brakes... Help Needed...

[ZACK]

Guys Im Upgrading My Brakes This Week In Time For ModNats On The Weekend

Can Anyone Tell Me The Difference Between "Slotted" + "Grooved" Discs ?...

Which One's Better ?

Cheers !

[mattds3sport]

not 100% but i always thought slotted was better

[Rickzayne]

your cars damaged enough.. no need for breaks

[ZACK]

your cars damaged enough.. no need for breaks

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If I Had Spelt It Wrong Your Comment Would Have Been Slightly Funny...

You Fail...

[Rickzayne]

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If I Had Spelt It Wrong Your Comment Would Have Been Slightly Funny...

You Fail...

i dont understand?

[Fuds]

i dont understand?

b r a k e s

[Rickzayne]

the disks are for the breaks?





ooooo...

o well spell mistake or not.

Every word doesn't start with a capital letter.

[Dangerousfish]

Copied from my FB comment:
It's mainly due to heat dispersion and cleaning of the pads.
Slotting and grooving means more cooling meaning a lower temperature which increases friction which is what you need to stop the car. They both do exactly the same thing and try to remove as much heat as fast as possible.

If you have an option go for slotted and grooved and get the best of both worlds..

to answer your question though, slotted means holes are either forged or drilled into the discs.

Grooves are the slits you see running from the centre of the disk to the outside of the disc.

[DS3RACING96]

you can borrow my brakes !!!!!

[Stef]

Slotted discs have the gaps between the two faces which allow heat to dissipate more quickly, grooved discs have grooves or holes on the actual disc surface and again allow better heat dissipation.

Here is an example of a slotted and grooved disc......................



These are just slotted................



There's some debate about the effectiveness of grooved or cross drilled brakes as in theory they offer less disc area for braking.......................

The DS3R uses Brembo assemblies up front, these are slotted only.

Stef

[Gareth]

Where are you getting them from Zack?

[ZACK]

EBC Mate...

Had Brembos On The Astra, Changed To EBC And Found Them ALOT Better !

Gunna Combine Them With Some 'Green Stuff' Pads And Hopefully A Caliper Upgrade In The Near Future...

[Gareth]

Ebc don't do them? I suppose you might get away with C3 ones on yours being an hdi?

[ZACK]

Ebc don't do them?

Check Again

Where You Looking ?

Im Getting Them From A Local EBC Retailer...

[Gareth]

I have emailed ebc a couple of times.

You changing the callipers?