thought there was a little more involved when changing discs and pads, but basically 4 bolts each side, lol...
ive changed my front pads before, but wernt sure bout the discs (and removing whole caliper)...
anyway, really impressed with the look and just bedding in now at the front, feels great!!!!!! (only had time to fit the fronts)
i went for the silver Zinc coated option to, so no more RUST!! like the old ones!
ps, thanks for the group buy organised over on the OC!! otherwise dont think i would have been tempted.....
(pps, anyone know how much 4 92+discs are worth, secondhand, bout 3years old)...
3 of the 4 bolts needed to remove caliper, 4th out of shot...
(the 3 are the ones lower and middle left)
quite a difference!
[Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
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Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
I hope you cleaned the hub up with a wire brush before fitting the new disc's!
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
greeny wrote:I hope you cleaned the hub up with a wire brush before fitting the new disc's!
the hub shield you mean?
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
i think greeny means the wheel hub that the disk mounts to, else you might need to re tighten the disks in a short while because any rust or debree thats behind the disk when you mounted it will move. Might leave the disk a fraction loose?
equaly i could be wrong just a thought
equaly i could be wrong just a thought
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
jim you have put the grooves going the wrong way
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
are they the wrong way?
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
No, don't listen to the nasty man!!!jimGTS wrote:are they the wrong way?
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
lol, thats cool...
got worried for a second.
got worried for a second.
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
phipck wrote:i think greeny means the wheel hub that the disk mounts to, else you might need to re tighten the disks in a short while because any rust or debree thats behind the disk when you mounted it will move. Might leave the disk a fraction loose?
equaly i could be wrong just a thought
If you didnt clean any rust etc off the face of the hub then you'l likely have warped discs in a few hundred miles
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gosh darn it! close but not the buscuit!
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
greeny wrote:phipck wrote:i think greeny means the wheel hub that the disk mounts to, else you might need to re tighten the disks in a short while because any rust or debree thats behind the disk when you mounted it will move. Might leave the disk a fraction loose?
equaly i could be wrong just a thought
If you didnt clean any rust etc off the face of the hub then you'l likely have warped discs in a few hundred miles
well my old discs were only 3years old, and pads about 2years old, complete even pad wear...and recent 4 wheel laser alinement...
they felt fine when going on, and surely with the pressure you putting on the disc against the hub when you do the nuts up will crush any of that rust away?? tho i cant honestly remember the contact patch, they went on fine....and car felt fine to me.
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
jimGTS wrote:greeny wrote:phipck wrote:i think greeny means the wheel hub that the disk mounts to, else you might need to re tighten the disks in a short while because any rust or debree thats behind the disk when you mounted it will move. Might leave the disk a fraction loose?
equaly i could be wrong just a thought
If you didnt clean any rust etc off the face of the hub then you'l likely have warped discs in a few hundred miles
well my old discs were only 3years old, and pads about 2years old, complete even pad wear...and recent 4 wheel laser alinement...
they felt fine when going on, and surely with the pressure you putting on the disc against the hub when you do the nuts up will crush any of that rust away?? tho i cant honestly remember the contact patch, they went on fine....and car felt fine to me.
The car will feel fine....... until your disks warp
Just sharing my own personal experience/info........
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
jimGTS wrote:are they the wrong way?
Had a pair of Tarox (Red Dot) a few years back (£350ish for fronts only). The destructions did say the groves should be pointing forward not backwards.
hermit
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
hermit wrote:jimGTS wrote:are they the wrong way?
Had a pair of Tarox (Red Dot) a few years back (£350ish for fronts only). The destructions did say the groves should be pointing forward not backwards.
hermit
but after a bit of research, ive seen that everyone has them this way around (way i have them)....
seems its an individual thing really, unless you go brembo, or something....
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
i was under the impression they were designed to be the other way round so that as the wheel is turning and the pad touches the disc, any dirt or water will be forced into the grove and thrown outward. as they are it would encourage the dirt to travel toward the centre of the spinning wheel.
having said that you would be traveling forward and air would be blowing across them so i would suggest you would have better performance with them the other way round but it wont kill you having them this way.
just because everyone else does it, doesnt mean its right!
having said that you would be traveling forward and air would be blowing across them so i would suggest you would have better performance with them the other way round but it wont kill you having them this way.
just because everyone else does it, doesnt mean its right!
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
no, they are designed to wear down the surface of the brake pads faster, when braking heavy, and you start getting brake fade the heat heats up the chemical in the pads and this makes its way out of the brake pad and to the disc, the groved bit wears them down a little faster to eliminate that chemical setting
thats not the most technical answer but its early in the morning and i have a banging head ache,
you get the idea, someone will come round to give you the propper answer
it dont matter what way round they go,
Looks good jim
thats not the most technical answer but its early in the morning and i have a banging head ache,
you get the idea, someone will come round to give you the propper answer
it dont matter what way round they go,
Looks good jim
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
jdbecks wrote:no, they are designed to wear down the surface of the brake pads faster, when braking heavy, and you start getting brake fade the heat heats up the chemical in the pads and this makes its way out of the brake pad and to the disc, the groved bit wears them down a little faster to eliminate that chemical setting
Yes. How about it helps prevent the pads from glazing.
hermit
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
hermit wrote:jdbecks wrote:no, they are designed to wear down the surface of the brake pads faster, when braking heavy, and you start getting brake fade the heat heats up the chemical in the pads and this makes its way out of the brake pad and to the disc, the groved bit wears them down a little faster to eliminate that chemical setting
Yes. How about it helps prevent the pads from glazing.
hermit
yep..thats the better way to write what i said
i did have a banging head ache and just woken up
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Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
Look fantastic mate - good effort.
How much did you pay for the whole lot?
How much did you pay for the whole lot?
Re: [Mk2] [Generic] CRN 40 grooved discs and Redstuff pads arrived and fitted...
235 inluding del...
group buy, so got 30 ish off i think....
anyway, how much are my old discs and pads worth......still a good 10-20k miles on the pads, rears less than year old...discs 3 years old...?
unless its really going to effect things, is it really werth me swapping the direction of my new discs???
did the rears today, what a b*tch!!! lol
group buy, so got 30 ish off i think....
anyway, how much are my old discs and pads worth......still a good 10-20k miles on the pads, rears less than year old...discs 3 years old...?
unless its really going to effect things, is it really werth me swapping the direction of my new discs???
did the rears today, what a b*tch!!! lol