I had DBA slotteds on my EF. They pulled the car up alot better than with the standard discs, and i was just yusing the standard ford/motorcraft pads. I think they were around $127 each, and I fitted them myself.
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It is probably the best setup you can have with the stock brake system. I have them on my ED XR8 and they feel great. From memory the rotors were just over $120 each and the pads were about $80-90 set.
I wouldn't worry about slotted with the crossdrilled rotors. Not unless you're thinking about taking it on the track. Slotted are perfect for On-road racing,..............I mean driving!
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rossi, yeah ive been told that, but my theory is if i'm going to do it i may as well get the best i possibly can. if there's one thing i dont mind a bit of overkill on - its brakes and stopping power!!!
besides, cross drilled looks good behind mags! hehe.
I'll look into the setup further during next week. Feel free to keep posting as the more I know about them the better idea I will have, thus eliminating the possibility that I will get ripped off. Thanks!
i had cross drilled/slotted on the front of my EA - actually made the EA's middle pedal feel like a brake rather than an anchor (i.e. - toss it out and bet on where you're going to pull up)
and that was just with the poxy budget pads my mechanic put on (and told me they were "premium"... sheesh!)
It is probably the best setup you can have with the stock brake system. I have them on my ED XR8 and they feel great. From memory the rotors were just over $120 each and the pads were about $80-90 set.
I'm hoping that this was for the slotted rotors, not the slotted/cross drilled ones.
I'd kick myself, as I thought I did well to barter him down to $120 for slotted!
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If there's commotion coming from the passenger seat, and nothing but earth going round and round outside the windows,.......then everything is not as it seems!
The only time you have too much fuel, is when you're on fire!
I dunno if they have changed the ultimates or x-drilled / slotted rotors since I put mine on the el ( about 2 years ago ), but I initially had ultimates with the x-drilled and slotted, and warped the rotors in about 2 weeks ( a friend had the same prob with his AU ).
Got em machined, and replaced with premiums, and all has been sweet since....
Bottom line is, I think the pads got too hot for the rotors...
I have run Ultimates on 3 of my previous cars without a problem with DBA's. They are the most abrasive and thats why the rotors wear out quick and get the usual big lips at the ends.
I only changed to Performax just recently because Ultimates let off heaps of brake dust. I have much less brake dust but the Ultimate's braked heaps better but I knew this.
The last time I checked (which was a few yrs ago) DBA recommended Ultimates were the best suited to their rotors and from my experience I agree.
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