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TDCRacing D/S Rotors

Sabrewings

Sabrewings

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Drilled and Slotted. Silver zinc coating. I'm very pleased with them. TDC was great to do business with.

When I received them:
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Front:
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Rear:
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looks very nice. if i didnt have a lifetime warrant on my OE rotors from Oreillys i would be buying some
 


carl06GT said:
looks very nice. if i didnt have a lifetime warrant on my OE rotors from Oreillys i would be buying some
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I understand. The best I can do is offer a lifetime warranty against warping. Which really, That's all that oreilly's covers. Your not suppose to be able to bring them back when they wear out from normal use.
 
Bio248 said:
the 12" brake setup is more than adequate and the f-body brakes have a ****ty pedal feel to them.
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Brakes are brakes. As long as they are bled properly and are mech. sound you will have the same pedal feel as your last ones did. I have had zero issues with mine.
 
hes talking about the fact that you have to press down more to get it to stop, since you are adding more volume in the caliper in terms of piston bore. This gives you more hydraulic force, but more pedal throw. I really dont care as if i need to stop, im mashing it to the floor anyways, but as long as they bleed properly you get one hell of a stopping force.
 
and i will say, i did the upgrade to 12" and definitely felt the improvement, but its still way inadequate to stop the 3500 pound car, specially when im haulin azz
 
minichopper6hp said:
shoulda done fbody brakes
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It's way over rated. My brakes even before this could apply enough force to chirp the rear tires. I've seen plenty of people disappointed by it and feel its not worth it. I'm more than happy with my brakes, so there's no reason to spend that much money for a moderate increase I might not like.
 


thats cool, glad you like them. btw, the rear tires have nothing to do with braking on a fwd car. The fbody brakes are not overated, alot of people like them. I personally got mine for $30 so what is not to like about them? Better brakes... lol
 
minichopper6hp said:
hes talking about the fact that you have to press down more to get it to stop, since you are adding more volume in the caliper in terms of piston bore. This gives you more hydraulic force, but more pedal throw.
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How much volume are you adding, exactly?
 
From the measurements I've seen, there is no volume increase. If you've got different numbers, I'd love to see them.
 
then why is everyone complaining? at any rate, its a more even distribution of the hydraulic force to the pad.
 


fbody pistons measure 1.769", so thats 3.538" area. i know for a fact although i havent measured it yet, cause i havent had a chance to, but that has to be bigger than the stock gp caliper piston.

Edit: advance's website says that it has a 2.5" bore.... so yea bigger.
 
TDCRacing said:
I understand. The best I can do is offer a lifetime warranty against warping. Which really, That's all that oreilly's covers. Your not suppose to be able to bring them back when they wear out from normal use.
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thats the deal if they warp i take them up and they will turn them and if thay cant be turned they will give me another set for free
 
I've got a stock caliper in the garage, I'll measure it tonight, but SC Drew already did the measurements and came to the conclusion that the f-body calipers actually have less piston area than the stock calipers. Distribution is just that much better.

As for why people complain, I really think it's a bleeding issue. With the angle we have to mount the caliper at, the bleeder isn't really at the highest point anymore, so there's always some trapped air in there. I'm planning on bleeding mine while they're not bolted to the knuckle next time to see if it makes a difference.
 
minichopper6hp said:
thats cool, glad you like them. btw, the rear tires have nothing to do with braking on a fwd car. The fbody brakes are not overated, alot of people like them. I personally got mine for $30 so what is not to like about them? Better brakes... lol
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I know the rear brakes don't have that much to do with it, but it was an example of stopping force. More stopping force = more nose dive = less weight on rear tires to make them chirp. Not scientific but it gets the point across.

A lot of people like them, and a lot of people don't. They would say they're over rated, including myself. If you were going for all out bragging rights, then it's fine. But the pedal feel is too squishy for a daily driver for most people to be happy with. I like my brakes sensitive and quick to respond, which is what I have now.

The total piston volume is larger, BTW. We have guys who work at brake shops who install them (totally bled by a machine) and still have the less sensitive pedal feel. The only real benefit I see is that the pad is larger I believe. But, like I said, I'm happy with how mine stops.
 
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