BRAKE SHUDDER ISSUE

[aaronmihe]

Bollocks Back to my drawing board - yes I'm that much of a tight arse....

BTW new stock PBR calipers can be bought prepainted with pads from PBR for $495............Available in Black, Yellow or Red....

Aaron.

[bloan]

DBA 2104

DBA 42104 - 4000 series

We only have DBA 42104 slotted in stock. The rest are sold out.

Who told you they weren't available?

So these part No.s are the direct replacement for the Premium rotors?

Obviously the person I spoke to needs to brush up on his latest catalogues! I will point this out to him!!!

[Guest dbasteve]

DBA 2104

DBA 42104 - 4000 series

We only have DBA 42104 slotted in stock. The rest are sold out.

Who told you they weren't available?

So these part No.s are the direct replacement for the Premium rotors?

Obviously the person I spoke to needs to brush up on his latest catalogues! I will point this out to him!!!

Yes, they are direct replacement.

They only went into stock a few weeks ago. They are listed in the DBA online catalogue but probably aren't in their printed version unless they have latest.

We didn't expect a lot of interest yet other than from the Police. This is why there isn't a lot of stock. More coming though!

[Cro]

Bugger it.

I've been living with the shudder for the last 2 weeks, got it on the way home from the dealer when it was getting a machine job.. If I take it in again this would be it's fifth machine job.. How thin can these rotors go?

I'm getting DBA 4000 slots up the front and Bendix Ultimate pads all round.

Being done tomorow by my dealer. Bit more expensive but this way I can chuck it on my lease. Plus the fact no other shop I rang has any stock of the 4000's for the BA :(

Hopefully I can have them run in for a nice hard drive this saturday :D

[ms700]

Would the Premium calipers be the same twin piston PBR jobbies fitted to Mustangs with 330mm discs? Very curious as the calipers are available as new items in the US for about AU$600 per pair landed with lines and pads...

Ponders... ms700 care to check the theory?

Sorry, I havent been on this topic for ages, as I put the AP setup on my car! What do you want me to investigate? I am more than happy to help anybody out here, just PM me if you think I am being lazy!!! I log on virtually every day. Dont be afraid to PM me, I enjoy doing these sort of things.

[Dagabond]

If I take it in again this would be it's fifth machine job..

Cro

Do you have access to a micrometer?

It'd be interesting to see how much there skimming of them.

[Cro]

I have no idea what that is.

I'll be keeping the disc's so I can measure with a ruler?

[axw01]

Have any of you guys who had the shudder problems done more than say 5000 klms since changing to DBA rotors??

My magnificent Ford ones have been replaced 3 times and have also had 5 machinings in the space of 37000 klms. My beast is going in on Monday for 'the fix' and is in desperate need of another machine job (done 3500 klms since they fully replaced the last set of rotors - about normal amount of klms between problems with shudder).

Despite 'the fix' being done, I am still very keen to put on the DBA's. What are the best ones for performance street use (don't mind using the beast's power that will also soon be upgraded)??

Thanks.

Al.

[aaronmihe]

IIRC the Ford discs can have 3mm taken off them before they're at minimum thickness....

A.

[ASNU]

Have any of you guys who had the shudder problems done more than say 5000 klms since changing to DBA rotors??

Al.

AL.

I have had the DBA slotted and crossed drilled rotors on now for a very pleasent 10000km until last month and the shudder is back.I do tow quite heavy loads maybe twice a month and dont consider I give my ute a hard time with the brakes.

I was luckie enough to have the opportunity to speak to one of the DBA guys at a recent trade show in which he suggested there was many possible reasons rangeing from the torsional strengh of the front cross member not good enough causeing flex to pad material but I have tried 2 different compounds but to no avail.I really cannot understand how my last XR8 series 2 had no such hassle plus 70000 pad life.

I really do not want to start again having to machine my new rotors as thought this was the ultimate fix.I can see it happening evry 8-10000km which is where I started from.

I think the there is a major stuff up somewhere in the front end design or just to small brakes fitted generating to much heat but thought the crossed drilled would of cured this.Dont no what is going to happen now as it is getting abit boring the same old thing happening.