Mommers Member 87 Member For: 21y 11m 2d Location: Gippsland, Victoria Posted 28/01/04 10:47 PM Share Posted 28/01/04 10:47 PM Hi Guys, Would any of you guys know the price of a front set of DBA long life gold's?ThanksMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest esky Guests Posted 29/01/04 12:22 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 12:22 AM check here http://www.dba.com.au/sales_inquiries.asp or call this number 02 9748-0211.Ive got them and they are great!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/01/04 01:24 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 01:24 AM Hi Guys, Would any of you guys know the price of a front set of DBA long life gold's?ThanksMatt Hoppers Stoppers.Hoppers Crossing in Victoria DBA GOLDS DRILLED/SLOTTED $320 delivered. They are excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR Member 27 Member For: 21y 5m 29d Posted 29/01/04 02:36 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 02:36 AM Avoid the gold drilled/slotted if you plan on giving the brakes a hard time (ie, track work.) Stick with the slotted rotors. Better yet, spend a few more $$ and get the 4000 series slotted rotors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 29/01/04 07:47 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 07:47 AM Venom XR> Why? What have you experienced that we should know about?I'm asking because I'm contemplating the slotted Gold series for my T3.I have just had to replace the fronts rotors on the T3 at 68,000km. The pads were not quite ratsh!t but getting close. The rotors however were worn below the groove so obviously below min spec. Had them measured and sure enough they were 1mm and 1.5 mm under min thickness so had to put on new ones. Of course new pads had to go in as well so I thought an enquiry to Ford for a warranty claim on the rotors was in order. After all a rotor should outlive the pads in my opinion.After a call to Gregorys, (they see more premium brake setups than anyone else within cooee of me), I have now been educated on premium brakes. The info from these guys was that the premiums last usually 40,000km and they've seen some go to 50,000 but never over 60,000. AND ROTORS WEAR QUICKER THAN THE PADS!!! So no chance of a warranty claim.So now I'm considering myself lucky to have got the 68,000km out of mine. The rears are still hanging in there for at least a while yet.However at almost $1200 for the front pads and rotors I see this as rather expensive motoring. I'm accustomed to getting around 100,000 km from my front pads and at least three sets of pads to one set of rotors. This has been on my many previous models of Falcons, Fairlanes and LTDs.I priced the DBA slotted (not Gold) at just over $300 each rotor, front or rear. There was about $10 more for the rears I think.Any info would be appreciated ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 10m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 29/01/04 08:47 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 08:47 AM I enquired about cross drilled rotors (same as the Carrera Cup Porsche's) when I was buying my AP rotors, and the brake dude said that the cross drilled rotors develop hairline cracks froom the holes in the Porsche's.And after he said that, I havent seen any V8 Supercar rotors that are cross drilled? Or WRC cars for that matter? Could be wrong.So I am using slotted only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 29/01/04 09:07 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 09:07 AM I enquired about cross drilled rotors (same as the Carrera Cup Porsche's) when I was buying my AP rotors, and the brake dude said that the cross drilled rotors develop hairline cracks froom the holes in the Porsche's.And after he said that, I havent seen any V8 Supercar rotors that are cross drilled? Or WRC cars for that matter? Could be wrong.So I am using slotted only. Yes, I think that it pretty well documented that the cross drilled are to be avoided for that reason ... so it that the only difference between the DBA slotted and DBA Gold Series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 29/01/04 09:28 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 09:28 AM I think slotted would do you fine Jeff, you hardly use the brakes anyway.DBA Longlife Slotted with a pad of your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 21y 10m 8d Location: ACT Posted 29/01/04 10:29 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 10:29 AM After a call to Gregorys, (they see more premium brake setups than anyone else within cooee of me), I have now been educated on premium brakes. The info from these guys was that the premiums last usually 40,000km and they've seen some go to 50,000 but never over 60,000. AND ROTORS WEAR QUICKER THAN THE PADS!!! So no chance of a warranty claim.That was how the salesman talked me out of getting the premium brakes in my T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/01/04 10:34 AM Share Posted 29/01/04 10:34 AM That was how the salesman talked me out of getting the premium brakes in my T. You should have ignored him YCL, I don't even know what the setup will be, but I've insisted on them in my pending series 2. Stock ones are silly and dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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