What are my front brake upgrade options?

[Larry C Leung]

Good luck with the Brembos. As I said, I personally would go with either
ATE rotor.

LL - NY


On Thu, 08 Aug 2002 11:02:15 -0600 Zsolt Kovacs <zsolt1 at telusplanet.net>
writes:
> Thanks for all the tips guys, I am going to try Brembo rotors with
> KVR
> carbon metallic pads, and see how they work before I do a
> conversion.
>
> Cheers,
>   Zsolt
>
> Larry C Leung wrote:
>
> > Is it possible that your mechanics source of rotors is
> > less than...acceptable. I did have problems with
> > Brembo calipers, but it took some pretty aggressive
> > driving (with lots of brake smells, I was late...) to cause
> > them to warp. I have had NO problems with even stock,
> > OEM ATE rotors (same thing as as the atomic groove slotted
> > ATE Powerdisc rotors, without the groove) without going
> > to any extreme lengths, and I've even autocrossed the beast.
> > Try ATE rotors (slotted, i.e. Powerdisc or not OEM) AFTER
> > checking out all of the other issues Taka has mentioned. A
> dragging
> > brake will quickly kill the rotor, though that would be noticed
> by
> > an incredibly hot wheel/brake after any drive of more than a few
> > minutes. And finally, turned rotors will warp more quickly than
> new
> > ones, as there is less material to heat up, so they get to higher
> > temps faster.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> > > From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
> > > To: "'Zsolt Kovacs'" <zsolt at telusplanet.net>
> > > Cc: "'Zsolt Kovacs'" <zsolt1 at telusplanet.net>,
> > > <quattro at audifans.com>
> > > Subject: RE: What are my front brake upgrade options?
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:51:16 -0400
> > >
> > > How about ordering the air scoops and the brake ducting from a
> > > '91 200 and mounting that on your car? That will get more air
> > > to the rotors, but warping them in one stop is strange.
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Zsolt Kovacs [mailto:zsolt at telusplanet.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 11:24 AM
> > > To: TM
> > > Cc: 'Zsolt Kovacs'; quattro at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Re: What are my front brake upgrade options?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the tips Taka, but unfortunately these are the rotors.
> I
> > > had
> > > them turned as well, they lasted for a while then started in
> again.
> > > It
> > > was just as bad on my previous car. After I just had them done
> > > somebody
> > > cut me off and one emergency braking warped them again. I just
> > > talked to
> > > a German car specialist recently who has a type 44 turbo and
> he's
> > > having
> > > the same problem. He just ordered slotted rotors to try out. I
> also
> > > heard that others on the list had warping issues as well, that's
> why
> > > I'm
> > > asking for alternative ideas.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >    Zsolt
> > >
> > > TM wrote:
> > >
> > > > Have you checked for problems before throwing parts at it?
> > > >
> > > > Sticky calipers and bad control arm and swaybar bushings can
> all
> > > cause
> > >
> > > > symptoms that either may be or feel like warped rotors.
> > > >
> > > > I was warping rotors on my 5ktq (3 sets in under 6 months)
> but
> > > after
> > > > replacing the swaybar bushings, the problem went away.
> > > >
> > > > Taka
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]
> > > > On Behalf Of Zsolt Kovacs
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:31 AM
> > > > Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> > > > Subject: What are my front brake upgrade options?
> > > >
> > > > I am getting tired of my constantly warping rotors on my 88
> 5k
> > > tq.
> > > > Wondering what the different alternatives would be to prevent
> that
> > > and
> > >
> > > > increasing the breaking power would also be nice.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody has experience with slotted of cross drilled rotors?
> How
> > > about
> > >
> > > > swapping the front brakes all together. I would love to
> change
> > > them
> > > > for Porsche brakes but I'm told it would cost a fortune. Is
> there
> > > > anything else?
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions? BTDT?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >   Zsolt
>
>