[s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2

[Sean Douglas]

Taka:

I just ran out the garage, and based on the weight and my magnet, yes they
are steel.

 

Sean D.

 

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From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com] 
Sent: October 24, 2006 4:40 AM
To: Sean Douglas
Cc: matt ludwig.; Eric Phillips; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2

 

Sean-
Thanks for the correction. Is it a _steel_ hat that comes with 993tt rotors?

Then we are still making things complicated by using an aluminum hat,
although nearly all of the aftermarket guys use aluminum hats- Racing Brake,
DBA, KVR, etc. 

I'm considering getting Racing Brake 2-piece rotors for the STi- aluminum
hats, iron rotors, loses a good 4 lbs. over the stock rotors, costs about
the same as OEM rotors ($700).

Taka

On 10/23/06, Sean Douglas <quattro20v at telus.net> wrote:

Taka:

Don't know about the others, but the hat on the 993tt *is* intended to be
replaced. When you order new rotors for a 993tt, it comes with a steel hat
mounted to the ring.

But I agree with you that with what we are doing (taking a 993tt ring, 
removing the 993tt hat and mounting a custom aluminum hat on it) the hat
will not be a disposable part and used over again.