[V8] G60 Brake Swap

[Coleman, David]

FYI, I think the biggest UFO complaint is warpage, which in turn makes
their high cost a subsequent complaint.  But some percentage of UFO
owners (8%?  98%?) go many thousands of miles w/out any rotor trouble
simply by being aware of what's going on.  Let them cool after hard
useage and don't keep the brake pedal applied upon stopping -- let the
wheels rotate a bit before settling in for that long red light.

Whatever... It sounds like you've got it under control!

DaveC.
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: daves745t at optonline.net [mailto:daves745t at optonline.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:07 AM
> To: Coleman, David
> Cc: V8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] G60 Brake Swap
> 
> Thanks Dave -
> I did a bit more reading and research. For my driving style 
> with this car the UFOs are perfectly adequate. I've had no 
> complaints whatsoever at the stopping power.  The rotors are 
> in good shape and I'll just budget the money for new ones 
> when the time comes. Fast fade and poor wet performance are 
> not what I'm looking for. Thanks for the insight.
> -DaveM
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:24 am
> Subject: Re: [V8] G60 Brake Swap
> 
> > You'll get two types of responses: leave the ufos or go 
> whole hog and 
> > convert to porsche brakes. I had g60s and upgrading to 996 calipers 
> > was the best thing I've done. I've never had the priviledge of ufo 
> > brakes, but from my understanding I doubt I wouldve made any change 
> > had my car been so equipped.
> > 
> > G60s fade too fast and suck in the wet. The ufos are a general pain 
> > not suffered with a more conventional setup. If you're going to go 
> > thru the trouble, do it right and chec out bira.com
> > 
> > Let me know if you'd like more specific details. 
> > 
> > DaveC
> > 91 V8 5speed 4.2
> > Bira 996 brakes
> > 
> > 
> > --------------------------
> > David A. Coleman
> > BlackRock
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> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces+david.coleman=blackrock.com at audifans.com <v8-
> > bounces+david.coleman=blackrock.com at audifans.com>To: Audifans V8
> > <V8 at audifans.com>Sent: Wed Aug 17 00:20:18 2005
> > Subject: [V8] G60 Brake Swap
> > 
> > Was considering the G60 Front Brake Swap - does it require 
> any mods to 
> > the suspension, ie struts? What is general consensus on 
> whether it is 
> > worth doing?
> > 
> > -DaveM
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