RE: UFO Dump- was Torque Wrench Adapters

[John Firkins <firkins@eis.net.au>]

>I hadn't heard from anybody who'd compared UFO with stock 5K/200 brakes
>w/good pads, so I bow to your experience.
>- peter
>

G'day Pete

Glad to see you're still with us, but dont be so self depreciating.  I 
believe, like you, that the UFO setup is superior to the 5K/200 
alternative.

My prob is the cost of rotors. In Oz we do not get the option of factory 
rebuilds. If I could have changed rotors & got good pads, as you have 
ordered, fitted?, for a reasonable  price, I wouldnt have a pair of stuts 
caliper & rotors in storage. The bottom line is, as per Audis' original 
design specs, the UFO is a big rotor inside a comparitely small wheel.

The bottom line is, use the info available on the list! The UFO is a big 
rotor, if you can live with the cost of replacement rotors (every ? 
years) & fit superior pads ie CC Pagid etc you'll have excellent brakes. 
If you cant wear the cost (eg me) fit 200/5k brakes & CC's etc & you'll 
get a very good street braking setup, with relatively cheap maintenance. 
Want the best?, then go with the racing setup of your choice, high 
initial cost, high maintenance cost, high performance braking., & argue 
in court because your  insurance co walks away from your accident claim 
because the vehicle has been altered from manufacturers specs. BTDT dont 
want to do it again.

Cheers

John Firkins
Australia