Re: V8 UFO Brake Conversion

[CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay@dinamis.com>]

At 02:19 PM 7/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Clifford,
>
>Why go from an excellent set of brakes to something that's not as good?
>Price for brake job? I don't think so. Below is a quote from Douglas Glanz:
>
>"I have done some research into parts.
>The rotors are around $290 (and going down) from Shokan
>(1-800-ALL-AUDI).  And the pads are down to $89 for REMZAs from
>BLAUfergnugen in Manitowoc, WI.  Their number is 920-758-3232.  So,
>when a brake job costs $700 if you do it yourself, it's hard to
>justify $2500 to modify the car."
>
>/Peter
>
>91 V8Q with UFOs and boy, does this car stop...

Hi Peter,

I cannot see where the $2500 figure comes from. If in fact S4 and 200 parts
will work, the whole swap will be around $1000 for something that
supposedly stops better, handles better because of reduced unsprung weight,
and is cheaper to fix. The conventional rotors are a quarter of the price
of the UFOs. If the UFOs were so great, why did Audi stop using them on
later V8s?

Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
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