XR owners with Premium brakes

**DJM83** · 30-03-2008, 06:18 PM

Just a quick question to all XR owners that have premium brakes on their cars (with caliper on trailing edge). What rotor are you guys runnng? Im having trouble finding the correct rotor for my T2 as apparently T3 rotors wont fit either DBA part number 506 is wats listed in the catalogue supposedly they dont fit but it says AUIII 00/03 its abit misleading. Any ideas.

b2tf · 30-03-2008, 07:11 PM

I run 506's in my setup (its not factory premium but it is the equivalent) and I had to modify the part the caliper goes onto (cant remember the proper name for the part!) to use aftermarket rotors. The Herrod setup uses some weird rotor that was imported from the states and impossible to get, hence why mine are modified. All that useless crap aside, you shouldnt have any problems running 506's on yours.

fordon · 30-03-2008, 07:11 PM

on brakes,does anyone know if you can get a tickford logo/sticker to fit your caliper ?

b2tf · 30-03-2008, 07:52 PM

cant use a sticker, it would get way too hot and melt.

TE50 027 · 30-03-2008, 09:04 PM

I'm running RDA rotors on the rear now, very similar to the DBA 4000, also a 1/4 of the price of the genuine Ford premium rotors. Not sure of part number for the RDA's but can find out if you want.

b2tf · 31-03-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TE50 027

I'm running RDA rotors on the rear now, very similar to the DBA 4000, also a 1/4 of the price of the genuine Ford premium rotors. Not sure of part number for the RDA's but can find out if you want.

I think RDA's run the same part numbers as DBA discs

**DJM83** · 31-03-2008, 08:17 PM

Yeah i was told that there was a change in offset of the rotor when thyey moved the caliper to the leading edge instead of the trailing edge, anyway i think om irdering some 506's this week.
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Originally Posted by TE50 027

I'm running RDA rotors on the rear now, very similar to the DBA 4000, also a 1/4 of the price of the genuine Ford premium rotors. Not sure of part number for the RDA's but can find out if you want.

Yeah Ford wanted $550 per rotor for the front but i had a quote from a reputable workshop here and there price fitted was almost as much as fords

**TICK4D-TAS** · 31-03-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TE50 056

Yeah i was told that there was a change in offset of the rotor when thyey moved the caliper to the leading edge instead of the trailing edge

This was only the case for the standard rotors. Well this is what my Ford parts guy is telling me.

**DJM83** · 26-04-2008, 11:20 AM

Correct mate the 506's fitted up perfect

mattp · 26-04-2008, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fordon

on brakes,does anyone know if you can get a tickford logo/sticker to fit your caliper ?

When I was looking around for brake painting ideas etc it seems there's a lot of guys with jap cars putting decals on their brakes without any problems. Get some vinyl tickford decals and stick them on, I reckon it'll be fine. Apparently it's the rotor that gets the hottest, not so much the caliper.

http://www.jvdgraphics.com/prod-csmain2A.htm

http://houseofgrafx.com/products/ind...roducts_id=308

JC · 26-04-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mattp

When I was looking around for brake painting ideas etc it seems there's a lot of guys with jap cars putting decals on their brakes without any problems. Get some vinyl tickford decals and stick them on, I reckon it'll be fine. Apparently it's the rotor that gets the hottest, not so much the caliper.

http://www.jvdgraphics.com/prod-csmain2A.htm

http://houseofgrafx.com/products/ind...roducts_id=308

Yep, if your calliper gets hot enough to melt a vinyl sticker, than you have probably run out of brakes!