RE: Brake Discs ...and Pads

["Nick Koleszar" <npk@domain.elided>]

Colin

If all you are doing is normal driving for 20 miles per day, you don't need
high-performance disks. Normal pads on normal disks should be fine. Unless
you mean normal Alfa driving.....

then perhaps some slightly higher performance pads like Ferodo DS2000 or EBC
Green Stuff but I haven't yet looked in to what pads are best with 105 disks
as the stock disks/pads on my Giula Super are already damn good.

nk

> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:11:28 +0800
> From: "Colin Chan" <ColinChan@domain.elided>
> Subject: Brake Discs ...and Pads
>
> People,
> I need some advice on brake discs and pads too beside Ferodo.
>
> Im looking to change my discs and want to get something that will last.
> my local parts supplier claims that he can supply original alfa
> discs and he
> says that he ordered them and they would probably cost SGD 140 each (thats
> about US 80 or STG 50+).
>
> I've been sorucing the international parts suppliers and their
> websites and
> dont seem to find any one carrying the original alfa part.
> I've come across the itallian discs "CAR"-brand (which costs
> about half excl
> postage) and original ATE Brakes supplied by Alfastop (the stock
> isnt in yet
> though).
> Well, so far, ATE is as close to the original that I can get.
>
> Would appreciate if you could answers some of these questions.
>
> 1. are there original alfa brake discs still available and where
> can i find
> them?
> 2. is there a significant difference in the quality (which translates to a
> longer lifespan) of the original compared to the OEMs?
> 3. what about the brand CAR? any experience?
> 4. how about the sport discs - drilled and groved. would it improve the
> braking of the car?
>
> My car is a used daily on average about 20 miles per day, normal road
> driving.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Colin Chan
> Singapore
> 1972 GTJ 1600 (RHD)

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