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356mm front, 343mm rears...

Ben: I'll take some decent pics of the wheels tomorrow... Had LOTS of requests for them, but haven't really had an opportunity to take any.

No full floating/strap drive?

They are floating discs...

Strap drives are for road cars. They can result in warping when subjected to high temperatures...

Bobbin heads are much more suited to race applications, going by the many brake specialists who I spoke to...

They are floating discs...

Strap drives are for road cars. They can result in warping when subjected to high temperatures...

Bobbin heads are much more suited to race applications, going by the many brake specialists who I spoke to...

Ah, my bad, couldn't tell from the pics I assumed they were fixed/solid mounted.

Have only seen strap drive in the AP range, quite a few GTR's here in VIC run them.

Then again there are no hardcore race GTR's down here.. :P

Have you decided on what pads you're going to use?

Ah, my bad, couldn't tell from the pics I assumed they were fixed/solid mounted.

Have only seen strap drive in the AP range, quite a few GTR's here in VIC run them.

Then again there are no hardcore race GTR's down here.. :P

Have you decided on what pads you're going to use?

Yah, Strap Drive is an AP Racing innovation... Supposedly cheaper than the traditional Bobbin Head fixtures, but as I mentioned, more suited to road applications than high temperature track/race applications.

I'm no race engineer, and I can only really go by what I'm told... Which is why I seek out multiple opinions and reconcile data to make sure people aren't feeding me bullsh1t ;) But it isn't a foolproof method, so I'm more than open to what people on SAU think!

Using Ferrodo DS3000 front and rear at the moment... I'm sure that I'll be massively rear biased at it stands, so will play with pad setup and brake bias to fix it.

Yah, Strap Drive is an AP Racing innovation... Supposedly cheaper than the traditional Bobbin Head fixtures, but as I mentioned, more suited to road applications than high temperature track/race applications.

I'm no race engineer, and I can only really go by what I'm told... Which is why I seek out multiple opinions and reconcile data to make sure people aren't feeding me bullsh1t :P But it isn't a foolproof method, so I'm more than open to what people on SAU think!

Using Ferrodo DS3000 front and rear at the moment... I'm sure that I'll be massively rear biased at it stands, so will play with pad setup and brake bias to fix it.

I've got the same brake setup, but different brand. Have found that Pagid RS14's up front and Hawk HP Plus at the back work a treat - car is very well balanced under brakes. I found the DS3000's burnt up in 3 or 4 events. I'm getting 6+ events on the pagids, and have just changed the rears after 24 events.

I've got the same brake setup, but different brand. Have found that Pagid RS14's up front and Hawk HP Plus at the back work a treat - car is very well balanced under brakes. I found the DS3000's burnt up in 3 or 4 events. I'm getting 6+ events on the pagids, and have just changed the rears after 24 events.

Brilliant... Thanks heaps for that feedback mate!

Yeah, I used DS3000s in a previous GTR which I also gifted with CP5555 pistons, and they did wear out quite quickly.

I've heard good things about Hawk HT10 pads as well...

Andrew,

What time you leaving our area tomorrow morning mate?

Andy and I are meeting near Longueville Rd around 6:50am

I'm not planning on leaving that early mate :P I'll leave at about 7:30am I think... No rush to get there ;)

Yah, Strap Drive is an AP Racing innovation...

Performance Friction did it first, AP copied and called it a different name :P

Race cars dont have the same problems as they went to carbon rotors (typically) which dont have the expansion issues of steel rotors. In classes where they are forced to still run steel rotors you will find that manufacturers all run different types of floating hats

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