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Hi All,

I've just been looking on the DBA website for some new rotors but it looks like they are only making them for Brembo calipers. I've had a bit of a search and not really come up with much as far as options. I don't want to upgrade my brakes or add spacers/brakets ect ect just to accomodate for the larger DBAs.

So my question is what are my options for keeping the standard calipers, the car's not a daily and I'd like to start doing some light track work with it soon. So looking for something slotted.

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Just look for R33 gts-t. Same thing.

Get RDA, better value if you are only doing the odd track trip in a stocker car.

Pretty sure gtst rotors 2mm thinner, ie 30mm while early gtr is 32mm.

+1 for RDAs.

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I've just been looking on the DBA website for some new rotors but it looks like they are only making them for Brembo calipers. I've had a bit of a search and not really come up with much as far as options. I don't want to upgrade my brakes or add spacers/brakets ect ect just to accomodate for the larger DBAs.

Hi mate,

DBA definitely do your rotors in 4000 series slotted, and for track work would be the ideal option. Made in Australia, high carbon content (for better performance and longer life) and thermal marking paint to monitor track temps. To suit your car are $198 each for the front, and $148.50 each for the rear.

Just look for R33 gts-t. Same thing.

They fit, but they're not the same thing. The GTR rotors are 2mm thicker than the GTS-T. Doesn't sound like much but thermal mass when you're chasing performance is significant.

Get RDA, better value if you are only doing the odd track trip in a stocker car.

They're cheaper, but when being used hard won't last as long as the 4000 series, so some of that cost saving is offset by that. RDA slotted to suit are $349 for the front pair, and $185 for the rear pair.

Going up from that would be something from Project Mu, but the pricing gets fairly serious also.

Any questions at all just let us know!

Regards,

Greg

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Ah ok, 2mm - fair point.

You can get the RDA under $300 a pair for fronts if you shop around. Could go through 1.5 sets of RDA for the price of one set of DBA. Comes down to what the end user wants/budget as there is nearly 40% price difference.

RE: Rotor wear. It is as much about pad choice in terms of how long a rotor will last. Get a pad that is hard on rotors, and rotor composition will be the least of your worries.

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I've got the new club spec slot 4000series on my 32gtr.

Got the whole set for 600(4 rotors).

Keep looking, they are on the website.

From memory, not with the rest, have to go down the list a bit.

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DBA definitely do your rotors in 4000 series slotted, and for track work would be the ideal option.

A couple of years back bunch of us had 4000's crack with track use (the thread should be easy to find). Are they any better now?

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Yep, it was mainly down to the old slot design. Same reason the 5000 series in the old design never had that extra little slot on the outside that the 4000 did.

I'm in now way knocking RDA (well sell thousands of their rotors every year with never a problem) but when used with an aggressive race or street pad, the DBA will easily pull back the 40% price difference in terms of rotor life.

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