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Old 04-02-2010, 04:44 PM   #1
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Question Rear brakes on BF2 XR8

hi mate i have 07 bf2 xr8 and have heard that bf's had larger rear rotors than bf2's firsty why and secondly is it possibly to upgrade to the larger ones and what would it involve,cheerz Geoff

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Old 04-02-2010, 05:34 PM   #2
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hi mate i have 07 bf2 xr8 and have heard that bf's had larger rear rotors than bf2's firsty why and secondly is it possibly to upgrade to the larger ones and what would it involve,cheerz Geoff
Hi mate and yes instead of the 303mm solid disc they had a 328mm vented rear disc which is also what the BF and FG utes run when fitted with Brembo fronts.Rear calipers and rotors are needed and are not an expensive upgrade.
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Hi mate and yes instead of the 303mm solid disc they had a 328mm vented rear disc which is also what the BF and FG utes run when fitted with Brembo fronts.Rear calipers and rotors are needed and are not an expensive upgrade.
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sorry if i'm being a pain but what's the rear calipers worth
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Old 05-02-2010, 09:45 AM   #5
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sorry if i'm being a pain but what's the rear calipers worth
They can be hard to get but around the $200 mark each
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sorry if i'm being a pain but what's the rear calipers worth
try contacting FTG auto salvage - they normally have good used parts
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What brand of pads do you recommend for daily street use?
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What brand of pads do you recommend for daily street use?
The TRW Ceramic pads are great for everyday use but they are nil stock atm.There is another pad that hasn't been released for long but seems to be working very well and are the Ferodo Thermo Quiet pads.Both pads sell for about $65 a set and are low dust ,noise and rotor wear.
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thanks guys for your help,i think i'll just upgrade what i got as rear brakes aren't as important as the fronts,i have upgraded the fronts with dba 4000's,ferado ds performance pads and pbr braided hoses front and rear,FLOORED do you think i'll get much improvement with just ferodo pads on the rear with std rotors or do dba 4000's also or cheaper rda slotted ones as they don't seem to warp like the front,cheerz
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thanks guys for your help,i think i'll just upgrade what i got as rear brakes aren't as important as the fronts,i have upgraded the fronts with dba 4000's,ferado ds performance pads and pbr braided hoses front and rear,FLOORED do you think i'll get much improvement with just ferodo pads on the rear with std rotors or do dba 4000's also or cheaper rda slotted ones as they don't seem to warp like the front,cheerz
The rears will work with a pad upgrade but to gain maximum benefit a slotted rotor in either brand will benefit more.
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thanks matt you're so helpful,do you have much to do with nz race brakes in NZ they're also arwsome helpful blokes,cheerz
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thanks matt you're so helpful,do you have much to do with nz race brakes in NZ they're also arwsome helpful blokes,cheerz
No we are not with anyone else but glad your getting some help over there.
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