sweet as be nice to those rotors chief they dont come cheaply to replace so far only genuine replacement still no aftermarket.

lets say the price to replace on there own is simular to the size of the rotor

Yeah DBA do a replacement rotor. That is what these are.

really?

need to get better catalog at work then as its not listed anywhere, cool good to hear though wasnt looking forward to those prices for replacements.

Well after bit of lookin round at work...
DBA136 is the part number for ELGT rotors

Looks like genuine prices are cheaper than aftermarket.

sorry to hijack your thread jeff

Nah thats kool, no hijacking there, its all on topic

Brakes are on!!!! :dance:

Had planned to do it Saturday but worked in the morning then spent 3 1/2 hours under the gun at Lord of the Skins, so i was a little tender and time was running low. So spent the best part of today doing it and im a very happy man as the Kit went together like clock work.

The factory stubs came off without a drama. New stubs went in the same.
I had the new ball joints pressed in by Colin @ Malaga Springs on Friday so they were ready to go.
Installed the hub seals to the rotors, painted the rotor centres silver. Gave them two coats of brake caliper paint as the finish in the centre was raw metal and i was advised they start to surface rust quite quickly.
Packed the new bearings, fitted them up and adjusted them.
Assembled the calipers, brackets and pads and finally fitted the new braided lines.
Bled them all up, took a few pics, chucked the wheels back on then went out for test drive.
A test drive that was cut short by a desperate need for a wheel alignment. I knew it was going to be needed but didnt realise it was going to be as bad as it was. Had an awful steering feel, pulling to one side etc and a very loud tyre noise while driving straight. Only got a few hundred metres down the road then turned around.
Looking from the front of the car it was clear that it had a major "Toe Out" issue. Something you dont want on a rear wheel drive car. It had more "Toe Out" than you'd see on a front wheel drive.
I measured across from centre of tyre to centre of tyre from the front of the front wheels against the rear of the front wheels and it was a whopping 80mm difference. The rear was 80mm narrower than the front of the tyre.
I closed it right up so the rear was 6mm wider than the front, took it out for a drive and was sweet. Finally i was about the get the feel of a brake upgrade instead of talking about it.
After a few light "bed in" stops from various speeds i could already notice the difference and it felt great. Not only stopping quicker but a much better pedal feel. I didnt give them a real work out though, i'll put a few k's on them first before they get a hiding.
Overall im extremely happy with the Race Brakes Sydney kit and the service provided by Matt @ RBS. I reccomend this kit to anyone with an e-series falcon looking for a complete hassle free bolt on kit (minus ball joints) that looks great and works well.

Anyway, enough talking heres some pics.

Comparo agaisnt standard. God those single pot calipers are disgusting.

Factory stub versus Race Brakes stub.

Passenger side assembled.


Drivers side assembled.


Passenger side rear view.

Long shot.

Close up. Still look small from this view lol.


Cheers
Jeff

They seem to be a well done kit! Very impresed

Now you got the stopping power for the go power lol

So 9" with drums for the rear to suit? haha nah jk's,

lookign good jeff had my eye on these kits and others for awhile now its hard to work out how they can do em so cheap.

19"s will do that. Looks the goods Jeff. I like.

awesome Jeff! Bet it gives you a lot more driving confidence now aye?

Picked up my Hoosier DOT radials today from A1.
Will be getting them fitted up to a pair of brand new AU 16" steelies that the olds have laying around.
Should be a few weeks by the time i make it out to a WAW though.
Hoping to better the 13.3 and get a 2.0sec or better 60ft.

Jeff, you me & schnoods will have to organise a night to all head down and all give each other runs.

I can't make it down to a WAW until the 29th.

Yeah that'd be awesome.
I probly wont be able to make it down till after the 29th anyway.

Sounds like a plan mate.

Though I dare say it, I might have a bit of trouble keeping up. Be good to see some 5000 rpm launches eh Jeff?

If you can't make it on the 29th, how does the 5th sound? Schnoods?