How are the front rotors holding up with track abuse?
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I'm not sure I'd call it abuseHow are the front rotors holding up with track abuse?
That’s tough as you have the parking brake to deal with.
Unfortunately, no. If they did, I'd have them. RB does make a rear kit with 380x28 directional cast iron rotors that keep the factory handbrake and I have a set on my car. They cool a lot better than the OEM rear brake rotors and save a couple of pounds. Based on published specs from Brembo and others, CCB rotors for the rear would be between 5 and 7 pounds lighter than stock, so the weight reduction isn't as dramatic as it is at the front.Do you think they will come up with a deal for the rear brakes?
OEM GT350 rims, sometimes as 10.5/11 and sometimes 11 square. With the lightweight brakes, I can run the heavy, stiff OEM rims while enjoying the benefits of unsprung weights that are close to the GT350R with CF rims. My front's are about 2# lighter and the rears are about 5# heavier.what track wheels do you use?
OEM GT350 rims, sometimes as 10.5/11 and sometimes 11 square. With the lightweight brakes, I can run the heavy, stiff OEM rims while enjoying the benefits of unsprung weights that are close to the GT350R with CF rims. My front's are about 2# lighter and the rears are about 5# heavier.
@BillyJRacing is the author of that article. His main point was that the CF rims are super stiff as well as light. My experience is that the OEM aluminum rims are pretty good as well, but they're probably not as stiff as CF. One message from the article was that the heavier an aluminum rim is, provided the extra metal is in the right place, the stiffer it is, regardless of whether it's forged or cast. Forged is stronger and more resistant to cracking or breaking, but as far as stiffness is concerned, aluminum is aluminum.i was reading an article from Bill J something (guy who was helping with gt350) a\saying the gt350’s benifit drastically using the stock wheels.
I've done it and it works for street driving. I didn't do any track time that way, though. I've long been a fan of Pagid RSL29 endurance pads for track work and it turns out that Pagid certifies them for CCB brakes, so I just kept using them. You can see the yellow corners of a new set peeking out in the picture.So buy a 2020 gt350.....ok got it
so you were running carbon disks with stock padsat one pooint?