I just ordered a set of the Series 4000 T3 front and rear rotors from stangmods.com They have two more sets in stock and they had a nice price on them.
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Welcome Steve
Are these rotors available in Australia ????
I live in QLD and have a 2013 Boss 302 Laguna.
regards Russell
Are these rotors available in Australia ????
I live in QLD and have a 2013 Boss 302 Laguna.
regards Russell
My T3 rotors arrived today and just for Gary I weighed them. 
Front: 24.9 lbs
Rear: 13.4 lbs
Does anyone know what the stock rotors weigh?
Front: 24.9 lbs
Rear: 13.4 lbs
Does anyone know what the stock rotors weigh?
I think my front stock rotors were 31 lbs. Can't swear to it though. Its in the thread where I spoke about the Coleman's... ...
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Gary
Stock are 25 & 13 so basically the same. Will be interested in how they work. What pads are you using?5 DOT 0 said:My T3 rotors arrived today and just for Gary I weighed them.
Front: 24.9 lbs
Rear: 13.4 lbs
Does anyone know what the stock rotors weigh?
Gary's right. I just weighed them. Did you get 2 piece rotors or 1 piece ?
I bought the 4000 one piece rotors. I was hoping they might be at least a pound lighter but no such luck. I haven't purchased the pads yet but I'm leaning towards the Pagid's with the PFC's being a close second. If the Pagid's don't squeal like a pig I may run them on the street. My next track day is mid Oct. so I have time to change my mind a few more times on this. :
I've run rs-29 and rs-14. The 14s chirp occasionally but very little and very infrequently. Rs29s even less. With both once u bed them in they are quiet
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My only concern with the Pagid's is their bedding in procedure. Not many places around where I live to do repeated 110 MPH brake checks.PeteInCT said:
Regardless I'm 99% there.
Not as critical as that. Call me if you wish.
Will do.PeteInCT said:
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I too am curious about the bedding procedure...
This seems a bit more involved than others I've used.fduboss302 said:
http://www.braketechnology.com/brakepadbedding.html
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Well specifically to Pete's "not as critical as that" comment.
The bedding procedure outlined for Pagid is more involved than most but it is not, for the most part, critical to pad performance. Many times I don't have time for bedding in (especially if I'm swapping pads at the track) and just install them and go run some track sessions.
If you are running Pagids "Yellows" (RS-19 or RS-29) which is their road race endurance pad, it's a little more critical than say their more aggressive pads (i.e. RS-14 "Black"). If the pads are not bedded in fully they have a tendency to leave a thin film of pad material on the rotors for a short period of time. When it exists, it could create vibrations in the pedal under very high speed braking (not street driving) that feel like a slightly warped rotor. All in all the pad performance is not adversely impacted and the film does wear off, usually within one or two track sessions. If and when I feel this I know what it is and just ignore it. To me it's a small price to pay given their stopping power, longevity, ability to effectively work well even when worn very thin, and reduction in rotor wear.
If you are running Pagids "Yellows" (RS-19 or RS-29) which is their road race endurance pad, it's a little more critical than say their more aggressive pads (i.e. RS-14 "Black"). If the pads are not bedded in fully they have a tendency to leave a thin film of pad material on the rotors for a short period of time. When it exists, it could create vibrations in the pedal under very high speed braking (not street driving) that feel like a slightly warped rotor. All in all the pad performance is not adversely impacted and the film does wear off, usually within one or two track sessions. If and when I feel this I know what it is and just ignore it. To me it's a small price to pay given their stopping power, longevity, ability to effectively work well even when worn very thin, and reduction in rotor wear.
I’m going to run the 29’s per your suggestion. I have a back road close to my house where I can hit 80 maybe 90 but 110 will be pushing it. From my reading on this it’s important to bed those pads immediately after installing them which I will do. Then I’m going to drive 100 miles to the track. It sounds like the most important thing is to get heat in them before glazing them over from street driving.
I finally installed my new DBA 4000 T3 rotors after sitting here for almost two months. I also installed Pagid RS29/58 pads front and rear and APR wheel studs. Next weekend I'll install my Cooltech tow rings and then off to ThunderHill for a couple of Fall track days.
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i got all four of mine on her this weekend also. got the brake ducting installed also and gave her a test run. danged if i didnt get a lil bit of air when i came across a small dip in the i was not used to.
i can say that she seems to brake better at this point and also since we are having our first real cool weather of the year (55 or so) she is really liking this weather.
i got all four of mine on her this weekend also. got the brake ducting installed also and gave her a test run. danged if i didnt get a lil bit of air when i came across a small dip in the i was not used to.
i can say that she seems to brake better at this point and also since we are having our first real cool weather of the year (55 or so) she is really liking this weather.
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Gary
Looks good will be interested in your report on the rotors. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next year. I'm torn between getting new DBAs and just running stock blanks.
If I was going through them as fast as you do I might get the blanks. I wanted a little bling since these should last me a couple of years with 6-8 track days a year.cloud9 said:
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