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Range Rover Blues:
:(bigshock):

3.5 or 3,9?  Vented disks were introduced on the 3.9 RRC

Eeyore:
To heck with it - just drop on some 110 calipers and be done.

I don't hugely see the point in grooved discs on an offroader. The purpose of the groove is to shave the glazed pad surface off, thereby presenting a clean pad surfce for the next bout of dead-hard breaking. Really it's only used on racing cars, but for some reason it's become de-rigeur on daily drive motors too. To make matters worse, the grooves collect all kinds of detritus and will cut through pads even quicker as a result.

Following a conversation with the EBC dudes (regarding the brakes on the racer (solid disks and ample) at the last autosport show, you can certainly run their green pads on solid disks, but they will seemingly squeal like a good 'un. Their red and black pads won't make any difference on an off roader (their views) - there's insufficient traction available between the tyre and 'road' surface to use the additional braking effect.

Brakes heating up shouldn't be a problem on general use, so why drill the disk either?

Just my views,

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Range Rover Blues:
The grooved and drilled spots reduce green fade.  Admittedly it's more of a concern on my LSE than Blue which is the one with big tyres and plays in the muck.

Eeyore:
I know the claims of drilled and grooved disks - I just happen to think it's largely irrelevant.  :wink:

Hows about 300 horses in an RRC on standard pads with vented disks? Never been a problem there, with stopping it (running Yoko ATs for info) unless you run outta grip!  :lol:  Man, then there's an issue stopping her!

As I said, I can't see the point for a host of reasons, but thats just my view.  :wink:

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Thrasher:
Mine are vented, but not drilled or anything (well not that I can remember).... stops 400 horses ok  8)

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