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Originally Posted by 4aj
Hi,
I just wanted to ask are the Brembo 6 piston front calipers and the brakes in general any good ? The reason I ask is my factory brembo rotors were warped by 52000kms in the front. They were 2000kms out of warranty so ford refused to replace them. Got quoted nearly $1500 to replace the front 2 discs, supply only. Then I had to replace the rear rotors as well about 10000kms after the fronts.
I went for DBA T3 slotted front rotors to replace the original brembo discs with bendix pads and I went DBA T3 slotted for the rear rotors as well with bendix pads. I've now got 96000kms on the car and it is at my mechanics now and it looks like the fronts are warping again, the front pads are almost gone and for some reason the rear pads are gone down to the limit.
I seriously don't drive this car hard at all, its just used to commute from my place to the city each day, its a big drive nearly 70kms each way but at least 2/3 of the trip is on the freeway. Any suggestions on what to replace the discs with this time ???
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Mate i am so sorry for not replying to this i have just come across it now.
The brakes you have are awesome and don't let anyone tell you they aren't. I would not personally suggest Bendix pads for the application but some would argue. I believe the rears may have just worn out and need replacing but i would strongly think you need to make sure the front hubs were cleaned before the replacement brakes were fitted and did you have the Bendix SRT pads fitted because that is overkill for your application and driving style.
Have you had the front upper control arm bushes replaced as this is a very big issue in the FG cars with Brembo 6 pots and the fault feels just like warped rotors and if not fixed will continue too cause you issues.
DBA Rotors are fine or we can do the genuine ones but we recommend Bremtec , Hawk or Ferodo if the genuine pads are too expensive.