Do Bremo brake rotors on a X308 XJR have to be drilled?
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Do Bremo brake rotors on a X308 XJR have to be drilled?
I just spent $700 just on the front rotors. It's an R1 XJR and I heard they automatically came with Brembo brakes. It had drilled rotors when I bought it so I got drilled rotors again. Could I have gotten regular rotors? I don't do the installing but I was only charged for 2 hours labor. I heard Jaguar charges $900 just for the rotors.
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Depending on the size possible? I purchased a set of Brembo rotors for my 1999 XJR and drilled them myself, these were not the large (355mm?) I probably should have left them alone but I was doing mild track work (enthusiastically) and after about 2 seperate sessions over a period of a month one of them cracked luckily not on track.
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Installing The rotors can be done in minutes. Its just 2 bolts. Pads on Brembos are even easier than normal brakes.
The drilling is more because it looks cool rather than any functional purpose. Most track oriented cars with factory Brembos (other makes) use undrilled rotors because of cracking concerns.
The drilling is more because it looks cool rather than any functional purpose. Most track oriented cars with factory Brembos (other makes) use undrilled rotors because of cracking concerns.
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https://blog.racetechnologies.com/20...slotted-discs/
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well this pretty much says different :-/ from a brembo executive him self .
https://blog.racetechnologies.com/20...slotted-discs/
https://blog.racetechnologies.com/20...slotted-discs/
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but the point is the holes are not just for looks ,
I see this posted a lot and it's not true , cross drilling does have a reason other than appearance.
And if you require upgrades from standard brakes there are options .
Including cross drilled and or slotted rotors . I will be going this direction
In the future as I can easerly find the stock brembos limits.
It really depends on the conditions and driver wether or not to up grade .
I can think of at least two old treads stating the STR brembos were fading with in 3 laps of a track day , 3 laps of a genral sized track is far from as far as I want my brakes to perform , even for fast road use .
BTW most brake tech is handed down from track to road application for good reason , most high end Porsche's Audi's and farraris and BMW's have cross drilled brake rotors stock . Or extreme next leval is Carbon .
if your not overheating your stock jag brakes then stick with that tech .
But there are advantages to cross drilled there is no argument !
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If you're reaching the limits of your brakes then you should be looking at better pads first.
Thinking that a few holes in your disks are going to help cool things down is like using a band aid on a severed limb.
Having seen first hand how cross-drilled rotors can crack around the holes, I am staying well away from them for my Brembo upgrade. Slots and dimples are more than enough to keep the pads clean.
Thinking that a few holes in your disks are going to help cool things down is like using a band aid on a severed limb.
Having seen first hand how cross-drilled rotors can crack around the holes, I am staying well away from them for my Brembo upgrade. Slots and dimples are more than enough to keep the pads clean.
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well this pretty much says different :-/ from a brembo executive him self .
https://blog.racetechnologies.com/20...slotted-discs/
https://blog.racetechnologies.com/20...slotted-discs/
According to Mark at Brembo, cross-drilled rotors came into being because of the need to evacuate gases or water from the interface between the disc face and the brake pad surface. As Mark further clarified, “Modern brake pads don’t have an issue with out-gassing like they did many years ago, but the cross-drilling is still helpful for use in wet conditions, especially when the pad surface area is large.
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If you're reaching the limits of your brakes then you should be looking at better pads first.
Thinking that a few holes in your disks are going to help cool things down is like using a band aid on a severed limb.
Having seen first hand how cross-drilled rotors can crack around the holes, I am staying well away from them for my Brembo upgrade. Slots and dimples are more than enough to keep the pads clean.
Thinking that a few holes in your disks are going to help cool things down is like using a band aid on a severed limb.
Having seen first hand how cross-drilled rotors can crack around the holes, I am staying well away from them for my Brembo upgrade. Slots and dimples are more than enough to keep the pads clean.
I knew I should've checked before opening my big mouth!
Just checked the Brembo disks I ordered from SNG Barratt, and they're drilled
Needless to say, I will be keeping a very close eye on them, especially if I ever get it to the track. For road use however, they should be completely fine, and I have a little more confidence in them as I have stuck with genuine, rather than an aftermarket replica
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