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Old 11-06-2024, 04:50 PM   #1
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Default Replaement Disc Rotors EF Fairmont Ghia 4.0

Hi Does anyone have any experience with RDA disc brake rotors and pads, are they any good compared to DBA products?



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Old 11-06-2024, 06:18 PM   #2
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I prefer DBA over RDA rotors, from my experience in the Taxis.
Never used either type of Pads.
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Old 11-06-2024, 09:11 PM   #3
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Default Re: Replaement Disc Rotors EF Fairmont Ghia 4.0

Rotors are fine. Get yourself some good semi metallic pads like trw.
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Old 12-06-2024, 01:25 PM   #4
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Do the semi metallics bite more

My ceramic pads are lazy , thanks
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Old 12-06-2024, 09:14 PM   #5
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Default Re: Replaement Disc Rotors EF Fairmont Ghia 4.0

I had rct ceramic formula pads on my jetta. They left pad material on the disc to the point of shudder. And the rotors never cleaned up. As an experiment I changed to a trw pad and the same rotors cleaned up nicely but couldn't reverse the dtv. Now has a set of rda rotors with the trw pads. No more shudder, rotors are flat and clean. The repco pads are in the bin. I will stay away from ceramic pads.
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