Originally Posted by djdogbone
Nothing official that's for sure. Over the years we have tried with the larger brake upgrade specialists to have a package developed and have not been able to get them on board.
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Nothing official that's for sure. Over the years we have tried with the larger brake upgrade specialists to have a package developed and have not been able to get them on board.
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Stock set-up works just fine for me. Are people having problems with the stock set-up that I'm unaware of?
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Seems to me that there are at least two distinct groups of people interested in brake upgrades:
1) Those who want a lot more braking possibly because they are driving a lot more performance. This group is interesed in more pots, bigger brakes, performance pads, etc
2) Those who wish the car had come with vented rotors. This group thinks the current brakes are adequate but would prefer a vented rotor with all the advantages it brings. These may be drivers driving stock or those who have done light performance upgrades. This group may drive their car aggressively on occasion.
An economical alternative for the 2nd group would be adding the spacer to the existing calipers and being able to get vented rotors. This would be at least for the fronts and preferably all around. As indicated above, the rears will need a new crossover tube and components to modify the parking brake (although there is an argument that very few have working parking brakes so why not simply remove them).
As I recall, the last time I saw the spacers for our fronts on eBay they were well under $50 ($35???)and I think these were OEM spacers, not aftermarket.
NightFlyer ...as coincidence I was adding my 2 cents worth as you were asking the question. I don't think there are a lot of problems with the original brakes. Just a bunch of folks who are always wondering about making things better.
Last edited by nkemp; 08-19-2013 at 05:11 PM.
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When I purchased my car, I noticed that the car had a little "wobble" when I hit the brakes. I know from experience that what I have is warped discs. I researched the forums and I have read that the 12 has heat dissipation issues. I want to keep the stock calipers so the obvious choice would be to buy cross drilled discs.
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
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You should probably have your rotors turned. If they're below the minimum service width, then replace them. I bet if you do that, you'll have wobble free braking for quite some time.
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In my experience, warped rotors throw off the entire balance of the corner that contains a warped rotor, and thus is felt/noticeable whenever the vehicle is in motion and not only when braking.
In fact, I just had an experience similar to what you're describing (noticeable only during braking) with my D, and it wasn't warped rotors.
If what you're noticing only occurs during braking, then you may want to look into replacing the soft lines, master cylinder, cleaning and rebuilding the calipers (replacing any severely corroded pots/pistons), and replacing the pads, as I'd be guessing that you're problem is not actually a warped rotor, but rather with something else in the system - ie plugged master cylinder, soft lines, or both, partially frozen caliper, etc. I did everything mentioned, without even touching the rotors, and it solved all my brake issues.
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Please correct me if I'm wrong but the DeLorean uses Girling Type 16 calipers up front (Warning: I'm subject to being wrong without notice!) as such, here is a source of front rotor spacer kits: https://www.canleyclassics.com/?xhtm...sl=product.xsl
When you look at them they are pretty straight forward and could easily be reproduced.
FYI
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The extra weight wouldn't hurt. ;-)
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Just to add options ... I read on a forum somewhere that RX7 4 pot calipers (I think these are 1990 vintage) could be used as alternatives to the Girling M16's. It made them sound like a direct bolt up. There were no comments relative to the rotor offset. The rotors were close in size ( they are 283mm), a bit larger. I don't see any RX7's in the scrap yards around here so I cannot verify that they are an option. Maybe someone else has the energy to pursue this. Again these are 4 pot, not 2 pot.
To Josh's comment these are not engineered/tested as a DeLorean brake solution. The Rx7 is a 2,600 -3,000 LB car, with likely more weight up front and more horsepower. I suspect the D's light front end is a signifigant issue with going to more clamping pressure...too easy to lock up the fronts per Steve's comment. And this only gets worse in slick conditions (first rain in a long time, a fair amount of water on the road (hydroplaning) or snow/ice).
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This would be me. I had the rotors turned once, but after one panic stop, they warped again.
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