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C3 Front Rotors for track days. 1978

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Old 09-08-2015, 07:35 PM
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Default C3 Front Rotors for track days. 1978

What is available to replace the stock 1978 rotors.
looking for 11.75" dia 1.25" width to replace stock units.

I am not looking for Big brake upgrades at this time. 4 - 5 track days a year then street driving. Not looking for anything cross drilled.

Running wilwood D8-4 on the front.
Old 09-08-2015, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cagotzmann
What is available to replace the stock 1978 rotors.
looking for 11.75" dia 1.25" width to replace stock units.

I am not looking for Big brake upgrades at this time. 4 - 5 track days a year then street driving. Not looking for anything cross drilled.

Running wilwood D8-4 on the front.
Some Wilwood rotors to match the calipers http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/Bra...tte&option=C-3 . The only problem I can see is they are drilled/slotted Vs slotted. Check with forum vendors such as TCE to see what they might sell for.

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Old 09-08-2015, 09:39 PM
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The Wilwood replacement are available only in their Drilled/Slotted format.

I could not in good faith suggest these for track day use due to the potential for premature cracking issues. We all know they are going too...

For track use I think I'd simply pick up some in expensive Centric blanks and run it. You won't find much variation in the options available I bet, most of these are going to be Chinese and likely re boxed (and altered with slots, dimples, whatever) Centric brand parts.
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I put stoptech sport slotted cyro treated rotors on mine when I was using Wilwood D8-4s and had no issues for a number of track days. Used carbotech pads and was slowing the car from 130-140 down to 50 or so. That being said, I was generating enough heat to seemingly cook SRF as my pedal would fade slowly...

As a bit cheaper option, here are cyro-treated centric plain rotors.

http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brake...8&autoModClar=

Stoptech cryo-treated.
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brake...8&autoModClar=

I only recommend the cyro-treated as the rotors are so small on our cars that you put so much heat and stress in them if you drive really hard.

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