How long do PCCB rotors suppose to last???
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Therefore rotors are no longer a consumable and pad expense is roughly halved (in the case of rotor kit only). They never fade (of course) and pedal feel (modulation) is quite good. If you screw up badly and let the pad get into the rivets it doesn't damage the friction disc, and you don't have to change pads at 50% wear (as on OE PCCB) to preserve the rotor life.
Weight is roughly comparable to OE PCCB, so you get all the benefits of reduced rotating mass and lower unsprung weight. Brake pad wear is much less wedged so pad flipping is reduced. In the case of a MovIt full system with their calipers, bevel wear is eliminated and pad life goes up to the degree that I wasn't able to determine if/when pads would ever wear out.
The full system which includes billet calipers which are twice as stiff as OE calipers, as well as rotors, is somewhere in the high $20's depending upon currency (Euro) exchange rate and options.
The oversize hat/rotor kit I have been running, 396mm/362mm is now superceded down to a slightly smaller diameter, 392mm/362mm I think, to allow for clearance of wheel weights when using OE wheels. Price on that is low $20's.
Pics are R&D of the full GT3 specific kit in process, spring 2012 availability.
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