Opinions on KTR uprated rear discs and pads?

[jack_davey]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1574

My rear discs and pads need replacing soon, I was thinking of going with these and it seems to be the cheapest and quickest way of getting some with wheel bearings already pressed in.

Are they any good? I cant understand renault charging the earth for them as they arent even vented discs!
I realise they dont contribute a great deal to the braking of the car as there is hardly any weight above them, but I want something that is going to keep the car driving nicely and last for a fair while.
The car is my daily driver, although I'm thinking about doing some trackdays soon.

Thanks

 

[bmh.01]

Performance wise they're pointless as the rears do so little braking, not a bad price though. The cheapest you'll find renault rear discs with the bearings and rings on that I know of is £130 or so.

 

[jack_davey]

yeah I'm not buying them for performance, it was merely because they are cheaper than the OE ones as far as I can tell and they come with pads and the bearings already pressed in.

 

[homer simpson]

don't bother they are drilled and will crack some one on hear has already had problems with them cracking drop Fred a pm he should be able to sort you out with some rear disk's

 

[jack_davey]

all drilled discs crack after a while, when I used to work in carrera cup all the 911s used to have cracked discs after each race!

 

[bmh.01]

The rears won't do enough braking to get enough heat in them to crack.

 

[AlexG]

The rears won't do enough braking to get enough heat in them to crack.

+1 Sould be fine on the back.

 

[jordan172]

i got a set of genuine rear discs and genuine pads all boxed for £155

 

[jordan172]

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Parts-Online_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm

email this guy he should be able to sort you out....

renault wanted £200 (discs) £48 (pads)

 

[bmh.01]

This was last year but I got some from GDI for £130 with CS discount.

 

[homer simpson]

The rears won't do enough braking to get enough heat in them to crack.

i know of two sets that have cracked now and if you are driving the car on track they get more than hot enough to crack

 

[edde]

i know of two sets that have cracked now and if you are driving the car on track they get more than hot enough to crack

They shoulnd't either the disk are usless or smethings wrong with the car or there using adjustble bias etc

 

[nathanH]

The rears won't do enough braking to get enough heat in them to crack.

 

[bmh.01]

How old are they though? :rasp:

 

[dswarwick]

I've had them on for about 3 months now and have taken them on 1 trackday.

I don't think there's any real difference and in my cup there's no way they generate enough heat to crack. I'd side with the 'they don't do enough to really care' school of thought.

However - I don't think I'd use drilled discs on the front and that presents a problem I hadn't really thought about. If I'm unhappy with anything it's that my front & rear discs no longer match...

If I was going to change them again I would probably go back to standard renault, but that's nothing at all to do with the quality of the K-Tec parts.

 

[Tigger]

Bloody Cups - always putting people off 172s lol :rasp:

 

[nathanH]

yeah, granted lol, there were about 7mm thick...

How old are they though? :rasp:

 

[jack_davey]

they look worn beyond safe use anyway!

 

[Cupster]

I have those k-tec ones. As said, no differences that I have noticed other than cosmetic tbh.

 

[Ali]

look beta.

 

[clio_luke]

i would say that performance rear brakes are not needed on clio's. however... i did crack my rear discs (as many people have). the discs were on 7mm thickness. 4 years old. 45000 miles of wear.

 

[timmyd]

I had a service done at ktec last week and they fitted their rear drilled disc and ds2500 pads, even though they dont do much at low speed they feel better at high speed braking and hard braking, but wouldnt buying drilled disc for the front though...