03 DSG Snake Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I am looking into picking up the Baer Extreme front kit ,but don't prefer drilled rotors at all, especially when taking this thing to the track. I run my other card on the road course with slotted only Brembo rotors all around, and they work great. Are any other rotors available for the Baer 6 Piston kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaggie Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 ? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILLEN - ChrisB Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 I am looking into picking up the Baer Extreme front kit ,but don't prefer drilled rotors at all, especially when taking this thing to the track. I run my other card on the road course with slotted only Brembo rotors all around, and they work great. Are any other rotors available for the Baer 6 Piston kit? Why not step up to the AP kit with slotted-only discs? Then you'd have the option of the matching rear kit later (with no pad knock-back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT4578 Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 I know you have to push your product, but can you explain to me why you think the AP Racing brakes are a "step up" from the Baer Extremes? I am by far not a professional driver, but I have driven both, and do not have the same opinion as yours. Thanx Chris Edit: not trying to start a war, just asking a simple question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILLEN - ChrisB Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 I know you have to push your product, but can you explain to me why you think the AP Racing brakes are a "step up" from the Baer Extremes? I am by far not a professional driver, but I have driven both, and do not have the same opinion as yours. Thanx Chris Edit: not trying to start a war, just asking a simple question. No worries. Actually, I don't have to push any product. I looked at your question as something I could genuinely help with, so I decided to reply. I could have let it go by just as easily. If I didn't believe there was much of a difference, I wouldn't bother. I have spoken to dozens of drivers, many at or near pro level, that have tried many different systems. Their feedback has been pretty consistent and converges on the point that the AP Racing solution is the most consistent, best feeling, most responsive system they have used on the track. Of course, pad choice will have a lot to do with how one driver perceives a system versus another. But this also plays to the advantage of the AP system as so many pad manufacturers provide shapes in most, if not all, of their compounds. Some tuners I have worked with were certain that other systems were as good or better -- until they tried the AP's. Afterwards, you could not get them to go back. The rear AP system is currently without equal as it relates to pad knock-back with the floating axle, while still retaining the parking brake for street use. It also has a pad and rotor that are appropriately sized for performance and mechanical (as well as thermal) balance. As an engineer, I see no other solution even close as of today. Some of them use a caliper/pad size that is way too large, which means the front pads will get into their thermal sweet spot and the rears never will. It is very difficult to keep a brake system balanced during a run when there is such a large split in temperatures from front to rear. Keep in mind that AP Racing's experience with brakes goes back about 100 years. They are currently at the top of the heap in Formula 1, NASCAR, DTM, F3, etc., along with OE contracts such as the Bugatti Veyron, McLaren MP4-12C, and so on. Not to belabor the point, but the same engineers get assigned to the road car aftermarket product line. And the performance shows. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL SHELBY Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Baer sells rotor rings and complete rotors that are only slotted. Contact them directly thru their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Snake Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Baer sells rotor rings and complete rotors that are only slotted. Contact them directly thru their site. That is what I found as well so I have the Extreme kit on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 That is what I found as well so I have the Extreme kit on the way. Anyone know anything about these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 +1... WOW... what are those?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Anyone know anything about these? They look like a design that AP Racing has on their site. The AP site doesn't have any info on the Shelby applications however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Does anybody have the complete dimensions for the Extreme rotors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I can measure them up tonight if no one does sooner. They're sitting on my bench at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96slowbra Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 i ordered slotted rings from baer after i bought my kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 i ordered slotted rings from baer after i bought my kit Much better. edit: BTW what did the rings run from Baer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96slowbra Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 just over $400 for the pair. pads that come with the kit are also NOT for the track. when you order these it will hurt, about $450 for race pads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 just over $400 for the pair. pads that come with the kit are also NOT for the track. when you order these it will hurt, about $450 for race pads Yeesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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