Grooved Brake Question

[Badgerboy]

Just had new discs and pads fitted all round..............as well as other work to get the car through its MOT.

Went for vented and grooved discs all round and EBC Redstuff pads. Brakes are sh*t hot now although I was concerned that the discs have been fitted on the wrong sides of the car. Grooves appear to be sloping forward instead of backwards as is seen on most other cars. The garage tell me that this is the way EBC recommend the discs are fitted.

Anybody know if this is correct?

Cheers

Andy

[StrikE]

Here are the Brake set up on the old car Andy,FSN the way they should be fitted how are yours, the opposite way?

Would seem prudent to have the discs whilst rotating cutting the brake pad dust away and outwards & not back in towards the hub!

[rig-pig]

what discs is it exactly, as some are meant to be fitted that way while other designs are not

[StrikE]

Taken from the web

[Badgerboy]

Brakes were from the "Brake Depot" and were delivered straight to the garage so I never saw any possible fitting info.

Have to admit this..........Your comments about the brake dust being pushed in towards the hub instead of up and out, sure makes sense Del , but dont let it go to your head mate lolol

Will probably change them round this week as they have done less that 100 miles so pads can remain in place.

[scouk]

IIRC from previous discussions... IT depends on whether or not the grooves are straight or curved.. If curved they should be sloping back (For dispersing of brake dust).. For straight grooves they should be cutting into the wheel direction (better cooling).. In the real world away from track use it probably wont make much of a difference.. The discs I have on the front are straight and the ones of the back are curved (I think) but in order to not look odd I fitted them to sthey are all sloping back.. No complaints about the brakes not beign up to the job

[kennyuk300]

Andy ,i have just fit my grooved discs i got from Godspeed .The discs were marked for each side ,the grooves are curved and they curve from the back of the car downward toward the front,like the pic Del put up from the EBC site.

Kenny

[Badgerboy]

IT depends on whether or not the grooves are straight or curved..

For straight grooves they should be cutting into the wheel direction (better cooling)

This explains a lot. The grooves are straight, therefore they must be fitted correctly. On hindsight, the guys at the garage my have taken the fitting instructions from the box the discs came in and not the pads!

Still doesnt look right though lol