VX new front disc rotors, where to get & how cheap?

[Fuzzypumper]

Hi,

Whats the cheapest front disc rotors(VX) anyone has seen available in the eastern suburbs of melbourne and what brand?

thanks

[WAGON MAN]

Contact Greg At GSL Rallysport.

He is a sponsor of JC.

[gslrallysport]

When you're only after standard replacement cheapies the freight costs eats into it a bit, but standard rotors are $46 each, plus about $8 shipping.

[Jesterarts]

Damn, I was jsut about to say get in touch with GSL. Good bloke to deal with.

Beaten to it I guess!

[Kingey69]

Hi,

Whats the cheapest front disc rotors(VX) anyone has seen available in the eastern suburbs of melbourne and what brand?

thanks

I have a VX myself, and my rotors on the front of mine were getting tired and worn, to the point that the whole car would shake on braking down a hill.. I had a shop around and the local places around Adelaide were just too expensive. I had a shop on ebay and found that for a pair of slotted vt, vx rotors for the front cost $120 and $35 shipping. They come from Melbourne, not sure on how far away his location is from yours, but ill be happy to give you the link. (mine actually arrived today, very good product, fast shipping, now just to find a detailed turtorial on how to fit them as i want to do it right) I will include a picture of my new rotors aswell.

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[gslrallysport]

I have a VX myself, and my rotors on the front of mine were getting tired and worn, to the point that the whole car would shake on braking down a hill.

That's got nothing to do with rotors being worn... it's to do with float in the bearings, and then that leading to DTV (pad deposits on the rotors).
Common Problems in Holden VT fitting TB 07

* VT means VT-VZ.

[Troy5L]

i dunno if the vt disks are different to the vx but i got some because im upgrading my brakes and i got DBA slotted rotors, RRP $145.00 and got them for $88...but i got contacts..i heard they are good so thats y i got them

[Kingey69]

That's got nothing to do with rotors being worn... it's to do with float in the bearings, and then that leading to DTV (pad deposits on the rotors).
Common Problems in Holden VT fitting TB 07

* VT means VT-VZ.

Replacing the rotors seemed to do the job fine, not to mention the increase in stopping power...

[gslrallysport]

Replacing the rotors seemed to do the job fine, not to mention the increase in stopping power...

That's well and good, but doesn't mean the rotors were the cause of the problem to begin with, even if changing them fixed the problem. If the hubs are rooted, which is most Commodores with out of warranty distance of them, then eventually the rotors will run out of parallel again, which will lead to DTV again, and you'll have the same problem.

It really is misunderstood, but rotors do not warp very easily. I would bet my business that 99% of people who complain of 'warped' rotors of this forum, with cars that have sliding calipers, DO NOT have warped rotors. Shudder/vibration/shaking etc. is 99% of the time to do with disc thickness variation (DTV) when the layer of pad material laid down on the rotor is uneven, and leads the the rotor no longer being parallel along it's travel. It only take 10 odd thousands of a inch difference in pad material laid down on the to notice significant shudder and vibration under brakes.

2 main reasons for DTV is pad deposits laid down by cheap quality pads. Or pad deposits laid by by the rotors having significant run-out, caused by flog out hubs or bearings, or the rotors not being fitted properly.