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riggsy
7th July 2006, 00:47
hey fitting my 266mm setup later on today, wondering what way should the grooves face? i have been told by two people that they are supposed to face forward, just want to check this is right?

thanx riggsy
Graeme
7th July 2006, 01:00
just looked at simos photos on the how to change your front pads how to guide and he go forward :P
riggsy
7th July 2006, 01:32
do they? so this is forward?

http://www.saxperience.com/photos/photo0879.jpg

i thought the other way was forward?
Graeme
7th July 2006, 01:39
yeah to me there forward!

but i serpose what you mean by forward matey
riggsy
7th July 2006, 01:42
not syre there mate to me they look like there facing to the rear!?

anyone else?
Graeme
7th July 2006, 01:58
well in gales thred about his new breaks (after i did a search) he put his the differnt way

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38336&highlight=discs

so looks to me like it doesnt matter but we will wait and find out!!
Ax_beefy
7th July 2006, 02:01
grooves should mve in the same direction as radial tyres, i.e. from the hub spray outwards anti clockwise... imagine a catherine wheel..., thats how it should be... same as the above pic... this way heat is distributed out to the edge of the disk from the hub rather than from the edge inwards if that makes sense.... plus mine had an L and an R on the back of my g-force discs...
riggsy
7th July 2006, 11:00
yep your right thanx alot matey ^^
DevilDamo
10th July 2006, 09:54
I had mine fitted which "look" right but I've been told they work better (and pads don't wear down as quickly) if they were fitted the other way round. D'oh! This is how mine look...

http://images14.fotki.com/v244/photos/1/146246/2309426/051215Brakes-vi.jpg

That pic is of the near side rear disc. Pic was taken with my camera phone hence the poor quality.
mike_vts
10th July 2006, 17:41
thats how they should be my ebc discs came with instructions to put them on the same direction as the blue sax above
saxoash
10th July 2006, 17:47
Lazy git damo!!!! paying for them to be fitted!!!
Ax_beefy
10th July 2006, 22:10
It doesn't realy matter too much... but I have two sets of g-forces, one set is slightly smaller diameter... both sets have left and right markings and the smaller ones face how the ones above do and the larger ones face the way simos do?.... gay!
riggsy
10th July 2006, 23:29
damo yours are the wrong way mate
mike_vts
11th July 2006, 20:21
their not
riggsy
12th July 2006, 00:26
so is this way wrong then? its the drivers side front OSF....

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e167/riggsyvtr/my266mm1.jpg
b0t13
12th July 2006, 00:43
thats right ^^
riggsy
12th July 2006, 16:51
ta mate thought it was!
mike_vts
12th July 2006, 19:16
yea thats right same as damos
WestyVTR
12th July 2006, 19:22
4 or less groove face backwards more than 4 grooves face forwards! that what my guys say! & there answer to teh question "why is that" was coz thas how it is! LOL

you got it right son damo!! change them around i had red dot grooved disks the same way as you & they were shocking
DevilDamo
12th July 2006, 21:58
So mine will work better/last longer if they were the other way round?