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Power steering was the only fail!

Other than the driver letting that car up the outside under braking. :nyaanyaa:

Dot 5.1 is ok apparently but dot 5 is silicone based and doesn't mix well.. Cant remember where I read it though.

Other than the driver letting that car up the outside under braking. :nyaanyaa:

Dot 5.1 is ok apparently but dot 5 is silicone based and doesn't mix well.. Cant remember where I read it though.

Bang on the money as far as I know. :thumbsup:

Full fluid flush & complete caliper rebuild to eliminate contamination. Silicone fluids aren't hydroscopic (absosrb water) but MUST be changed regularly.

When changing to Dot. 5.0 fluid most recommend soaking seals in 5.0 overnight; to ensure they don't balloon (some types of seals are attacked by the Dot 5 fluid) and fall apart.

I use Dot 4 fluid in my GSXR 1000 brake system; have done literally hundreds of laps at Eastern Creek, no fade at all. I use either RBF 600 or Motorex.

I actually have a container of Motorex Dot 5.1 here and on the label in bold, it says;

Extremely high boiling point of 265 degC/ 509 degF.

Not mixable with mineral oil or silicone based(Dot 5.0), however can be applied instead of Dot 4 brake fluids without problems.

Must be changed once a year!

Yep not even considering anything DOT 5.

But is amazing the differences in temp and price between DOT 4 fluids.

As far as I can tell, Motul do a DOT 5.1, but even the high temp AP, Motul, etc are DOT 4.

But like I said, huge differences in temps, and no idea when you need what temp.

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Ok.

I need new front rotors and pads. Reading through this thread it sounds as though the RDA rotors are pretty good.

I'm looking at these of ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/STAGEA-IMPORT-M-35-3-5-L-01-05-Front-Gold-Disc-Rotors-/190534795621?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c5cc24165

Anybody had experience with them? What pads to go with them?

Otherwise I found these but I'm unsure about them: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISSAN-STAGEA-import-M35-Disc-Brake-Rotor-Pad-Pack-/280732893735?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item415cfc0227

Cheers

Contact GSL Rallysport on here. They're pretty cheap for RDA and DBA rotors. I'm not sure the Gold ones are worth the extra?

I think most people here are running Hawk, QFM or Nismo pads. GSL do QFM, and I have a set of QFM HPX pads ready to go in when I finally get around to fitting all my nice shiny brake stuff.

Contact GSL Rallysport on here. They're pretty cheap for RDA and DBA rotors. I'm not sure the Gold ones are worth the extra?

I think most people here are running Hawk, QFM or Nismo pads. GSL do QFM, and I have a set of QFM HPX pads ready to go in when I finally get around to fitting all my nice shiny brake stuff.

Cheers for that. GSL contacted :yes:

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