Ceramics - front and rear?
Ceramics - front and rear?
This car description states ceramic front brakes, is it just a weak description and has ceramic rears too?
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I just found a great car on Auto Trader:
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Just ceramics on the front mate
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Does that mean they were a retro fit,if they came from factory could you spec fronts only or did you have to get a full set?
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
I haven’t known another brand to put ceramics only on the front when ordered from New.
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
As stated the B7 only had an option for front ceramics, no rears.
Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Audi only made ceramic brakes /calipers for the front I believe, they would be pretty useless on the rear (although would look nice) most of the brake bias/stopping power will be directed at the front 70% front 30% back, at a guess?
Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Certainly right about brake biass and I guess unsprung weight mass of the rear steels isn’t a big deal, it’s just that Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo/Aston do all 4 I’m pretty sure, I just thought that was the standard.
So the Cars a very good spec then for the money.
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
I suppose in 2006/7 when these rs4 were made ceramics were the latest/newest thing and not that common, nowadays you would have to expect them as standard especially cars you mentioned, they do look nice tho!
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Most of the other cars you mention have the engine in the rear, so bit more bias towards the rear to let the brakes do some work
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Again valid, so what did Audi charge for just front ceramics?irn_bru_ce wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:29 pmMost of the other cars you mention have the engine in the rear, so bit more bias towards the rear to let the brakes do some work
The car in question didn’t come with these from new, they checked the spec.
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
For the ceramics with calipers it was a £4235 optional extra from Audi when bought new. A lot of people have retro fitted these, as would be the case with the car you mentioned.
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
You won't find ceramic brakes standard on all of these, its almost always an option.
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Thanks Dougie, I suppose manafacutures are still milking the Ceramic Brakes "cow" until theydougle_turbo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:22 pmYou won't find ceramic brakes standard on all of these, its almost always an option.
come up with the next big thing, but the money you pay for top end performance cars you would expect them as standard, just my opinion of course.
Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Certainly standard now on Ferrari, has been since 2008 I believe but I don’t know about lambo’s and certainly not standard on Aston’s.
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Re: Ceramics - front and rear?
Rear ceramics will also double the cost of the option. The RS6 ceramic option which is front and rear was abut 10k.
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