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HadE55NowM5 · 9th November 2000, 21:06

A couple points of clarification:

1) The brake lines are made by Goodridge (not Goddrich). (310) 533-1924.

2) The company that makes the brake pad material is CARBOTECH ENGINEERING (954) 493-9669.

3) The European floating two-piece rotors have aluminum hats (vs. steel hats on U.S.-spec. rotors which slightly reduces unsprung weight and aids with heat disipation). The theory behind these two-piece floating rotors is that they provide for better braking (especially under extreme braking) since they have a little bit of "give" to them. In other words, the brakes can find their own arc as more and more friction is being applied, resulting in truer, better braking.

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HadE55NowM5 Addicted Member (>300 posts) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 47 Posts: 361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	A couple points of clarification: 1) The brake lines are made by Goodridge (not Goddrich). (310) 533-1924. 2) The company that makes the brake pad material is CARBOTECH ENGINEERING (954) 493-9669. 3) The European floating two-piece rotors have aluminum hats (vs. steel hats on U.S.-spec. rotors which slightly reduces unsprung weight and aids with heat disipation). The theory behind these two-piece floating rotors is that they provide for better braking (especially under extreme braking) since they have a little bit of "give" to them. In other words, the brakes can find their own arc as more and more friction is being applied, resulting in truer, better braking.