Best brake disc brand

[718RSK]

All,

I need new discs for our '65. This will be my wives summer driver and we are restoring it back to stock condition. As such I would like to keep things as original as possible.

Pelican lists various manufacturers of front and rear discs. Who is the preferred supplier for discs which look as close as possible to the original ones? Porsche? My 356 experience tells me that the genuine Porsche parts are not necessarily the most authentic ones, that is why I am asking.

Thanks,

JK

[Richardnew]

No matter which brand you finally select make sure you prepare the disc properly. Too many people take discs out of the box and install them on the car with no prep work.

New pads and new discs will never work as well as the old ones for the first 100 miles. Be carful.

Richard Newton
Brake Rotors 101

[Bobs 67S]

Has anyone noticed that the replacement rear rotor on a 1965 has a wider thickness of the "hat". The thickness of the metal thru which the studs pass was wider than the original so less threads were available.

It seemed that the rear track has some changes from 1965 to 1966 then again for 1968. Track started at mm1317 changed to 1321 (that could have been the "hat" thickness change) and widened to 1335 for the 1968. I don't think the axles and rear suspension changed so the track width was altered by rotor "hat" thickness followed by 7mm wheel spacers, and corresponding length of the wheel studs.

When trying to match the early thinner "hat" proved NLA, just replaced with then available - Stud lengths didn't need changing
(But all that changed when that car went racing).

It looks like Sebro and Zimmermann may be available.

Never did back to back comparisons for brands - cuz when cooling the brakes (racing) those darn things never seemed to wear out.
The drill was: install - heat cycle - remove and tru - reinstall with the dial indicator (five positions possible) to get as close to no run-out as possible.
Drive them for just scads of miles.

[VeloceAlfa]

I love the brembo rotors i picked up for my early 911