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Xise · 08-09-2009, 08:17 PM

So i have been shopping around for brake rotors and pads and i see a lot of different applications some list as ABS only some are w/o ABS. I just thought to myself "why the fuck does it matter?" I mean aren't they all the same. What would be the difference between the 2? I am only asking because all the best deals I find are for the non ABS model which I don't have

GSXRJJordan · 08-09-2009, 09:11 PM

I believe the pads/rotors are the same, but I'm not sure, as I swapped my stock ABS stuff for Z32 non-ABS parts as soon as I built this car. The difference is in the ABS control box and ABS unit under the hood.

saelee23 · 08-09-2009, 10:20 PM

IIRC the abs and vert (same) brake rotors are larger slightly than the non abs cars, not sure about the pads. the search button would answer the pad part of it.

projectRDM · 08-10-2009, 07:39 AM

ABS and convertible rotors are indeed a hair larger, as are the calipers. The pads fit either one though, the pad carrier isn't any different.

Xise · 08-14-2009, 11:24 AM

hmm ok, so if I tried to use non abs rotors on my abs equipped car, the abs probably wouldn't function properly would it? the ABS rotors seem to cost quite a bit more

projectRDM · 08-14-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Xise

hmm ok, so if I tried to use non abs rotors on my abs equipped car, the abs probably wouldn't function properly would it? the ABS rotors seem to cost quite a bit more

Why in hell would you think that? The ABS ring is in the hub, the sensor doesn't care what size rotors you're running.

Non ABS rotors on an ABS car are just slightly smaller, so the pad will wear uneven on the outer edge.

Xise · 08-14-2009, 05:27 PM

i don't know I thought the calipers might be slightly different or something. I just wanted to know what the the difference in rotors was.

_Wing_ · 08-15-2009, 10:06 AM

rotors and pads aren't ABS or NON-ABS specific, dunno what car you got but just look up the brake specs of the two cars and you'll see everything you need

08-09-2009, 08:17 PM	#1
Xise Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New England Age: 37 Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ABS vs non ABS rotors/pads So i have been shopping around for brake rotors and pads and i see a lot of different applications some list as ABS only some are w/o ABS. I just thought to myself "why the fuck does it matter?" I mean aren't they all the same. What would be the difference between the 2? I am only asking because all the best deals I find are for the non ABS model which I don't have

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GSXRJJordan Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: << 626 >> Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: GSXRJJordan Feedback Score: 19 reviews	I believe the pads/rotors are the same, but I'm not sure, as I swapped my stock ABS stuff for Z32 non-ABS parts as soon as I built this car. The difference is in the ABS control box and ABS unit under the hood. __________________ Jordan Innovations has a new web site! www.JordanInnovations.com -- All your favorite FD Pro Drifters love it, trust me -- www.JordanInnovations.com

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projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 47 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	ABS and convertible rotors are indeed a hair larger, as are the calipers. The pads fit either one though, the pad carrier isn't any different. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

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08-09-2009, 10:20 PM	#3
saelee23 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: norcal Age: 37 Posts: 81 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	IIRC the abs and vert (same) brake rotors are larger slightly than the non abs cars, not sure about the pads. the search button would answer the pad part of it.

08-14-2009, 11:24 AM	#5
Xise Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New England Age: 37 Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	hmm ok, so if I tried to use non abs rotors on my abs equipped car, the abs probably wouldn't function properly would it? the ABS rotors seem to cost quite a bit more

08-14-2009, 05:27 PM	#7
Xise Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New England Age: 37 Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i don't know I thought the calipers might be slightly different or something. I just wanted to know what the the difference in rotors was.

08-15-2009, 10:06 AM	#8
_Wing_ Join Date: May 2006 Location: earth Posts: 8 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rotors and pads aren't ABS or NON-ABS specific, dunno what car you got but just look up the brake specs of the two cars and you'll see everything you need