valentinoamoro
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I've been on a journey to focus on a balance of light weighting, handling and "feel" without compromising daily livability. These are my latest weapons in the war chest. Will share impressions once installed!!!
The Girodiscs are seriously lighter and make a ton of sense for the GT-PP cars (Vs the GT350 and base GT's where the weight savings is far less). Including the central hat we're talking approx 9 pounds per side (33.4 to 24.4, Girodisc mentioned 24.1 and I dont really trust my old scale). That's a lot of unsprung rotating mass.
I'm going clear eyed into this mod - Braking on my car is awesome stock so this is purely a light-weighting move that keeps braking at least as good at stock. Any benefits beyond improvements to the feeling of mass/front end inertia on turn in (which improved a lot with the lighter wheels, camber plates+alignment and a moderate bit with the tension links with bearings and stiffer springs/shocks) and looks is nice to have but not expected (example, improvements in braking feel and stopping distance). I know this is going to be a poor "bang for the buck" mod.
Having said that, between these rotors and my wheels, I have lost a total of 21.5 pounds on each front corner!!!
I considered the Baer Eradispeed which are I think a 1 to 1.5 pounds less per side (same price, which is $$$$) but hate cross drilled rotors. I also wanted to support a company from my home state (Washington!). They are popular with Porsche enthusiasts.
The @SteedaTech lateral links+bumpsteer kit has been ordered as well to further improve steering feedback and response.
If someone made aluminum hubs and knuckles for the GT-PP fronts (similar to the GT350), I would have ordered those as well (only available for rear).
Let me know if there are any questions I can help answer once I install.
The Girodiscs are seriously lighter and make a ton of sense for the GT-PP cars (Vs the GT350 and base GT's where the weight savings is far less). Including the central hat we're talking approx 9 pounds per side (33.4 to 24.4, Girodisc mentioned 24.1 and I dont really trust my old scale). That's a lot of unsprung rotating mass.
I'm going clear eyed into this mod - Braking on my car is awesome stock so this is purely a light-weighting move that keeps braking at least as good at stock. Any benefits beyond improvements to the feeling of mass/front end inertia on turn in (which improved a lot with the lighter wheels, camber plates+alignment and a moderate bit with the tension links with bearings and stiffer springs/shocks) and looks is nice to have but not expected (example, improvements in braking feel and stopping distance). I know this is going to be a poor "bang for the buck" mod.
Having said that, between these rotors and my wheels, I have lost a total of 21.5 pounds on each front corner!!!
I considered the Baer Eradispeed which are I think a 1 to 1.5 pounds less per side (same price, which is $$$$) but hate cross drilled rotors. I also wanted to support a company from my home state (Washington!). They are popular with Porsche enthusiasts.
The @SteedaTech lateral links+bumpsteer kit has been ordered as well to further improve steering feedback and response.
If someone made aluminum hubs and knuckles for the GT-PP fronts (similar to the GT350), I would have ordered those as well (only available for rear).
Let me know if there are any questions I can help answer once I install.
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