RDA & DBA Rotors

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:17 pm

Hi There,
I was wondering if anyone out there knows the pros and cons of the RDA + DBA Rotors and which one would you prefer

DBAs prices seems to be higher than RDA

DBAs Street Series
$360 front
$260 rear

RDAs
$210 front
$200 rear

the prices are in pairs

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:26 pm

RDAs. had em on the SP for 6 months now, no problems.

Casey · Postby **Casey** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:46 pm

Yep - my RDAs have been on for about 4 years, onto the second set of pads.

They've done a fair amount of work at the track with no adverse affects.

The DBA's are a better quality rotor but weren't available back then, and probably have better cooling with their \"Kangaroo Paw\" design.

fattima · Postby **fattima** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:48 pm

I have run RDA on my rally car (not an MX5) and had no problems at all. These brakes saw some pretty long tarmac stages with lots of braking so got a good work out.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:30 pm

Casey wrote:The DBA's are a better quality rotor but weren't available back then, and probably have better cooling with their "Kangaroo Paw" design.

not available on all street series i'm told but i forgot to ask whether or not its on the mx5s street series ones

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:57 am

just got a pair of RDA slotted disc installed last saturday, and Feredo pads as well.......need 500km+ to run in, then I will know how good they are.

hot rod · Postby **hot rod** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:57 am

Hi there,

I'd be interested to know how your Ferodo pads are. I have EBC redstuff and they aren't much chop when cold so I've been looking at the Ferodo range.

What model did you buy? I was told their higher performacne pad was not available for the MX5 in Australia?

Thanks

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:10 pm

Feredo Excel......too expensive to buy the DS2500.......1 week after installation, still in run-in period, no hardcore yet, but enjoying comfort level now.

Grumpy · Postby **Grumpy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:18 pm

My brother, 2 nephews and myself all run RDA slotted rotors and EBC Green stuff pads on our NA6'S. Nothing but praise from all of us for the setup. Cars are used mainly on the track.

Slugoid · Postby **Slugoid** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:38 pm

I've got RDA slotted fronts (NA6 rotors). At the price I got them for, I was more than happy, and I've been to 2 track days with no bad experiences.

Haven't used DBA before, so can't compare.