Hawk Performance offers new compound for E30s!

#21

I once ruined 7 tires in one weekend! By the next event, I completely retrofitted an ABS system into the car. Unless you have serious ninja like driving skills, you’ll change your mind…

#22

At Rockauto, front wheel speed sensors are $33.79 and rears are $57.99. That’s $183.56 for all four, or in terms of tires, right around 1.23 Toyo RA-1’s.[/quote]

What rock auto are you searching on? I was looking at rockauto when I posted that and checked again now and they are between 110 and 130 a piece.

#23

Just rockauto.com, looking for a 1988 325is:

#24

Those don’t look right. I think they have the wrong parts listed for the 325is. If you search for the 325i you come up with the proper ones.

#25

Junkyard ABS sensors, a handful at my U-Pull-It for ten bucks. Simple enough to test them and toss the ones that don’t work. One or two visits and I have a lifetime supply.

#26

To alleviate confusion, rear E30 m3 pads are different. They are similar, but slightly larger. M3 pads on top in the pic below.

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#27

IMO it’s not the sensors that fail but the wiring, especially the plastic tubular connectors. The sensors don’t have any moving parts nor smarts, they’re just a magnet shrouded by steel.

If you get some from the PickNPull and the connectors are falling apart, just cut the wires and take them. I’m almost dead sure there’s no polarity to worry about when trying to decide which wire is which.

#28

Difference is the size of the rotor, which makes the friction material somewhat different. If you put the backing plates back to back I think you’ll find they match. Chuck

#29

I did compare backing plates and they don’t match. They are similar in shape and size, but unique to each car. They might be similar enough to interchange in a pinch…

#30

Back to the earlier question, where can you get the DTC70 rear pads, Jay Andrew at Andrew Racing stocks them for us. Jay is awesome to work with!

http://andrew-racing.com/

#31

You absolutely can get them from Jay. I also have several sets available to ship or bring to the Great Lakes events.

#32

One weekend and my new, fresh rotors were cracked. Wasn’t even that hot, only ~90 or so. These DTC60s are rotor-eaters!

Anyone else experiencing this?

#33

[quote=“priapism” post=66963]One weekend and my new, fresh rotors were cracked. Wasn’t even that hot, only ~90 or so. These DTC60s are rotor-eaters!
[/quote]Look for a different cause. I experimented with most track pads that will fit our calipers and there’s no reason for DTC60’s to do that. There specs aren’t much different than the PFC01 and they don’t have the bite of DTC70’s or XP16’s.

Besides, “eating” rotors is more about abrasion then cracking. Our rear rotors will abrade away but the front rotors always crack thru after 3-4 weekends.

I assume you mean “crack thru” and not just little surface cracks that you can’t hardly feel.

#34

[quote=“priapism” post=66963]One weekend and my new, fresh rotors were cracked. Wasn’t even that hot, only ~90 or so. These DTC60s are rotor-eaters!

Anyone else experiencing this?[/quote]

I have DTC-60s on the front, 70s on the rear, and have been using the same pads and rotors all season. I get four weekends out of my rotors without a problem.

#35

Well, I have a new caliper on the left, and the wear is even on both sides. I’ll post a picture when I pull them off.

#36

[quote=“cbullard” post=66968][quote=“priapism” post=66963]One weekend and my new, fresh rotors were cracked. Wasn’t even that hot, only ~90 or so. These DTC60s are rotor-eaters!

Anyone else experiencing this?[/quote]

I have DTC-60s on the front, 70s on the rear, and have been using the same pads and rotors all season. I get four weekends out of my rotors without a problem.[/quote]

What rotors are you using?