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Brakes are among the important parts of your driving machine. Sure, your travel body will continue to run even if its brakes are not working, but how can you slow down or stop your car when you need to if your brakes doesn’t work? This is the very reason why it is essential for every auto owner to examine their car brakes on a regular basis. That way, you can be sure that you and your passengers as well will be free from any harm due to inevitable road mishaps.

The car’s brake system is composed of many different components working simultaneously to be able to stop or slow down the car when it requires to. Disc brakes or brake discs (can be found at the car’s façade), drum brakes (in the rear), master cylinder, parking brakes, power brake booster, and anti-lock system makes up the whole brake system of your vehicle.

And because nothing is more imperative than the brakes, improvements on its ability to stop a vehicle have been made. One of the first steps done to perk up braking is alteration from drum brakes to brake discs. Drum brakes were commonly used in early automotive braking system. They were named drum brakes since the components were stored in a round drum rotating along with the car’s wheel.

A set of shoes can be found inside that when the brake pedal is pushed, would compel these shoes against the drum brake and decelerate the wheel. The drum brake’s basic configuration proved competent under a lot of conditions, but it showed one major imperfection. When used in high-braking situations like descending a steep hill, drum brakes would weaken and become inefficient. This is the reason why modern vehicles employed brake discs instead of drum brakes.

Brake disc also relies on friction and heat to be able to slow down the wheel and stop the car, like that of the drum brakes but their design is far highly developed to that of the drum brakes. To discontinue the wheel’s motion, brake disc used a thin rotor and tiny caliper (within, are two brake pads, one on every side of the rotor clamping together when the brake pedal is pushed).

And today, because almost all car’s stopping ability is controlled into the front wheels, brake disc have been widely used. Car manufacturers have infused every vehicle they produced reliable and dependable brake disc. But expect also that every automobile built these days that come with high-performing brake discs would entail higher value.

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Featured Products Ultimax Brake Disc EBC ULTIMAX PLAIN ROTOR, GOLD ZINC, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY -- 11.3 in. diameter; Made of the finest grade steel with copper for increased thermal conductivity and wear properties; Precision machined to a surface tolerance of less than .0001 mm; An OE quality replacement brake disc; With EBC's limited 6-month or 10,000-mile warranty. Brand: EBC Location: Front P_condition: Install These Brake Discs Yourself With The Help Of EBC's Instructional Video P/N E35DVD083 - Sold Separately Series: Ultimax Quantitysold: Sold Individually Price: $43.50 Ultimax Brake Disc EBC ULTIMAX PLAIN ROTOR, GOLD ZINC, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY -- 11.8 in. diameter; Made of the finest grade steel with copper for increased thermal conductivity and wear properties; Precision machined to a surface tolerance of less than .0001 mm; An OE quality replacement brake disc; With EBC's limited 6-month or 10,000-mile warranty. Brand: EBC Location: Front P_condition: Install These Brake Discs Yourself With The Help Of EBC's Instructional Video P/N E35DVD083 - Sold Separately Series: Ultimax Quantitysold: Sold Individually Price: $52.87 Ultimax Brake Disc EBC ULTIMAX PLAIN ROTOR, GOLD ZINC, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY -- 11.3 in. diameter; Made of the finest grade steel with copper for increased thermal conductivity and wear properties; Precision machined to a surface tolerance of less than .0001 mm; An OE quality replacement brake disc; With EBC's limited 6-month or 10,000-mile warranty. Brand: EBC Location: Front P_condition: Install These Brake Discs Yourself With The Help Of EBC's Instructional Video P/N E35DVD083 - Sold Separately Series: Ultimax Quantitysold: Sold Individually Price: $43.08 3GD Sport Brake Disc EBC 3GD SPORT SLOTTED AND DIMPLED BRAKE DISCS, VENTED, GOLD ZINC, SET OF 2 -- 5 x 4.50 in. bolt hole pattern; 11.8 in. diameter; Features dimple drilled holes to eliminate rotor cracking, wide aperture slots that keep pads and rotors cooler, full width slots that help remove dirt, dust, debris, and water from the braking area and maintain a flat and parallel pad surface; With anti-corrosion coating that prevents ribbing and scoring of the rotor surface; Designed to eliminate rotor galling and improve brake efficiency; With EBC's limited 6-month or 10,000-mile warranty. Brand: EBC Location: Front P_condition: Install These Brake Discs Yourself With The Help Of EBC's Instructional Video P/N E35DVD083 - Sold Separately Series: 3GD Sport Quantitysold: Set Of 2 Price: $188.44 3GD Sport Brake Disc EBC 3GD SPORT SLOTTED AND DIMPLED BRAKE DISCS, VENTED, BLACK ZINC, SET OF 2 -- 6 x 5.50 in. bolt hole pattern; 12 in. diameter; Features dimple drilled holes to eliminate rotor cracking, wide aperture slots that keep pads and rotors cooler, full width slots that help remove dirt, dust, debris, and water from the braking area and maintain a flat and parallel pad surface; With anti-corrosion coating that prevents ribbing and scoring of the rotor surface; Designed to eliminate rotor galling and improve brake efficiency; With EBC's limited 6-month or 10,000-mile warranty. Brand: EBC Location: Front P_condition: Install These Brake Discs Yourself With The Help Of EBC's Instructional Video P/N E35DVD083 - Sold Separately Series: 3GD Sport Quantitysold: Set Of 2 Price: $244.44