The pricing for Endless Brake Systems with 2-Piece Disc Rotors have gone up. This is due to the increase in the price of steel. On another note, we’ve also made production changes to our disc rotors from “Disc-Floating” type to “Bell-Floating” type. This might not pertain to everyone, but we’ve been getting requests to explain the differences. Here’s a simple cross-section diagram showing the differences between Rigid, Disc-Float and Bell-Float. The difference between Disc-Float and Bell-Float seems self-explanatory. The “float” point is at the bell instead of the disc. This allows for less heat transfer to the bell which allows for less expansion which in turns allows for less warpage and juddering/shaking.
This is our 370mm 2-Piece Bell-Float type Disc. Alot goes into our rotors. There’s a reason for the brownish-hue. We’ll get into that in another post. The slits help fade recovery. After experiencing fade, the material on the surface of the brake pad changes. The slits help shave this off. (Endless pads are known for great fade recovery as well as not fading at all. More on this later also.) The slits/slots are positioned so they do not cross the veins allowing for structural rigidity and a better balanced rotor. The slits stop before the edge of the rotor for similar reasons.
Here’s a close up of our Bell-Float Disc joint point. Not necessary for normal driving as it’ll rattle. For street driving, stick with the Rigid. The next posts will explain some VERY technical points about what our rotors are made of, how they are made, etc. We’ll be doing the same with our pads also.