[MB RS3]

Got Floating Reylands upfront.

 

Looking at rears next - I know the fronts do a lot of the work but for £510 (Bolted) vs £650 (Floating) is it worth just paying a bit more for the floating? 

 

Thanks. 

Edited by MB RS3, 14 March 2020 - 02:24 PM.

[StephenG]

I don't think it warrants floating rears, I went for the bolted rears in tbe 350mm upgraded size. They were £650 from memory, looked much better aesthetically than tbe stock 310mm size, my only commnent on those was the pad wipe was a bit far out and left a rusty band of unbraked area, so in future I would treat the inner edge of disc before fitting.

Rs3Dell has these too, but not sure if he experienced the same rusty rotor.

I will again fit these to my FL in the future.

[MB RS3]

I don't think it warrants floating rears, I went for the bolted rears in tbe 350mm upgraded size. They were £650 from memory, looked much better aesthetically than tbe stock 310mm size, my only commnent on those was the pad wipe was a bit far out and left a rusty band of unbraked area, so in future I would treat the inner edge of disc before fitting.

Rs3Dell has these too, but not sure if he experienced the same rusty rotor.

I will again fit these to my FL in the future.

 

Thanks for reply mate. 

 

So you think the larger but bolted rear discs is the way to go over standard 310mm size whether that be floating or bolted? 

 

Just checked the 350mm is £650 Bolted / £800 Floating - with the upgraded size is it a simple replacement like for like on the 310mm OEM? 

[StephenG]

If I'm honest i didn't really notice any noticeable difference between the 310mm and 350mm performance wise. For me it was entirely about the aesthetics of the larger rears looking better.

The mod is straightforward and requires the original carrier threads to be drilled out, and the surface where the bolt heads sit to be made flat. Reyland offer to mod the carrier free of charge, or any decent garage/tuner could do the mod themselves.

[RS3Dell]

The rust near the bell is unavoidable due to the oem pad depth & i have likewise on my front discs which tbh don't bother me as the performance is far more important than looks for me.

Fully floating fronts with fixed 350mm rears,i found the RS brakes much more flatter with less weight transfer onto the front under very heavily braking.

Dell.