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Disco_Mikey
 


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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3
Today, I discovered....

...that Range Rover Sport Supercharger calipers will fit onto a Disco 3 8) Thumbs Up
  
Post #2223478th Nov 2007 6:00 pm
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dont want to rain on your parade Mikey, but we knew that. Same discs on D3 as RRS, just larger calipers on RRS Supercharged. Wheels fit to, as thats what I've got on mine. Thumbs Up

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Post #2223518th Nov 2007 6:08 pm
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Ah... I thought the discs were bigger... Confused

Ah well Rolling Eyes
  
Post #2223758th Nov 2007 7:13 pm
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They are on the V8 (normal and Supercharged)
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Post #2223768th Nov 2007 7:14 pm
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Do you get a marked improvement on the D3 as the only thing my wife didn't like about the Disco on the test drive was that she felt it took a while to stop.
  
Post #2223798th Nov 2007 7:16 pm
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http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic15950.html

Buy these and find out! Laughing Rolling Eyes
  
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic15950.html

Buy these and find out! Laughing Rolling Eyes


Slight problem............................I haven't bought the Disco yet and TBH would probably get a new set but good luck with the sale
  
Post #2223878th Nov 2007 7:27 pm
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60mph to 0 is 121ft which is pretty good for a 2.75 tonne motor in my book Wink
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I think that's good and all of the press reports seem to say that the brakes feel weak until you really need them and then they are great. I just wonder if the bigger brakes will make the feel more positive in the early stages of braking and light application?
  
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Having driven a D3 for 2 years I've never felt that it's brakes have been weak or needed more stopping power Confused ...but hey ho Rolling Eyes
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I've never felt that the brakes were too weak - I have however noticed that the amount of leg pressure required to stop the car varies quite a bit from day to day. I assume this is down to the amount of brake dust/mud/water and other general crud that waxes and wanes on the pads and discs. My brake pedal also sticks slightly at the top, so sometimes a gentle dab get's ignored and I have to press harder to get past it.

Give yourself a treat one day and see how awesome the stopping power of this car really is. Find a totally empty, straight, wet (to save you some rubber Wink ) centre lane of a multi-lane road one day. Get yourself up to 40MPH, and then whilst steering straight, check one last time for anyone around that might not appreciate it and then pull up and hold up the Parking brake switch. It'll start bonging to warn you that you're doing something strange - ignore that for now. Release when you either
a) get startled by the number of G's you're pulling whilst remaining in a straight line or
b) when you get to about five MPH. (Below this speed the actual rear parking brakes engage - they cause enough problems, let's not risk that eh?)

The parking switch emulates the same reponse that slamming your foot hard on the brake invokes - power assisted ABS/DSC controlled stop (the rear parking shoes don't come into play at all until the car is almost stationary). By the way, in spite of the fact that the tyre/brake/road/grip at each corner is always slightly different, the car has only ever halted in a beautifully straight line Thumbs Up to the electronics and the bods that designed them, I assume the cars yaw sensor is being utilised.

Obviously, the normal caveats apply - this is your decision to try, and I can't be held responsible for accidents etc etc and for peace of mind why not try it first at 20MPH instead of 40?
I haven't tried this next bit because the tyres are expensive, but I'm led to believe that the LR test drivers on a runway pull up the switch when at top speed...

For myself, I have never ever been happy to drive a car until I've discovered how it handles during emergency braking on both wet and dry roads. I have been extremely pleased with the reactions of my Grin Transporter Very Happy
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DG wrote:
Having driven a D3 for 2 years I've never felt that it's brakes have been weak or needed more stopping power Confused ...but hey ho Rolling Eyes


You sure as theres a dent in the passenger footwell Laughing
  
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I think some of the chaps on here were lucky enough to get a ride with a test driver in a RRS V8 Supercharged, on a test track and experienced the emergency park brake application at at top speed.

I seem to remember one of them commenting that their eyes bled for days afterwards. Shocked
  
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Ken wrote:
DG wrote:
Having driven a D3 for 2 years I've never felt that it's brakes have been weak or needed more stopping power Confused ...but hey ho Rolling Eyes


You sure as theres a dent in the passenger footwell Laughing


Must say the brake pedal on my side was a bit spongy at times Big Cry Rolling with laughter
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