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Old 09-26-2006, 10:25 AM
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Default Two left feet?

Can anyone explain why the cross drilling on the RS4 brakes sweep backwards on three corners but sweep forwards on the right front? I thought my car was a mutant but when I checked all of our photos we captured of our reference RS4's I see the same thing. Assume everyone has this?

Note that the Gallardo install of the same brakes has them sweeping back on all four corners (checked our reference files to confirm).<ul><li><a href="http://forzamotorsport.net/">Forza Motorsport 2</a></li></ul>
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Because Audi was too cheap to properly design their front rotors.
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I hope this makes it into the game...
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Hmmm...good guess, but unlikely the case since they are lifted from the Lambo
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Default Non directional vane rotors up front, same exact part side to side...

but rears are directional and same design ala RS6.
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Default It's the truth. Only the front calipers come from the Lambo, the rotors are an RS4 only part.

The Lambo rotors are more like the RS6 rotors, if not the same.
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Default Correct, rotors are Audi RS4 specific. Calipers originated with the RS6 as well, minus...

the metal brace on the outside of the caliper.

Lambo Gallardo uses a pin style floating system with directional rotors ala RS6 style.

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Default The new Corvette Z06 is also using "non directional" front brake rotors...

and the rotors that are spinning the "wrong way" seem to be more prone to cracking from what owners have been saying.

It's pretty silly on a car at this price IMO.
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Default Manufacturing savings for Audi, though the replacements are not cheap for these rotors...

reflecting the cheaper design.
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Default Re: The new Corvette Z06 is also using "non directional" front brake rotors...

You're right. Just checked the reference photos for the Z06 and they have it in the rear as well. Why wouldn't they just used a random pattern instead of a sweep then?


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