need rotors and pads for my '89 328. any suggestions where to get them? thanks
Check out the 308/328 section--there is a sticky at the top of page with all kinds of great info about these cars..Part numbers, cross ref numbers, etc
As I recalll from my ex-1986 328, the brakes are ATEs which you can get them at most Brake-Os or other barke repair shops...
couldn't find ferrari referenced on their site. any part # or cross reference. need rotors for an 89 w/abs
We've recently gone through the exercise of sourcing brake rotors for our 328. Apparently there is no difference between ABS and non-ABS models and although the calipers are ATE units that are also used on other cars, the rotors appear to be unique to the 328. Rotors are Brembo units and you should be able to find several sources for them by doing a quick google search or similar. Price will be around US$2-250 each for fronts (don't know about rears, sorry). As far as calipers and pads go, the front brakes are the same as those used on early Porsche 928s and the rears are the same as those used on the fronts of 2.0 litre Ford Sierras (and several other Fords). If shipping heavy rotors internationally wasn't such a price killer we would have been buying through one of the site sponsors, instead we privately imported the rotors and shipped them with a whole heap of other stock through a friend in the motor industry to reduce shipping costs. Muggins
There are a number of pads that will work. The tricky thing is the rotors. Rotors from Ferrari are unholy expensive... $400 per rotor. There are a number of after market suppliers of rotors. I know Brembo makes something that worked on 308s that was same or close to stock. After marker resellers would slot or drill to specifications.
Check with our sponsor Ricambi America first.... You might also try http://www.interautoparts.com/ for the rotors. bigheaddennis says they have great prices on Brembo rotors...at least for his 355.
checked ricambia, $400 each for front, $300 rear. i expect plus shipping. the dealer is $427, so really no difference.hoping to do a little better.
Thanks for the follow up. BTW, how "bad" are your rotors? Do they judder with normal braking around town? I'd say you could probably "turn" these once to get some add'l life out of them. Have you called around for any brembo suppliers to get some aftermarket vs OEM rotors? --Mike
1mm up front, 2 in back. UPDATE: i tried inter auto parts. 626-301-0909. $200 +ship each, front or back, brembo. half of the ferrari price. bingo!
Try TRutlands in Tucker GA for the brakes--and be careful you get the right ones--some 328's are ABS and some are not.
porterfield also sells rotors. $215 for the 328. cross drilling +$29, slotting +$40, cryo treating +$25 I seem to recall asking them why the fcar rotors were 2x the porsche ones, and they said something about having to pay ferrari a fee.
