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TR8 Front brake rotors
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arttvr Art Becker
Barnegat, NJ, USA   USA
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Anyone have a source for front brake rotors for my 1980 TR8? Thanks.

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Darth V8R Vance Navarrette
Beaverton, OR, USA   USA
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1974 Jensen Healey "Rusty"
1980 Triumph TR8 "Wedgie"
In reply to # 1995750 by arttvr Anyone have a source for front brake rotors for my 1980 TR8? Thanks.

Admittedly it has been a while, but British Parts Northwest sold me the set that are currently in my TR8.

Vance


1980 Platinum Metallic TR8, frame off restoration, complete.
1974 Jensen Healey, now assembled and awaiting startup. =:-)

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TVS1 T V.
Homewood, IL, USA   USA
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1978 Triumph Spitfire 1500 "BullDog"
1980 Triumph TR8 "Mrs. 8"
TWS motors Should help you out also affectionately known as the wedge shop!

Not sure if rock auto has those parts but you could try there too!

Cheers!

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Re: TR8 Front brake rotors
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arttvr Art Becker
Barnegat, NJ, USA   USA
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Thanks for the suggestions. Woody at TWS said this is a real issue and Rock Auto does not even list rotors in the TR8 menu. Moss, Rimmer Bros., Parts Geek, English Parts and a long list of other suppliers are singing the same song. Not good for us TR8 owners. Hopefully some supplier will venture out to a manufacturer of rotors to get this issue resolved. I did put my request on the Rimmer Bros. "notify me" list.

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Re: TR8 Front brake rotors
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ozkippy Michael Kip
Emerald, Victoria, Australia   AUS
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1978 Triumph TR7 "Yellow Wedge"
1979 Triumph TR7 "Empress"
I typed in TR8 front rotors in local ebay and some EBC rotors came up in the UK.
Eye wateringly sell the 1st born expensive . My goodness and you still just have moderate barely adequate crap brakes �.
Worse case use standard TR7 rotors bearing in mind they're thinner and a smidge smaller in diameter also which won't help braking. One piston will protrude further from the calipers so you should bear that in mind if you go that sort of option
There are a few threads re different brakes and rotors that have been discussed as an option also that may prove to be economic especially with the cost of the EBC rotors. Goodness me he says winking smiley)

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Carb-Dave Dave Mundt
Cedar Falls, IA, USA   USA
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Maybe it's time for a 'big brake' upgrade kit? That seems to be where the TR8 brake replacement business has gone to over the past decade.

Carb-Dave

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arttvr Art Becker
Barnegat, NJ, USA   USA
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I want to keep stock wheels which rules out big brake set up. The TR8 stops just fine with original brakes, that's all I need it to do.

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Re: TR8 Front brake rotors
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HowardB Howard Brissenden
Potton, Bedfordshire, UK   GBR
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I used EBC dimpled rotors on my TR7 with BL Princess calipers (replacing the original Triumph calipers) after I warped the original plain TR8 discs during a spirited drive down the Stelvio Pass. I rate them highly even though not cheap!

EBC TR8 Brake disc and pad kit

Its worth double checking before you buy since I purchased the wrong discs initially as I was unaware of the change to TR8 discs.

Cheers

Howard

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POW Peter Wirth
HEBRON, NH - New Hampshire, USA   USA
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1981 Triumph TR8
I must have gotten in on the last NOS rotors from RimmerBros 3 years ago when I did my brakes. They came wrapped in paper saturated with what was probibly cosmolene but were actually quite easy to clean up and paint. Were not expensive either. - Pete

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Rover827 Rich Truett
Berkley, MI, USA   USA
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1981 Triumph TR8
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1982 Triumph TR8
Nope.
They have been NLA for more than 2 years.

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Darth V8R Vance Navarrette
Beaverton, OR, USA   USA
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1980 Triumph TR8 "Wedgie"
In reply to # 1995750 by arttvr Anyone have a source for front brake rotors for my 1980 TR8? Thanks.

The following people claim to have them in stock:

Little British Car Company
English Parts Co
Revington TR


The following are a "maybe"

Robsport
Robert Anglaises

Vance


1980 Platinum Metallic TR8, frame off restoration, complete.
1974 Jensen Healey, now assembled and awaiting startup. =:-)

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arttvr Art Becker
Barnegat, NJ, USA   USA
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Thanks, I tried all of these vendors and they do not have them and cannot currently get them.

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Re: TR8 Front brake rotors
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JA1989 Gold Member Jeff G
ATLANTA, GA, USA   USA
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1972 Triumph Spitfire MkIV ~ For Sale ! ~
1980 Triumph TR8
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Art

I sent you a pm. I have Rotors.

Jeff



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Re: TR8 Front brake rotors
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antech An Nguyen
Morro bay, CA, USA   USA
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Hi Jeff,
do you still an extra set of TR8 rotors ?
An

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JA1989 Gold Member Jeff G
ATLANTA, GA, USA   USA
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1980 Triumph TR8
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An,

I have a few pairs of Rotors left.

I sent you a PM

Jeff

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