Where to take discs for skimming?

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Where to take discs for skimming?

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Looking for a place in JHB to skim my discs. ANy ideas?
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Powerbrake, and I hope by "Skim" you mean "I are gonna thow them away and get new ones"

You drive a performance car, dont go playing with your life!

Apparently almera discs can be used, but they need to be machined thinner (LOLz an almera 1.6 has bigger brakes than a stock S13 tehe)
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hmmm... good to know.

almera discs - wonder if they fit into my z32 30mm aluminium 4 pot calipers!!!

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I STILL NEED THE REAR CALIPERS PLEASE GUYS!!!
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back to the topic...

there are quite a number of places in the strijdom park area. are you trying to find a recommended shop in particular!???!
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Recently bought new discs from nissan for the front. Cost me a small fortune. And now they vibrate quite badly!!

Thought a skim can't hurt as they are still very thick.

Rear is very thin on the other hand but also not in good nick.
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Else who makes those big brake discs with the ali centres? Like the ones on that red sx with the gold rims?

And off course a bracket to relocate the std caliper a bit further out.
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Got the front skimmed (since they are practically brand new!!) and it cost me R40each from Astro Brake in Boksburg.

Didn't wanna spend R2500 on new discs + pads since I suspect a big brake upgrade is on the shopping list in the not too distant future.
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