Disc Brakes Australia is an Australian manufacturer, designer and global marketer of aftermarket and OE disc brake rotors.
DBA supplies performance rotors to every continent on the planet. It’s quality standards and systems within it’s manufacturing plant (located in Silverwater, NSW) are now recognized as a premium supplier of performance brake rotors. DBA is Australia’s most highly awarded manufacturer of automotive aftermarket parts, winning the prestigious AAAA Gold Manufacturer award nine times with the most recent in 2011.
DBA has a subsidiary company (DBAUSA LLC) which now operates out of Detroit, USA and in 2008 entered into a venture in Poland where stock is warehoused and distributed throughout Europe.
As well as standard ‘direct replacement’ rotors, DBA manufactures a comprehensive range of enhanced performance products. These boast such features as slotting, cross drilling, exotic materials, improved appearance (including colored center ‘hats’) and, in the top line series, a highly sophisticated two-piece design.
Over four decades of manufacturing experience and unsurpassed knowledge through research and development, DBA has positioned itself as Australia’s most awarded manufacturer and a global leader in brake rotor manufacturing.
With continuous improvements in engineering along with a thirst for innovation, DBA has managed to consistently redefine and deliver braking solutions for an extensive range of vehicle applications and conditions. With disc brakes, as with any safety component, there can be no short-cuts. Drivers worldwide demand DBA products for consistent, reliable and superior performance. DBA ensures this by engineering discs that are far superior to generic and aftermarket counterparts. How? DBA sets the bar in quality, tolerances, premium metals and manufacturing equipment that delivers premium quality disc brake rotors.
THINK DBA
Founded in the 1970’s from a small suburban workshop in Sydney, Australia, Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) has grown to be the #1 choice of replacement disc rotor by workshops and customers in Australia. Since 2018 DBA has been owned by ASX-listed GUD Holdings Limited, one of Australia’s leading conglomerates of automotive aftermarket product brands.
With its unparalleled technical expertise, DBA not only engineers and manufactures the most comprehensive program of disc rotors and drums, but offers a complete range of brake pads and shoes, calipers, brake fluids, sensors and other ancillary items.
In recognition of its uncompromising approach to quality and performance, DBA was recently voted #1 preferred and recommended brand, #1 for product range, and #1 for technical expertise in brake rotors by Australian workshops.
The company has long been a champion of safety in the Australian Automotive industry, and their dedication to quality has been recognised with over 16 manufacturing awards from the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA). DBA is also a founding member of the Australian Auto Innovation Centre (AIC).
DBA’s product range covers over 97% of the Australian car parc, with direct replacement disc rotors and pads applications catering for street vehicles, performance upgrades, towing, 4×4 / SUV, military / armoured vehicles, track and motorsport applications. While proud of its Australian roots and its local achievements, DBA over time has truly grown into a global player, servicing the world through eight distribution centres across Australia, New Zealand and the USA, distributors on all continents, and exporting to over 30 countries.
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE & SAFETY
DBA’s uncompromised focus is on Quality, Performance and Safety. When manufacturing and distributing safety critical components, DBA believes there can be no shortcuts or substitutions for quality. Its range of direct replacement disc rotors and pads feature a myriad of technical innovations and patents and set the bar in quality, tolerances, and premium metals that delivers top quality.
Drivers worldwide demand DBA products for consistent, reliable and superior performance. DBA ensures this by engineering and manufacturing products that are far superior to generic parts and aftermarket counterfeits. DBA maintains ISO9001:2015 accreditation through TÜV Rheinland®.
With over 40 years of manufacturing, research & development and design experience, DBA truly understands what it takes to make leading performance and safety critical disc brake rotors. DBA has partnered with race teams, OEM’s and police and military forces around the world to solve their braking needs and push the edge of cutting-edge technology. Unlike other brands who are merely importers or distributors, DBA is in control from the initial R&D and design stage, throughout the casting, manufacturing and distribution process.
DBA’s experience and continual research & development has led to the development of leading technology including a proprietary cast iron formulation (XG-150), bi-directional slot designed (T2 and T3), TSP heating processing and their patented Kangaroo Paw ventilation system. DBA’s XG-150 is a supersaturated solution of carbon in an iron matrix, the excess carbon precipitates out in the form of graphite flakes. The structural distribution of these graphite flakes provides excellent thermal properties, increasing the thermal shock resistance. DBA’s grey iron is rich in carbon and alloyed to produce excellent thermal characteristics, which is a key factor in the production of the casting. This is combined with their patented Kangaroo Paw ventilation design.
When combined with DBA’s TSP process it allows the material to cope with rapid thermal cycling with core-heat levels reaching approximately 700*C and above. The DBA developed TSP™ process, stress relieves the cast iron during the manufacturing process. Unlike any other cast irons, the XG-150 formulation was developed to respond to the TSP process resulting in a rotor that is ideal for heavy duty braking and suitable for motorsport applications.