3 stud brakes

[coalpoolwalla]

my stopping power is poo!! i mean REALLY bad.

the pads and disks seem fine, no leaks in pipes, pedal isnt too soft, been bled twice at a garage because i thought i was doing somethink wrong.
but still no joy.

i dont realy fancy going down the conversion route tbh.

do you think a decent set of disks and pads will help (mintex or somethink)

any suggestions please... i need this sorting asap before i end up killing meself :P

[Willow]

i have red dots groved and drilled wkd mate. Obv if you upgrade the disks you have to upgrade pads

[coalpoolwalla]

i have red dots groved and drilled wkd mate. Obv if you upgrade the disks you have to upgrade pads

its a 1.1 m8 no need what so ever for drilled and grooved... they just crack so easy with the heat anyway

[Willow]

ahh. hmm well you can get red dots for 50 pound a set. I thought you had that car in your DP haha

[chinkostu]

shit pad material? Ive found that some are brilliant and some are awful. Paid 34quid (yes, ouch) for some brake pads and they dont fade as quickly!

[adam91]

change the brake fluid and put braided brake hoses on makes a big diffrence.

[Mikol]

Try some branded discs and pads.

Can't be any worse than standard.

[hazza-106]

try and find some citroen ax gt brakes there bigger! i had them on one of my old 106's

[Ben_L]

I had mintex on my 1.1 and they seemed fine

[Mikol]

try and find some citroen ax gt brakes there bigger! i had them on one of my old 106's

No.

Bigger yes, worth the ridiculous amount of work and parts needed to fit them no.

AX GT brakes are either

- Mk1 258mm disc so larger, but use a older caliper than your standard one. The ones on saxos actually replaced the GT caliper on later models.

- Mk2 247mm disc so yes larger than standard, but these use the EXACT same caliper as 4 stud 1.1 brakes and are essentially the exact same braking system.

Problem is with either of these setups you need the ENTIRE AX suspension leg. Not fun. Finding a set in good nick from a (at best) 12 year old to (at worst) 20 year old car is a whore.

I know because I've done it.

Go read -

http://www.106owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=130394

3 stud section is on the 2nd post.

4 stud is the EASIEST, CHEAPEST and MOST EFFECTIVE brake conversion available to 3 studders, as the best 3 stud brakes are actually the worst 4 stud ones... go figure.

[swampy]

shit pad material? Ive found that some are brilliant and some are awful. Paid 34quid (yes, ouch) for some brake pads and they dont fade as quickly!

i pay £130 a set for my pads!
That is for a road going 306 s16!

But as said try some quality pads and disks.
Then could look in braided brakelines.
I supply sets that will fit.

Get it on an mot brake test machine and c what it pulls.