Hi Specs fitted today!

[ali]

Managed to get a dry day and got these fitted. Look the business but still need time to bed in as there pretty unresponsive just now!! mind you I've only done a mile and a half since fitted!

Took a while to fit as the old disks were not for budging, but some gentle hammer knocks and they came good :wink:

The bit that took the most time was the bloody Hi Spec hoses which are a touch too long and were catching on the wheels during full lock, sometime later and some cable ties at the ready, we managed to attach the cables to the strut to keep them clear as there wasn't much else to attach them to. It;s not shown in the pics, we only found out when the wheels went back on! :sad:

Also pics of the drivers CV joint, by the looks of it, it's humped!! :shock:

What you think?

Old disk:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/01.jpg

New ones:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/06.jpg

CV Joint:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/02.jpg

Cheers

Ali.

[ali]

Eh it's a ball joint not a CV joint, opps!

[rushy_23]

Look good mate! Liking them a lot.

Quite a few people on here now with them.

[CampDavid]

Be careful with cable ties. Its annoying if they cut through the hose.

They look smart. Disks look tiny behind 17s though!

[ali]

Thats the 285mm disks too! imagine how the normal disks looked!

[CampDavid]

Get some 15" wheels on there then :)

[ali]

If i still had them, i probably would have

[Ryan]

sort the hoses! i do not recomend having them tied like that to the strut! AS THEY WILL RUB on the cable tie etc... you should be able to adjust the cable so it does not rub on the wheel! either that or ring hispec and get a shorter set of hoses made up

[Mitchell]

lookin good.

wish i could do all that.

[ricksimmonds]

they look well smart

[Andyt]

Very nice, would look better under smaller wheels though. ;)

[Curran]

they look pretty good. i think i may have to get me a big brake kit.

shouldnt the groves run the other way though? in other words the disks need switching over? not sure though.

[Ryan]

ill find a pic of my 2 piece jobbys :D

[Ryan]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/itsafastworld85/PICT2291.jpg
will find a better pic in a min

[Ryan]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/itsafastworld85/ssclam200500087-1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/itsafastworld85/ssclam200500088.jpg

[Mattvtr]

:shock: my god thats massive

[Ryan]

:shock: my god thats massive

bet you say that to all the boys lol...:homme:

[ali]

Yeah I know whatyou mean about the hoses! There from GS Motorsport and are supposed to be for the 285mm Hi spec kit, but there too long! Will email GS Motorsport and ask if they do a smaller set.

We thought about the grooves on the disks but when we looked at them and it seemed it wouldn't matter what way the disks went on, they'd still face the same way. Does it make much difference what way the grooves go??

[ali]

Itsafastworld85,

What size are those disks and what are those lovely looking black wheels you've got, they 15's?

Did you have a problem with the Hi Spec hoses or are you using a different kind?

[Mattvtr]

bet you say that to all the boys lol...:homme:

haha funny guy.lol
what were those discs from?the ones on the motorsport wheel?

[Curran]

We thought about the grooves on the disks but when we looked at them and it seemed it wouldn't matter what way the disks went on, they'd still face the same way. Does it make much difference what way the grooves go??

i dont actually know. but if you put the disk from the drivers side on the passenger side and vice versa, then the grooves would face the other way.

it might not matter or you may have them the correct way already.

maybe someone on here will know?

[Simo]

THe grooves are supposed to face a certain direction...

rear of car \\\\\ front of car.

ie, the grooves go with the direction of rotation.

The hi-spec hoses are too long... I had the same trouble with mine. I plan to get some new hoses fab'd up which dont use the banjo conenctor and come straight out of the caliper sideways, like the originals.

[Curran]

THe grooves are supposed to face a certain direction...

rear of car \\\\\ front of car.

ie, the grooves go with the direction of rotation.



thats exactly what i thought. so you have got the disk on the wrong way round. :oops:

[Simo]

thats exactly what i thought. so you have got the disk on the wrong way round. :oops:

Unfortunately yes.. they are the wrong way round.

[ali]

jees!! shit, oh well, out to get them swapepd when I get a minute. Will it do any harm for another 50 miles or so?

[Ryan]

Itsafastworld85,

What size are those disks and what are those lovely looking black wheels you've got, they 15's?

Did you have a problem with the Hi Spec hoses or are you using a different kind?

disks are 283mm

wheels 15" pro race 1.2 in pug/cit offset

hoses are the SHORTER ones.

i got them direct from hispec as they are £15 a hose i think. you can have them made to any length you require.

[Ryan]

haha funny guy.lol
what were those discs from?the ones on the motorsport wheel?


whole set up was fmps!

but the 2 piece disks are hi specs

ring them and ask a i believe they have to be custom made. but they will have the pug/cit details on system :D:afro: :fcuk:

[Curran]

jees!! shit, oh well, out to get them swapepd when I get a minute. Will it do any harm for another 50 miles or so?

im sure they'll be alright for a bit but just change them asap.

they just wont work to their full potential i think.

[Ryan]

surely the fricton use on the disk in the wrong way could damage the surafce of the disk?> as you would be bedding the disk in with the friction from the rotational mass going in one direction and then in another.

[Connor_scotland]

Theyre mint

[Curran]

surely the fricton use on the disk in the wrong way could damage the surafce of the disk?> as you would be bedding the disk in with the friction from the rotational mass going in one direction and then in another.

doubt it. its not that serious. its only the grooves that run the wrong way. its not like the disk wont work. the grooves are to help disperse heat and promote even wear. As long as you don’t leave them the wrong way round for too long then they should be fine. but the pads may need to be bedded in again. i certainly wouldn’t leave them on the wrong way for 50 miles though. i would get them changed the next day if it were me.

[Ryan]

my thoughts exctly tho..

brakes are so important that i wouldnt leave them in a bad state :P..

[ali]

Car is off the road just nw, using my old mans spare car. Can't change the brakes till Wednesday as I'm on nightshift so it will sit quietly in the drive till then!

Cheers for the help.

[GSMotorsport]

Hi

We are glad you are happy with them and we are more than happy supply everyone in the club with these great oversized products :) They really do look fantastic.

The brake hoses are an issue though. We are unsure why they appear so long and are sorting that :)

[Ryan]

gazz there are two sizes that hi spec sell for the saxo.

i think its 17.5 and 15.5 inch hoses..

[Jay_VTR]

looking good, i think im going to get some bigger brakes next for my motor too...Ali what ones are they?

[Ryan]

look like..

hi spec billet 4s with 285mm solid vented and grooved disks :P

[Jay_VTR]

yeh i thought they looked like billet 4's

[kateandjohn]

Very nice.

[Mark51]

look mint, bet you can stop on a 50p.
how long did it take you to do?

[ali]

They are indeed the billet 4's. Took about 3 hours to do, purely due to the old disks taking an age to come of!!

If your thinking of doing it make sure you 1st put the disks on the right way!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/alidroy/smiley9.gif and 2nd have some copperslip at hand, will save you having to take the pads out later on to apply it, which is what I'll be doing tomorrow morning aswell as swapping the disks over!