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b0t13 11th August 2006 02:20

drilled or grooved?
 
wanting some new disks and pads, but im not sure which to get, or both?

whats best?

bullit 11th August 2006 09:15

grooved as you can get cracking with drilled, but not loads of grooves as there will not be enough pad contact. you running bigger calipers?

droopster 11th August 2006 09:18

I would get the pads at the same time buddy. I have the greenstuff pads and think they are very good. I would probably go for both drilled and grooved discs. If you are getting bigger callipers you will notice more of a noticeable difference.

b0t13 14th August 2006 19:53

is it hard to replace the calipers too?
as i wont be doing it myself and got told if i get bigger discs then ill need diff calipers
and what price am i looking at for them?

davew 14th August 2006 20:32

get drilled and grooved

bullit 14th August 2006 20:51

you can run various setups. 306 gti, 180 gti setups.(calipers and discs) all that run on plane discs.to be honest that doesnt matter. second hand your looking at 150-200 depending on which.
also you can still run 283mm discs on standard calipers (disc conversion), you just need caliper spacers which are 40 quid new and again plain discs 75 new. grooved 125 optional.
you wanna be changing the size of the discs to get any noticable difference, theres no point changing the standard size discs for grooved or whatever for the minimal difference its gonna make really, especially for the money.

Dan 14th August 2006 22:01

Go for some gti-6 discs calipers. Will notice the difference alot more than with drilled and grooved ones.

Ryan 17th August 2006 01:06

gti - 6
gti - 180

theres so many diff set ups!

do not if you want good brakes fit EBC green stuff! its total shite! does not bite well atall! i personally think theyre dangerous.

also dont get drilled disks, it will just crack the disk in most cases. get some light grooved ones!!

i have had many sets of brakes so know :P

rnaging from the ebc - Hence why i say shit
to my current hi spec 4s with 283mm disks

addictedtosax 17th August 2006 02:18

Always go for grooved my friend :Y:

b0t13 17th August 2006 03:12

so i want some grooved disks that are bigger than standard

or the gti-6 setup (do they fit in 14's)?

bullit 17th August 2006 17:56

no they wont

boz 20th August 2006 00:39

nope they wont fit, i have 206 gti 180 discs and calipers and they only just fit behind 15s at a push.

they are 285mm i think, they are shit hot. you carnt get them to fade when braking hard, they just try to rip the stuts off the car! lol

excellent setup, just ask hessle vtr. they helped me from ploughing into his car when he spun at FCS track day. if i had my standard setup on i would have smashed into him.

DevilDamo 20th August 2006 11:00

I went for a grooved setup on my car because people mentioned the possible "cracking" that can happen with drilled discs.

b0t13 22nd August 2006 03:05

what 266mm brakes can i get then as ive been told that these fit under 14's

williamsvts 22nd August 2006 08:18

cracking wont hapen with drilled discs, you would need to get them so hot they glow red before they cracked, look at what ferraris come with, drilled.

personally i wouldnt go for either, they make you pads wear quicker and arent really worth it on a small light car such as a saxo.

imo just get plain discs and a good set of pads.

Ryan 22nd August 2006 23:50

266mm is 206 gti brakes.
not gti 180!

they go under 14" rallye steelies :P

b0t13 23rd August 2006 02:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Itsafastworld85
266mm is 206 gti brakes.
not gti 180!

they go under 14" rallye steelies :P

me confused, aint the gti 180 the same as 206 gti?

will 206 gti brakes fit under 14's then?

bullit 23rd August 2006 07:03

the 266mm ones will as said from the 150 horse power gti whatever it is, but the gti 180's (283mm) wont. theres 2 gti versions,

b0t13 23rd August 2006 15:03

ah ok
anyone know any sites where i can order the brake setup, i found this site

and they have 306 hdi brakes which i belive fit under 14" according to the guide will made in another thread clicky

bullit 23rd August 2006 17:30

pm kinsella he was on here and ssc, he might be able to help, even though he doesnt sell them anymore he could put you in the right direction. like i said on a previous thread theres a few sites that will scan scrappys over the country, just cant remember the name of it.


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