brake upgrade - Saxperience

andyh089 · 12th December 2008, 18:06

hi just had someone cut me up and nearly went straight into the back of them brakes felt like s**t, changed the fluid and discs and pads all last year to mintex, i was just wondering how much do brembo 4pots cost and how easy to fit? cheers

Predator_R32^p · 12th December 2008, 18:13

how much do you want to spend, if you can find some brembos from a 406 they use them

wilwoods ive got and i full recommend them for the price

Nick_106 · 12th December 2008, 18:17

More to do with the road conditions than your brakes, wet and greasy roads!

andyh089 · 12th December 2008, 18:25

ive always thought they felt bit crap, how much do the brembo 4 pots usually go for does anyone know? cheers

Predator_R32^p · 12th December 2008, 18:30

a lot lol

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...sub_category=1

andyh089 · 12th December 2008, 19:31

how much did your wilwoods cost and what are they like?

Nick_106 · 12th December 2008, 19:48

wilwoods are around 600 quid from rally design!

406 v6 brembos go for 250-300 quid normally on ebay! great setup but there are fitting issues, there quite wide so depnding on what wheels your using you will need to use spacers!

andyh089 · 12th December 2008, 19:56

got standard vtr wheels was thinking of changing though. think i will just get some brembos cheers for the advice

Nick_106 · 12th December 2008, 20:06

if your going brembos you will need 15 inch wheels! vtr wheels are too small!

williamsvts · 12th December 2008, 21:24

ive got some 266mm brakes for sale that will fit under you 14" wheels. pm me if your interested.

andyh089 · 13th December 2008, 11:21

nah not at the moment mate was lookin to more after crimbo time thanks anyway though

AlexB^p · 13th December 2008, 11:26

if you want the name get the 406 brembos there cheap and do the job very well (my mate has a set)
i have wilwoods and i cant praise them highly enough tbh
also there a tad lighter in the caliper than the brembos so are better for the unsprung weight of the strut

AIRacing · 16th December 2008, 10:52

have a look on ebay, I got lucky some guy was selling some bremo's, said he had them on his track car and they were off a porsche, can't remember which model. Looked about right took a punt and a perfect fit for the VTS race car and only cost £101. BARGAIN

AlexB^p · 16th December 2008, 11:29

brembos are good

my mate with brembos recently drove my car and said the bite with the wilwoods i run is so much better

dunno if its due to the compound of pads i run ect but i was quite suprised by that

Prickle^p · 16th December 2008, 12:46

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Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

a lot lol

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...sub_category=1

hmm not cheap eh ??

DawsonWicked · 16th December 2008, 12:54

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Originally Posted by John_1.1i

hmm not cheap eh ??

minty do you just post in every single thread you see ?

AlexB^p · 16th December 2008, 15:07

i think he just wants to whore his post count

Steve · 16th December 2008, 15:10

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Originally Posted by andyh089

hi just had someone cut me up and nearly went straight into the back of them brakes felt like s**t, changed the fluid and discs and pads all last year to mintex, i was just wondering how much do brembo 4pots cost and how easy to fit? cheers

get some wilwoods cheaper and fit under 15's without spacers.

£420 we got them in group buy.

DawsonWicked · 16th December 2008, 15:35

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Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

i think he just wants to whore his post count

thats very true damn post whore lol !

and back to the tread at hand, i think 4 pots maybe overkill tbh and you maybe spending more money than need be, i think some 306 GTI calipers would deffinatly be sufficient tbh and only cost like £30 from a scrappers

VTRcraig · 16th December 2008, 19:14

maybe your brakes just need bleeding again? as they shouldnt feel too crap, also putting huges brakes on wont neccisarily make you stop any faster, you will just lock up easier in the current weather conditions.