drilled or grooved? - Saxperience

b0t13 · 11th August 2006, 02:20

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^p · 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

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^p · 22nd August 2006, 23:50

266mm is 206 gti brakes.
not gti 180!

they go under 14" rallye steelies

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

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.