I want to spend 1500 on some new brakes for my saff,need some ideas on the best option,do I get just fronts or front and back but just lower spec??was thinking about some ap's but im sure you can get hi-spec front and back for that price.

what do ya all rekon??

I will be driving very hard and braking very late

 

No point in doing much to the rears, if you do uprate them you will only have to run a bias valve to put less power to them, or you will be spinning each time you brake.

Put as much into the fronts as you can (i.e. Spunky APs) and use 4x4 rears if they aren't already, possibly consider a larger rear disc conversion and caliper spacer kit from Mike R if you want to keep the back brakes cooler.

 

its 2wd on 18's so how big can i get on the front?tell me if im dumb but how does the spacer kit work aps i rekon are the ones to get

 

Depends what 18's mate. If they are 18" MOs then pretty much anything upto 380mm disc/6pot or 8 pot calipers.

Rears are a bigger disc with alloy bell and a spacer to move the caliper up to accomodate the bigger disc.

 

Wheels are aropeed gt's,any idea how much the kits for the front are?want to get them before crimbo

 

Send a PM rsjp off here, he does good deals on AP kits from what i've heard. Never used him myself though.

 

ok m8 cheers

 

I've got RSGT's in 18" and run 330 AP's and there ain't alot more room for anything bigger (its that close i cannot use a dust cap and had to mod the caliper slightly to get em on with a 3mm spacer .......lol)

 

 

what kind of mod did you do to the caliper?,they look sweet by the way

 

heres my set up 325mm on front with brembo, 300 on rear with standard calipers, £1200 all in from godspeed

 

380mm with ap 6 pots will be about 3.5 to 4k

 

yeh I think 3-4grand is a bit more than 1500

 

Had to take the angel grinder to the outer edges of each caliper otherwise the valve caught on them

 

Anyone know if them brembo calipers are smaller than ap's?,or I could always change the wheels,just dont want the hassle of selling them losing money and buying new when the money can go on brakes

 

RobS thats the best package ive seen yet

 

speak to brom@zoo on here, he makes the ap caliper setup that steves got for about 600 quid

 

RobS,
Nice set up mate !!

 

600 quid sounds cheap,that means plenty left over for rears ,im liking the look of the brembos,dont really fancy taking an angle grinder to my brakes though good way of saving weight i suppose

 

mikes rear setup and brakets are 350 i belive



or again im sure brom can get his tools out and knock one up for ya

 

sweet money left over for crimbo

 

I think my setup is pretty good for the money.

AP 4 pots, and 335mm discs.



Will put the bigger discs on bells on the back as a New Year present to myself, but I'm running 4x4 setup on the rear for the moment.

Speak to Brom @ ZOO Motorsport for an amazing setup @ great value.

 

pon they look but will they fit behind my wheels?

 

I'd imagine they would, as they're not THAT much bigger than Steve@SCC's setup.

You would probably have to do a little modding to get that setup on there.

Personally, I would speak to Brom - he can tailor make the setup to suit your wheels, and it'll be just straight bolt on stuff - the man knows what he's doing.........

 

coll i'll give him a bell in the week

 

yeah ia deffo agree with that

hes a star at stuff like that

 

pm him first mate, hes sooooooooo busy wiht his grinder at work he cant hear his phone

 

yeh might even get a passionford discount

 

you could always get a second hand kit mike rainbird has a second hand ap 4pot 330 kit for sale for a 2wd

 

ya dont need em at broms rates

 

second hand is good but I get peice of mind when stuffs new ,plus it looks more bling

 

brought my set-up 2nd hand off here (Passionford) for under 1000...

Front: Ap 4 pots with 330mm discs



Rear: 305mm Discs with Standard caliper with Mike R's bracket kit

 

smit you show off

 

smit,
looks very smart

 

Car stops very well think the set-up i've got is more than enough for a road car

Love me brakes Had to buy the fuckin wheels to go around them though!

 

thats the trouble dont want to change wheels if I can help it,love comps but there as common as traffic lights

 

pm brom mate, gove him ya wheel and he will do the rest

 

it won't matter with you buddy as yours is 2wd

only reason i had to change was that i have a shonky 4x4 and needed a ET38 offset where a 2wd is much lower

so 9 times out of ten you won't need to change wheels...worry for you = over

 

just waiting for a reply on pm now

 

These are Justins brakes...



cause the foriegn fooker is still far too drunk to do it himself