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Old 18-06-2007 | 10:31 PM
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Who's got some rear end bad boy brakes let see some pics please!

Thinking of Rainbirds 315mm conversion!
Old 18-06-2007 | 10:33 PM
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i have 310 mm rear discs

Old 18-06-2007 | 11:33 PM
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price plz Euan?
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my 305mm
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mine 330 with 4 pots


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price plz Euan?

Not sure what kit they are mate but i paid 250 for them.

4x4 calipers with the bells and discs.
Old 19-06-2007 | 11:43 AM
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how much was your set up Radman

And yours please as well Dunx
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I've got the same kit as Radman was about Ł250ish from Paul @ N Yorks
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glad you can remember dave as ive no idea,lol, got mine off mike rainbird though
Old 19-06-2007 | 03:46 PM
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Heres mine m8 Brembo 4 pots with 330mm discs

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330mm on mine.
Cost about Ł550 I think.
But I can't find a picture right now!!
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How many people run bias valves with the big brakes?
Old 19-06-2007 | 07:25 PM
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How many people run bias valves with the big brakes?

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Old 19-06-2007 | 08:28 PM
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I don't, seeing as it retains the original caliper & i've got 355's & 6 pots at the front, i figured i didn't need to alter the bias
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I have 355s and 6 pots on the fron too but feel and improvement with the bias adjusted slighty.

Best way to test is remove abs fuse and brake hard in the wet.

all four wheels should lock at same time.
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
I have 355s and 6 pots on the fron too but feel and improvement with the bias adjusted slighty.

Best way to test is remove abs fuse and brake hard in the wet.

all four wheels should lock at same time.
thanks for the advice mate

but it doesn't go out in the wet
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
I have 355s and 6 pots on the fron too but feel and improvement with the bias adjusted slighty.

Best way to test is remove abs fuse and brake hard in the wet.

all four wheels should lock at same time.
thanks for the advice mate

but it doesn't go out in the wet
bet you dont push the brakes hard incase the dust gets on the wheels either
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lol i'm not that bad, yet
Old 19-06-2007 | 10:58 PM
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300mm hi spec on mine....not a great view of em, but you get the picture....

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Originally Posted by MONSTER
Originally Posted by rapidcossie
I have 355s and 6 pots on the fron too but feel and improvement with the bias adjusted slighty.

Best way to test is remove abs fuse and brake hard in the wet.

all four wheels should lock at same time.
thanks for the advice mate

but it doesn't go out in the wet
its a 4x4 RALLY CAR YOU GIRL
Old 20-06-2007 | 06:25 AM
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330 mm discs with 4pot brembos plus With a brembo handbrake calliper

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Originally Posted by THE RADMAN
my 305mm
It's the OE rear calipers? OE discs are 22 mm

You don't have problems with the thick of the 305 discs?
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the question is...

does a 330 mm brake on the rear makes sense?

i ve a 320 x 32 mm brake in the front from a gt3 porsche, and rear is stock, it breaks perfect on the ring, the front is even to hard, as the abs puts in all the time.... so it is senseless in my eyes to go that big and hard on the rear, if you don t really have 5xx horses and do one trackday after another....

don t understand me wrong, its looks absolutly brilliant but sense? :P
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my 305mm
It's the OE rear calipers? OE discs are 22 mm

You don't have problems with the thick of the 305 discs?
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Old 29-06-2007 | 09:16 AM
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http://www.randbmotorsport.co.uk/sho...p?ProductID=40

There is no point what-so-ever going for the bigger 330mm discs with the standard calliper, as this kit uses the exact same bell as the 300mm kit, and the disc is just 30mm wider, which means that 30mm of the inner part of the disc is untouched by the pads (which looks shit ) .

There is no need to run a bias valve on 2wd cars with this set-up, and in fact, I would not recommend putting too much braking at the rear on a 2wd car, as this can easily destablise the car at very high speeds if all four wheels lock up together . I would personally prefer the rears to NOT lock up at the same time.

On a 4x4, you can put LOTS more braking to the rear and this won't happen, due to the wheels being linked by the 4wd system. However, if you have uprated callipers at the rear, I personally think it is a MUST to have a bias valve to ensure the braking can be adjusted to suit the car.
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