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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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Default KAD Brake calipers-anyone rate them?

never heard of them myself but ltr woundered if anyones used them as they do big brake kits. 6 pot 380s

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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 07:18 PM
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anyone?there's a set in the for sale section
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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only heard they do lots of mini bits which theyre good at never seen them on anythin else sorry
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 06:56 AM
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bump for the weekend lot!
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 07:01 AM
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Never heard of them tbh.
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 07:24 AM
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theres some in the for sale section mate. Apparently there choice brakes for minis but not had many reviews for their big brakes kit
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Some nice AP 6 pots in for sale look very nice and cheap.
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just callipers though arent they?
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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I've got kad 6 pots on my gsxr and they are really good
Out perform the standard 4 pots and look proper cool
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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There's a scooby in time attack that got them on

My mate had huge kad brakes on his scooby and he really rated them , did 5000 miles no trouble at all then sold his car
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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if there used in tame attack i guess there fine for fast road and track then?
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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Rocket Ronnie uses them on his Skyline, can't be that bad.

There's a lad selling a pair of 6 pots and 380mm rotors and bells in 2WD fittment on here I believe.
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KAD are a good company. British designed and made.....

380mm brakes are massive for road/track use though???
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Originally Posted by COCHYN
Rocket Ronnie uses them on his Skyline, can't be that bad.

There's a lad selling a pair of 6 pots and 380mm rotors and bells in 2WD fittment on here I believe.
Yer true mate thats why i made this post as never heard of them before.

Not as good as ap 6pots though??
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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fingers off........bought a load of mini brakes etc from them yrs ago and it never worked.......

binned the 4k investment after all......

great company
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If you want cheap big brakes get K-sport, D2 or XYZ.
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These are my bike ones
Never had any problems with them

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