Sly_SRi
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From what cars can you get brakes from for the corsa? do they have to be cars with 4 stud hubs??
Cheers for any help
Rory
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Greasemonkey
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yes have to be 4 stud, unless ya get a 5 stud convesion (expensive). astra ATE calipers and disks off a 16V GTE fit straght on or get V6 ones which fit with the disks drilled and a metal spiggot ring.
Astra ones second hand with disks £50ish
Brand new V6 calipers disks and pads £195 from LMF with every thing to bolt straight on
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Sly_SRi
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when you say V6 ones? what car is that from?
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Greasemonkey
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vectra V6 it will be 5 stud but ya just re-drill the disks
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Greasemonkey
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astra GTE ones are 252ishmm
V6 ones are 288mm i belive
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James R
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
vectra V6 it will be 5 stud but ya just re-drill the disks
You also need a spigot ring machined so they mount correctly in place.
256mm ATE set up from a MK2 GTE (16V) MK3 GSi astra, cav GSi, 16V cally is the best option as they aren't stupidly heavy like the V6 items, and do the job more than adiquately. after all they are designed to stop a car 50% heavier than a corsa.
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Siberia
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spigot ring? who? what?  mine dont have one of these... although i bought mine new from v-tunning....
will agree on the wieght issue... 1 caliper wieghs a tonne....
both of my new 4-pot calipers together wouldnt wieght as much as 1 v6 caliper...
[Edited on 06-04-2005 by Siberia]
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Sly_SRi
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ok, i'll have a look down the scrappy. Cheers for the help 
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drunkenfool
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Im selling my old 256mm setup if you are interested? The calipers are fine, pretty new pads and the disks are a tiny bit warped. You can have the lot for £35 if you want.
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Ojc
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Don't bother with the V6 ones, they take ages to bite and the peddle is often spongey with them.
I have 256mm GTE discs and calipers on my Nova with a Nova GSi servo and the brakes are the best brakes on any car I have ever owned even my brand new Corsa SXi 
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Siberia
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^ what ever v6 equiped car you drove the brakes werent bled properly mine bite instantly and stop the car in seconds from high speed...
i will agree the spongy pedal is annoying though.... hence y i'm upgrading again....
[Edited on 07-04-2005 by Siberia]
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ComboKing
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What setup are you upgrading to Siberia? 4 pots? 308mm V6???
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James R
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quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool
Im selling my old 256mm setup if you are interested? The calipers are fine, pretty new pads and the disks are a tiny bit warped. You can have the lot for £35 if you want.
I'll have a piece of that Drunken
Siberia, what 4 pots have you gone with? the AP reyland ones or something a bit lighter like wilwoods
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Siberia
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these....
i have 1 caliper and 2 disks here already... but due to a little mishap when trying to fit them 1 of the calipers had to be sent back to reyland for surgery.... it should arrive back today....
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James R
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Can you do me a favour then and weight the caliper on the kitchen scales, without the pads in, then the pads then the disk+rotor, I want to know for a weight comparision, can you u2u the info to me please 
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Siberia
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yeh... thats no bother 1'll do it when i get home.....
the calipers are made from aluminium so they are really light.... the disk rought wiegh the same as a v6 288mm disk
both the disks and the calipers are ALOT bigger in real life than in any pictures ove seen of them.....
i'll get exact weighs for them later for you
[Edited on 07-04-2005 by Siberia]
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