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Benkid

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11th Jun 09 at 00:30

Think this will always be an ongoing problem with Corsa's. Does anybody here have 2.0 brakes that actually work well and why are mine gash? I've heard of people using a Mondeo master cylinder?

DAZ1985

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11th Jun 09 at 07:29

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alan-g-w

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11th Jun 09 at 08:41

V6 brakes and braided hoses are the way forward. If running 16" wheels then you could get 308s in I think.

EDIT: on a budget anyway. Billet multi piston caliper brakes are actually the best bet if you're not short of cash I think.

[Edited on 11-06-2009 by alan-g-w]

Benkid

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11th Jun 09 at 09:06

My only issue is the travel on the pedal and spongy feel. Got braided hoses but still god awful stopping power. My mates standard brakes on his 306 rallye stops like nothing i've ever driven. Jealous of his brakes lol

Jambo

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11th Jun 09 at 09:13

v6's on mine seemed to stop well enough but they are heavy as fook and affected the handling due to unsprung weight.

Are cav/cally turbo brakes lighter? If so use them stopped my big heavy calibra well enough

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 09:14

quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
V6 brakes and braided hoses are the way forward. If running 16" wheels then you could get 308s in I think.

EDIT: on a budget anyway. Billet multi piston caliper brakes are actually the best bet if you're not short of cash I think.

[Edited on 11-06-2009 by alan-g-w]

Master cylinder is too small for V6 brakes really.. I'm running them but the brake travel is a joke! Thats with braided hoses and after pressure bleeding.

Still never seen a definitive answer on the replacement master cylinder question

loads of people "say" they have found a suitable replacement but cant give the details

Ellis

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11th Jun 09 at 09:16

Agree with Davey, pedal travel takes some getting used to - but they do have good stopping power with a limited amount of fade.

[Edited on 11-06-2009 by Ellis]

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 09:17

Yeah never going to really have fade problems, the car is too light lol

I'm used to it now but anyone who drives my car tends to shit them selves .

Jambo

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11th Jun 09 at 09:24

comparing the brake travel on my gfs Gsi and my old 1.4sport, id recommend a post 97 one (if there actualy is a difference) as brakes where far less spongey

Benkid

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11th Jun 09 at 09:27

What about some wilwoods or hispec calipers etc specifically for a Corsa? Surely they would've been designed to work with the original master cylinder?

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 09:29

They are designed to work with an aftermarket pedal box generally.. But then you have the problem of having no servo assistance.

Ellis

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11th Jun 09 at 09:32

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Yeah never going to really have fade problems, the car is too light lol I'm used to it now but anyone who drives my car tends to shit them selves .

It's better when I go and drive some other car, try and push the pedal near to the floor and end up with a head all but through the windscreen

gez bay

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11th Jun 09 at 09:48

ive got meriva 280mm brakes with braided hoses, not spongey and stop very well

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 09:50

What calipers? V6 or Turbo?

How much travel have you got in your pedal before the brakes start working?

gez bay

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11th Jun 09 at 09:53

the calipers are off a meriva.
i'd say about roughly an inch then they get really sharp

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 09:55

Do you have any photos of them before you fitted them? I'd love to see the size of the slave cylinder? I'm guessing they are smaller than the V6/Turbo brakes

If they are smaller I'm going to get me a pair

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 09:56

The V6 calipers are just toooo big for the poor little corsa master cylinder

Mike GSi

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11th Jun 09 at 09:57

i have V6 with braided hoses, as does my mate but for some reason mine have alot more travel than his. even after a few hours of bleeding lol. the travel is a pain in the arse but once the travel is used up mine are fantastic tbh.

gez bay

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11th Jun 09 at 09:59

i havent got pics sorry mate, i bought them and put them on straight away

so the v6 brakes are good, you've just got to get past the spongey bit is it?

Mike GSi

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11th Jun 09 at 10:00

Yes, unless someone can confirm a better master cyl? surely another vaux one would fit?

gez bay

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11th Jun 09 at 10:02

ive only got braided hoses on the front, would putting some on the back help?

Mike GSi

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11th Jun 09 at 10:03

didnt help mine tbh, and as said i spent a bloody long time bleeding them too. still i cant understand how my mate got his to feel like normal brakes :S

DaveyLC

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11th Jun 09 at 10:04

quote:
Originally posted by Mike GSi
Yes, unless someone can confirm a better master cyl? surely another vaux one would fit?

They fit onto the servo but the problem is the corsa has the servo on its back (90 degrees) and the corsa fluid reservior (sp) doesnt fit the bigger MC's so topping up would require putting the car on its nose

Mike GSi

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11th Jun 09 at 10:05

oh i understand, thats shite, what are 308mm discs and calipers like? they were great on my Astra Coupe. do they require a larger MC?

Ellis

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11th Jun 09 at 10:09

Could only imagine 308 calipers are very soft indeed, 284's are soft enough.

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