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alan-g-w
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13th Dec 10 at 11:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by LeeM
its like £120 more for the hi specs over the 308 kit, £120 on styling doesnt seem too much in my eyes especialy when its gonna make an improvement in braking


fair enough, changed your tune from the first post saying it was 'purely for looks'.
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it is purely for looks, but if it improves braking its a bonus
think ive just bought a leather interior though so much i want on the ccuk clasifieds
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Hi Spec have a crap reputation, splash out on some proper brakes and go with Wilwood, a mate has them on his stripped out car and it does endos
LeeM
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crap repuatation in what way?
Ronson
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In the way that their products are crap.
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Is that from people who actually run them? I find them fine.
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I bought a second hand set of Willwoods for £270.

I saw A 206 with them Brembo cover on the other week
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The 406 Brembos are a bolt on conversion, might have been real.
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No they really weren't, you could see the normal one behind it.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ronson
Hi Spec have a crap reputation, splash out on some proper brakes and go with Wilwood, a mate has them on his stripped out car and it does endos


Hispec and Willwood are pretty similar.

I had Hispecs with 288's and had Hispec rebuild them with new seals etc and they were such an improvement over the ATE's and Mintex pads!
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If you go for the Hi-Spec's,be sure to stay away from EBC pads.
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Yes stay away from EBC! I'd stick to Ferrodo DS2500s
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I had hi spec and seals were pish but were good value for money and stoped no probs
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Whatever you decide remember bigger brakes may help you stop better but fitting mahoosive brakes to a tiny car will only add to the unworthy weight and destroy the handling
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*unsprung
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quote:
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Whatever you decide remember bigger brakes may help you stop better but fitting mahoosive brakes to a tiny car will only add to the unworthy weight and destroy the handling


You will find most 4 pot calipers even with bigger discs weigh significantly less than the standard iron calipers.

Mine were billet and you could throw them up in the air catch them in one hand
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
Wilwoods would be my choice



+1



Here's a set I borrowed, fitted to mine - 280mm Discs;





Not a bad setup for £500 or so IMO - may invest in some for myself once my 292mm's wear out
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Whatever you decide remember bigger brakes may help you stop better but fitting mahoosive brakes to a tiny car will only add to the unworthy weight and destroy the handling


You will find most 4 pot calipers even with bigger discs weigh significantly less than the standard iron calipers.

Mine were billet and you could throw them up in the air catch them in one hand



The Wilwoods in my post above - 1 Caliper weighed LESS than 1 of the cast steel OE Caliper Carrier Brackets, never mind the whole Caliper/Carrier assembly
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My V6 calipers weighed about as much as the fucking car
Destroyed the handling, ruined turn in

[Edited on 26-12-2010 by Jambo]
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Yeah I lost weight even with the bigger disc.
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My V6 calipers weighed about as much as the fucking car
Destroyed the handling, ruined turn in

[Edited on 26-12-2010 by Jambo]


When I sold my 288's and went to post them, they weighed 30kg.

Every time I pick up my Willwood's I'm shock by how light they are.

Quick picture of mine
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st200 vectra b's came with ap racing 4pots and also ap racing rear calipers
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My V6 calipers weighed about as much as the fucking car
Destroyed the handling, ruined turn in

[Edited on 26-12-2010 by Jambo]


Fair enough that's your opinion, would just like to say I went from 2.0s to V6s and didnt notice the handling changing in any way, shape or form.

[Edited on 26-12-2010 by alan-g-w]
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I've never had 2.0l brakes but the V6's where Awful. They stopped the car well enough but did nothing for the handling
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You may not notice it but increasing unsprung mass is not desirable.

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