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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
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25th Jul 07 at 06:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right brakes are shagged... think my nearside is like now even wore its pad out so no metal...the disc's need replacing...so as i get paid on thursday im thinking of upgrading to either:

1.) may just replace the original discs and pads
2.) grooved and drilled EBC's with green stuff???
3.) Maybe upgrade to 2 litre brakes??? the may be an 2 litre XE lump in the future???

just one problem not sure what these options are gonna cost me?

Anyone got any ideas or advice?

Will 2 litre brakes on a 1.4 sport be a total over kill as wont be getting an XE for another year yet

Cheers Rob
grogan
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25th Jul 07 at 07:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you can afford 2 litre brakes, go for them!
Hamish
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25th Jul 07 at 07:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nope go for a standard 2ltr set up. You can pick up calipers cheap enuff. then get GM disks and some mintex 1144 fastt road pads
Will be a million times better than ebc/greeenstuff etc.
corsa_rob
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25th Jul 07 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats needed for 2 litre brakes then and what am i looking at cost wise? EBC discs are cheaper for cavvy discs and pads than for corsa ones where i was looking other day lol
Hamish
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25th Jul 07 at 08:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Calipers
Caliper carriers
256x24mm disks
pads to match
braided hose lines if you want
Daimo B
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25th Jul 07 at 08:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cost £20 from a scrappy, maybe £7 on new seals.

Disks?
Pads?
Dean_W
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25th Jul 07 at 08:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats the best thing to do.

One of the best things I did was bin the standard brakes.
corsa_rob
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25th Jul 07 at 08:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
need to get some pricing sorted out...anyone with ideas of costs?
Dean_W
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25th Jul 07 at 08:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2.0 brakes from a scrappers - £30ish. You'll probably need new discs and pads also.
corsa_rob
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25th Jul 07 at 09:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wont they be 5 stud though?
Hamish
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25th Jul 07 at 09:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no your getting confused with the 288mm V6/turbo brakes. you want 4 stud 256x24mm sisks
corsa_rob
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25th Jul 07 at 09:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
arrr right so what 2 litre cars came with a 4 stud hub? i aint slept well last night...almost falling asleep at the keyboard lol
corsa_rob
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25th Jul 07 at 09:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so what wud the difference be in buying the 288mm 2 litre brakes than going to LMF and buying their big brake upgrade kits 288mm plain discs which im guessing are EBC by the look of TV ad?
DaNnY_LaD
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25th Jul 07 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just get a Set of 2.0 brakes of a Cav,calibra or astr Gte as they were 4 stud..

The 288mm ones are turbos ones aint they and the 2.0 ones are 256mm ?

i got my 2.0 calipers for 20quid from the scrappy and were in awesome condition...New pads lookin at 20quid and Disks around 40quid as thats roughly what i had....But the pads are the most importing thing tbh...Dnt get EBC or greenstuff as they crap...

Mintex or Foroddos(sp) IMHO

Edit this was my set up on the Xe corsa and were Brillaint...256mm



[Edited on 25-07-2007 by DaNnY_LaD]
corsa_rob
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25th Jul 07 at 10:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just gotta find them then...i think ive got about 2 weeks left on my discs and pads at moment...setup looks v.nice mate!
DaNnY_LaD
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25th Jul 07 at 10:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Look on migweb for the calipers or even ebay as you could be lucky and get a full set up for really cheap...
corsa_rob
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26th Jul 07 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right so 2.0 litre brakes wud be best option then..ive seen some hispec setups at esp is it...its in TV? :S they are 288mm disc package without pads...so cud get sum miltek pads of green stuff or woteva...question is wud these be any gud if i was to plock a 2.0 XE lump into it in the future???

cars aint got ABS either...so is it a gud idea to uprate the brakes to a 2.0 litre...started saving today
corsa_rob
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27th Jul 07 at 15:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just had a thought...steel wheels gonna be binned now haha! will have to get a cheap 15 or summat...its fun trying to brake when they are gone the noise woooooooohhhh

*looks hard for 2.0 litre brakes*...
TheCam
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27th Jul 07 at 15:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2.0 256 mm disks will be perfect for it. they will also fit under 14s. (just so you know)
I have a 2.0 corsa on 2.0 brakes and its good and also its running on 14" steelies just now.

Graeme

 
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