New Brakes

[BraindG]

Lucky SOD! /yes
One day, ill have them too..

betcha can't wait now!!..

[enigma]

I have just taken delivery (well Helen has, I am at work!) of 7 boxes (yes SEVEN!) containing front and rear calipers, discs, pads and hoses for 2 lucky members!!

Derek and I are the proud new owners of a full set of EVO 8 Brembos each!

Coolio!

Pics to follow! :smug:

[enigma]

Now how the hell did you reply 35 mins before I announced to the world that the brakes had arrived?????? :inquisiti :rolleyes4

[BraindG]

lol, i don't know! the server was having problems..
i submitted a ticket, and they said they had laod issues :)
no idea how this happened though.. :inquisiti

[enigma]

They join an ever growing list of things I need to attach to my car!

emanage
wideband 02
quiet exhaust
oil catch can
fuel pressure regulator
leather baby seat :smug:

:inquisiti

[Kieran]

QUIET exhaust?

Quiet by my standards, or "quiet" by BDA standards? :inquisiti

[Sulli]

How much did you pay for the Evo 8 Brakes, and will they bolt straight on?

[caishanvr4]

how much, how much pm me if you have to

[enigma]

For the full set including

2 front discs
2 rear discs
2 front calipers
4 front pads
2 rear calipers
4 rear pads
2 front flexis
2 rear flexis

and postage

£520

Now bearing in mind the EVO8 ones will be virtually brand new I didn't think that was bad! Neither did Derek!

I think the chap who sold them has a set left, I will try and find out. :thumbsup:

[caishanvr4]

Well blow me down with a feather, that cheap right... how much would they cost new then???

[SGHOM]

£1500 ? £2000 ?? dunno !! :embarasse but at that price we could not say no !! :rolleyes4 :thumbsup:

[Sulli]

So are they a direct bolt on replacement, as the Evo IV-VII?

[enigma]

Yip....... /yes

[SGHOM]

Yip....... /yes
on yours maybe, but not on mine !! /grr
the caliper bolts are 135mm apart on the pre-facelift VR4's, & the brembo's 155mm.

[enigma]

mmmmmmmmmmm..........................brembos!

A pic of front and rear calipers, and one each of a front and rear disc!

[SGHOM]

Yummee !! :drummer: /yes mine...all mine !! :smug:

[psbarham]

on yours maybe, but not on mine !! /grr
the caliper bolts are 135mm apart on the pre-facelift VR4's, & the brembo's 155mm.
and how was it you found this nugget of info out?! :inquisiti

[bernmc]

So are they a direct bolt on replacement, as the Evo IV-VII? Only for post facelift cars. Pre currently being investigated by myself, psbarham and nutcase interlec - hopefully we can come up with an adaptor!

Edite - oops, its already been said! What IS going on with these servers?!!

[SGHOM]

and how was it you found this nugget of info out?! :inquisiti
:embarasse :embarasse ...............you told me, oh great one ! /yes :thumbsup:

[psbarham]

:embarasse :embarasse ...............you told me, oh great one ! /yes :thumbsup:
don't forget , you are not orthey ,you are not worthy, etc. so when are we gonna have a look at them then?

[RED]

Welcome to the Brembo club :smug:

Oh by the way a new set would be £3500 from Mitsy :rolleyes4

[caishanvr4]

£3500.00..... well Fcuk me im gonna have a lie down. ok then how much would it cost to get these monsters fitted, also what about replacement pads???

[Roadrunner]

Oh by the way a new set would be £3500 from Mitsy :rolleyes4
No, they're not as expensive as that. Xtreme are selling the AP Racing 6-pot/4-pot kit for £3007. IIRC, the Brembos were around £1800. Still a great deal by the way (and worth spending and extra £30 to get the discs skimmed ;) ).

[enigma]

Was going to rag the discs and pads and then get some shiny new ones! ;)

I have a feeling the difference will be immeasurable anyway! :thumbsup:

[-LegnumVR4-]

Pads are mega bucks from Mitzy, i had to ask twice about the price i was quoted. $700 for the fronts, $650 for the rears (and they are smaller). The HAWK HPS are meant to be a got pad, better than the stock ones, less dust/ noise and better performance.

And Dave, to fit the rear disc's just bore out the spot welds that hold the sheild on, save stuffing around with an angle grinder cutting the lip off. :thumbsup:

[Rally205]

No, they're not as expensive as that. Xtreme are selling the AP Racing 6-pot/4-pot kit for £3007. IIRC, the Brembos were around £1800. Still a great deal by the way (and worth spending and extra £30 to get the discs skimmed ;) ).

That is for second hand ones. Brand new is £600 per caliper, £250 per disc and then pads and lines are on top of that. Check it out at a Mitsubishi dealer.

[Roadrunner]

That is for second hand ones. Brand new is £600 per caliper, £250 per disc and then pads and lines are on top of that. Check it out at a Mitsubishi dealer.
No, my second-hand ones (and those that Dave and Derek bought from the same guy) were around £500 for the full set (front and rear - calipers, discs, pads & hoses). I checked my files and £1814 was what I was quoted by my local dealer for a new set.

[Rally205]

:inquisiti I will be having words with my dealer then /grr Robbing git

[Roadrunner]

:inquisiti I will be having words with my dealer then /grr Robbing git
Ah, but maybe I have a better relationship with my dealer ... (I don't call him a robbing git, for example ;) :p ).

It was a couple of years ago, but I wouldn't have thought the price would have gone up - I'd expect the price to have come down.

[Rally205]

I think I have a good relationship with my dealer. I spend about £3-5000 a month on Mitsy bits. He is still a robbing git :greedy: :D .

I got my brembos from extreme. £1000 for the set. One of the calipers had a knackered seal so they sent me a brand new caliper f.o.c. It stated on the invoice that the cost price was £586+vat. I bought new discs from them aswell. Bradi ones were half the price of the brembo ones at £250 a pair. Front pads were £180 and I don't know how much rear pads and shoes are yet as I still have not got round to fitting the rears. Cheapest yet I have found for rear discs is £250 ea. I am going to shut up now as my wallet is making a funny little whining noise. Oh no sorry it's Jane :embarasse

[SGHOM]

£40 to have them skimmed :thumbsup:

[enigma]

Hmmmmmm, looks like I dont need to worry about new discs then!!! ;)

[SGHOM]

...............red hubs to match the calipers !! /yes :thumbsup: :smug: :smug:

[97_Legnum]

Hi, I was just wondering if you found any problems fitting the rear callipers, as I was told that the Legnum ones incorparate the handbreak.

[enigma]

No, the handbrake works on a set of shoes drum brake style! The discs are in fact discs and drums!

The Calipers went on as a straight swap!

[Kieran]

Hi, I was just wondering if you found any problems fitting the rear callipers, as I was told that the Legnum ones incorparate the handbreak.

The calipers aren't part of the handbrake system - There's a separate drum brake assembly within the rear disc bells. You can see it when you remove the rear disc. It really is just a micro-drum brake, so as far as changing the rear calipers, it's quite straight forward. /yes