Opinions please on this brake setup

[miller]

I have got a price back now on these at £290 front and rears and red stuff pads with an extra £20 for zinc plating.

Whats everyones general opinion? I would do the odd track day but nothing excessive. maybe once a year.

See below for product details etc.

Also will the standard wheels still fit, i presume they will as its still contains the original calipers.

The guy who offers this has a garage in Mansfield. (not far from Keiran)

I now have a supplier for this brake set up. It is an ideal alternative to spending stupid money on bigger brakes/calipers if you dont tend to use your car for the track much but want better braking and performance for on the road. Many car applications are available pm/phone me for details/prices.

Each disk has 40 grooves and can come with either green stuff, red stuff or yellow stuff EBC pads or Mintex XTREME/1144/1155/1166/ pads. For an additional £5 per disk you can have them Zinc plated in either gold, black or silver to help prevent that horrid surface rust! Also Goodridge brake hoses can be supplied with the kits.

Here is a pic of the brakes for a Nissan Skyline front and rear that have been Zinc plated in gold and supplied with red stuff pads front and back - £399/£419 (with Zinc plating)

[ANTHONY]

sounds good to me, i paid £85.00 just for red stuff pads. is that price the whole set up inc disc's?

[miller]

sounds good to me, i paid £85.00 just for red stuff pads. is that price the whole set up inc disc's?

Yes!

Mike

[Nick Mann]

I have used either this guy or someone very similar for front brakes for Vickys 206 GTi. We only went for green stuff, but the results are very good. The zinc plating has certainly stopped the rust - they have been on there for a good year now, and there are no signs of rust yet. The grooves are straight and have a good whirr when stopping hard, but they certainly do the job. It would be interesting to see how they cope on a heavier car with twice the power!

[Ryan]

I've heard that Red Stuff pads aren't very friendly to the discs, anyone else shed any light on this?

[unclepete]

I'd be interested in these, so if anyone can shed any light, it would be useful. Keep me informed Miller!!!

[Nice But]

Mike

Ditto what the others have said. If my vibration problem is disks then these could be the puppies parts Group Buy?

Otherwise it's EBC's grooved at whatever they cost....... I've ordered some Red stuffs already to try and grind my stock disks into shape

[miller]

Im still debating, bit of dough to fork out right now after doing the cambelt. Will keep ye posted.


Mike

[Nice But]

If I get any feedback from the guy at the godspeed place I'll drop it on the thread......

Always worth having an option. Hopefully the tyres and tracking will solve my problem .

[miller]

If i go for this it will be self labour fitting and as im not confident in my abilities it may take me a while fitting, like a week or something

Mike

[Nice But]

Walk in the park Bud........ there's a thread from Keiran i think in the articles area.

If I do have to do the disks as well then I will be painting calipers etc....

I want to do the Amsoil thing in a couple of months...... perhaps we could do a midlands Tech day somewhere...

[miller]

Sounds like a plan

[amsoil]

If you are changing pads or pads and discs seriously think about changing the brake fluid at the same time. Some cars never seem to get this done. You only need a touch of brake fade from the fluid the once to upset the bank balance. Essential if you are going to track the car even if only once a year. Best compromise for longevity road and track performance we can find is ATE super blue, but we are looking very closely at Amsoils brand new offering. ATE will however take a lot of beating in the brake department.

[Nice But]

Thanks Amsoil..... I was going to swap it out as I don't know last time it ws done being a fresh import. Is the super blue 5.1?

Where can we get it from? Sorry for all the questions....... noobies are rubbish

[peter thomson]

Don (amsoil) has it listed in his website. I couldn't find a better price when I ordered it from him

[Nutter_John]

try looking at AMSoil's signature bar as it has a link to his webste , i have super blue and it is good stuff , not 5.1 but lasts a lot longer than 5.1 and not as corrosive

[Nice But]

Oops... thanks Pete. I'll get used to who does/supplies what

Forum names a bit of a givaway....... how much do we need for a Leggy?

[miller]

Is there anywhere that states the stud sizes and offsets? ie to email to the supplier to DOUBLE DOUBLE check these fit before splashing out.

Ive just done a search but nothing coming up is conclusive.


Mike

[Nice But]

PCD is 114.3

Stud size... dunno

[Nick Mann]

Miller - check the catalogue in this thread for sizes. Or confirm that the discs/pads are Evo IV fitment. (Or newer Evo fitment as 2 pot/non-brembo calipers.)

Tim - One litre should be plenty. I have just flushed my fluid through using less, and I have Brembos all round, so twice as many bleed nipples!