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Which brakes for spirited road 360+bhp?
Msportman:
--- Quote from: rich83 on September 24, 2015, 01:04:10 am ---You'll never over brake a car. Look at touring cars.
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But they are competition cars. What I meant is you can disturb brake balance front to rear and there is a happy balance to be met re vehicle weight use of vehicle etc to compliment Rota size.
Another consideration is caliper type size v servo limitations.
Gaz:
Didnt have notifications switched on for this, oops.
Thanks for all the info/ links.
Those AP brakes, £2750.... WHAT? Im not running a touring car.. Lol
Ive now bought 18z 6 pot calipers to try fitment then refurbish them and put a kit together assuming they fit behind my rims. :)
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flashp:
--- Quote from: flashp on September 22, 2015, 12:58:26 pm ---I have these:
Too much with Pagid RST3 pads on the road but they work effortlessly on track. Hard braking repeatedly from 130/145 doesn't phase them at all. They're also desirable if re-sale becomes necessary. They can stop a much more powerful car than mine at 340bhp.
Set yourself a budget otherwise the sky is the limit. Whatever caliper you go for consider a floating rotor. They manage heat far better.
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Bit of an update for those that may be interested...I just switched to Carbotech XP10 pads and removed the Pagids. The difference is I now have much more useful brake control at urban speeds. The Pagids were excellent at any speed over 40mph but below would have your passengers experiencing an uncomfortable ride at times. Apart from the change in initial application at low speeds there's no change in maximum braking effect, still excellent.
The Carbotech pads are also much quieter, no squealing and the rotors run backwards through them when in reverse quietly without causing resonance. This resonance was caused by the discs being floating and being tethered to the hat by straps. This is OK when the disc is being 'pulled' through the pads (moving forwards) but not when it's being 'pushed' through. The Pagids seemed inclined to stick to the discs when running backwards and caused a thrumming noise.
flashp:
--- Quote from: Gaz on September 24, 2015, 09:54:27 pm ---Didnt have notifications switched on for this, oops.
Thanks for all the info/ links.
Those AP brakes, £2750.... WHAT? Im not running a touring car.. Lol
Ive now bought 18z 6 pot calipers to try fitment then refurbish them and put a kit together assuming they fit behind my rims. :)
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Mine are not the competition variant so fortunately didn't cost this much. The competition versions of these need to be considered carefully before being used on a road car. It's possible that the seals may not do well since they use different types and locations within the caliper assembly and in competition use it can be accepted that frequent servicing is acceptable.
Ricky123:
I ran rs3 front calipers with ttrs disks and 10mm spacers on my mk5 while using 18" Monza wheels and they had more than enough stopping power. I thought the car was going to do a front flip at times lol
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