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rex:
--- Quote from: Biano44 on August 24, 2014, 10:58:37 am ---... I would like like much lighter wheels and if anything the lighter brakes have only made me want them more, knowing the improvement it makes. Hohum.
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I really don't understand why you are feeling an improvement :confused:.
1. The discs are a lot heavier than stock (btw, have you weighed them?). This, along with the size (they're bigger than stock and moment of inertia is not working in your favor) should mean you should feel the car pull slightly worse than stock.
2. The overall weight of the new calipers + pads + discs + spacer should be really close (if not more) than stock calipers + pads + discs.
Are you sure it is not placebo?
Anyway, I love your brakes and I am sure they are well worth it... If I had another mk5 platform car I would definitely change the brakes first with a OEM'ish 4 pot caliper such as yours!
Biano44:
--- Quote from: rex on August 24, 2014, 03:37:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: Biano44 on August 24, 2014, 10:58:37 am ---... I would like like much lighter wheels and if anything the lighter brakes have only made me want them more, knowing the improvement it makes. Hohum.
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I really don't understand why you are feeling an improvement :confused:.
1. The discs are a lot heavier than stock (btw, have you weighed them?). This, along with the size (they're bigger than stock and moment of inertia is not working in your favor) should mean you should feel the car pull slightly worse than stock.
2. The overall weight of the new calipers + pads + discs + spacer should be really close (if not more) than stock calipers + pads + discs.
Are you sure it is not placebo?
Anyway, I love your brakes and I am sure they are well worth it... If I had another mk5 platform car I would definitely change the brakes first with a OEM'ish 4 pot caliper such as yours!
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Hi Rex,
Remember that these are the TTS discs and NOT the 345mm S3 discs which I have been informed are about 2kg heavier than the TTS discs.
I did compare the TTS disc to the standard 312mm disc and the difference was grams, not kg's.
As for the calipers, the TTRS calipers are lighter than the standard calipers but the real saving is in the carriers. The DaveB/AKS carriers are loads lighter than the standard ones and over all the combination of discs, carriers and calipers mean the difference is quite significant. The difference manifests itself in several ways. Not all of which I am qualified to comment on but to me it feels as if the wheel tracks the road better, making it more comfortable but also my simple brain suggests if the wheel is in contact with the ground more of the time I will achieve a higher grip level.
Obviously, if you used the better floating discs you would save more weight but you would need to spend a lot more money.
Also, remember that I also tried the much heavier 19" wheels, which ruined the ride so I have based my opinion on going both ways as it were.
All that said, Yes, it could be placebo!
DamoP:
--- Quote from: Biano44 on August 24, 2014, 12:00:03 pm --- :signLOL:
Who's told you about me Towbar........The peoples favourite feature?
Push the Button in the boot.......
And out pop's me Van Connector with full electric's..........
In Fairness, I reckon I could remove this lump of iron and save a chunk of weight but as its an £800 option, I'm reluctant to remove it!
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TBH that looks smart :drinking:
goosie:
liking this, very different! great choice of mods too.
Matto:
--- Quote from: Biano44 on August 24, 2014, 02:20:46 pm ---
--- Quote from: Matto on August 24, 2014, 02:12:19 pm ---If that's automatic, I need to see it in action haha.
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It's not fully automatic, no. It kinda drops down and swings round and then you click it up into position.
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Ah ok. Still a nice solution to what is an ugly accessory. My intention was to have some banter due to the 'type' of car. A bloke at work has one and tows his caravan to France most years but it backfired as assumed it didn't have one :signLOL:
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