brakes

fairmont761 · 23-08-2007, 08:53 PM

hey guys im geting new brakes disc's hopefuly biger ones and maybe better callipers. i was wondering if there is any thing out there thats not goin 2 cost a arm and a leg? cheers

private9 · 23-08-2007, 09:18 PM

What's your budget?

fairmont761 · 23-08-2007, 09:29 PM

about $500

private9 · 23-08-2007, 09:34 PM

Is your car S1 or S2/3?

fairmont761 · 23-08-2007, 09:38 PM

au s2

private9 · 23-08-2007, 09:48 PM

For that sort of money, you could probably get some slotted rotors and ok pads.

If you can stretch a bit more, FTG Auto Salvage have a front brake upgrade kit for around a few hundred more - Territory slotted rotors, Territory calipers.

JC · 23-08-2007, 10:49 PM

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hey guys im geting new brakes disc's hopefuly biger ones and maybe better callipers. i was wondering if there is any thing out there thats not goin 2 cost a arm and a leg? cheers

DBA slotteds will set you back around $170 per side, and Bendix Ultra Premium pads (around $60 a set) work great with them, so that would be around $400 if you fit the discs etc yourself. You can get RDA slotted discs for around $120 per side, but the hub part needs painting or it will rust - the DBAs come with paint on the hub already, so it's up to you if you think paint is worth $50 - the RDA discs seem to perform just as well as the DBAs.

Or as private 9 suggested, a set of the very large territory discs and callipers and pads is a great upgrade, but you need to run 17" wheels minimum. IIRC, the AU2 discs are around 287mm on the front, and the territory's are more like 310 or 320mm - so quite a lot more disc/pad surface to assist in stopping duties.