Front brake upgrade

[quattro]

After driving over 500 miles over the weekend, I felt I have to change the front brakes. Those Rossinis aren't particularly loud, but the constant chattering like a bunch of demented crickets when applying the brakes, is a little irritating. Has anyone tried these?

http://www.fossewayperformance.co.uk/ro ... grade-kit/

Classeparts do a set but they are very expensive, and still use the standard three pot calipers, albeit modified.

Richard

 

[corazon]

Those are also rather expensive in my book :shock:
I am in the process of upgrading mine in the most economical way I can, not at the expense of safety of course.
I have a pair of used Outlaw billet aluminium 4 pot calipers from the states (1.75" and 1.62" pistons) with the 3.5" lug mount pattern costing around £120 once delivered/customs etc, plus a pair of vented discs I had machined to accept the hub. These were vauxhall omega discs I won on ebay for 99p, vented, drilled and grooved although the grooves you might not want again by the sounds of it..They are almost identical size from rear of disc to mounting face as a standard p6 v8 disc, larger in diameter.
I think the machining cost me £40 or thereabouts.
So far £160, add the superlite pads and it will be around the £200 mark.
I plan to use them like this to start with, then add in the mustang hydroboost unit I have once everything is running well. I do also have an urge to try manual brakes :wink:
Jim

 

[mrtask]

What about returning to standard spec with new ungrooved non-drilled discs, using stainless pistons? I've never experienced brake fade in road driving, as long as everything is kept in tip top order.

 

[quattro]

I agree Jim, they are a tad pricey, but the other ones I looked at were £800 and that was a few years ago :shock: Heaven only knows what they are now. I do quite like the idea of having 4 pot calipers on the front, especially as I am toying with a few other mods over the winter.

Like I still have this, but haven't had time to install it yet



And I also have managed to pick up one of these 8)



Might not fit either yet, still playing with ideas.

Yes Al, that's an idea and I do have a standard set of discs and pads, along with stainless pistons, but I am still considering something a little uprated. I can always sell the standard ones

Cheers

Richard

 

[sowen]

I've got Land Rover Defender vented discs (298mm diameter) on lightly modified hubs with Jaguar 4 pot calipers. Bit heavy but works well and just fits under my 15" steel wheels 8)

 

[quattro]

I've got Land Rover Defender vented discs (298mm diameter) on lightly modified hubs with Jaguar 4 pot calipers. Bit heavy but works well and just fits under my 15" steel wheels 8)

When you say a bit heavy, do you feel it on the steering/suspension/handling?

Richard

 

[sowen]

Can't really be sure, mine's far from standard and I've never driven a standard one before

I meant they were physically heavy, big cast steel calipers and even bigger 4x4 drilled, grooved and vented discs!

I'm sure there are direct swap alloy calipers available being the common Jaguar fitment, and something I've thought about is searching for a lighter set of discs of the same diameter, with maybe an alloy adapter in between?