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Big Brakes on 172

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bez_2k9

Car  Clio 172 turbo
hi guys , has anyone attempted to put megane brembo front brakes on a 172 ?? im debating wether to give it ago as i can get a mounting bracket machine made to how i want , plus it be a big saving as willwood and hi-spec want £700 plus

any advice is help

thanks
 
have you tried brembo high carbon discs and ds2000 pads 1st? just these give really good stopping power, couldnt see anyone needing much more unless you want 4 pots for track use or have a big power clio, anything more for a standard car on the road is prob overkill
 
no i havent yet , but next year plan on doing alot of track days and should be very powerfull in april
 
You'll be fine with Brembo HC discs, Ferodo DS2500's and some braided lines for track use! 4 Pots won't be much diffferent TBH except the price tag
 
depends how much track time he is going to do, but as said by danny, that set up is fine on track days. Didn't get any fade all day on mine :)
 
Aron said:
Clio cup cars coped on standard calipers. i think most can!
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They weren't running road tyres, had cooling ducts and there discs/pads would've been changed after every race.

However as has been said the pedal feel is excellent and if there crap why did you want to see pics of my 2118's and 4 pots?

;)
 
Am i right in thinking that 4 pots will increase braking force, which the standard brakes have enough of already. Over heating is more of a problem, so investing in improved cooling would stop this, so negating the need for 4 pots as the extra braking force will be unnecessary?

I might be very wrong tho!!!!
 
Matt Wills said:
They weren't running road tyres, had cooling ducts and there discs/pads would've been changed after every race.

However as has been said the pedal feel is excellent and if there crap why did you want to see pics of my 2118's and 4 pots?

;)
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I never said they were crap? I was/am considering as they do look good but kind of thing why am i going back on a decision on not wasting money on un-needed parts and espically on willwoods.
 
Ali said:
Exactly what i was going to say!

Which is why i'm getting 8 pots on the Z4! lol I drive 7miles to work in traffic! I NEED big brakes! ;)
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lol too much money on your hands. Chuck it my way ;)

I'd go for AP's if I was going to splash out on 4 pots, but that's a whole different ball park of money :(
 
Aron said:
I never said they were crap? I was/am considering as they do look good but kind of thing why am i going back on a decision on not wasting money on un-needed parts and espically on willwoods.
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IMHO there cheaper to run as PFC 97 pads for Wilwoods are dirt money and the discs are good value too.

:)
 
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Wilwoods are fine. The bracket GDi designed which misses about 6mm of the disk on the other hand...Not so!
 
Method in your madness son!

I thought the wilwoods were actually very good. Better than the COMPBRAKES i had on mine...But that was mainly down to me having the wrong bloody pad compound!
 
Ali said:
Method in your madness son!

I thought the wilwoods were actually very good. Better than the COMPBRAKES i had on mine...But that was mainly down to me having the wrong bloody pad compound!
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I started off with EBC Red Stuff's but they were shocking and now I roll with PFC 97's which are awesome.

:)
 
I tried Brembo HC discs, ds2500 pads on mine wit hstandard calipers, and yes they were good not doubting that but i just wanted a bit more, hence the Willwood kit we developed, so much more stopping power available with them i was doubtful if it would be worth it having seen what people say on here, worth every penny IMO, and as matt says its cheaper on pads too... :)
 
I have Pagid RS4'2s and have done last 2000 mileso n the road, plenty miles around the ring and few miles on track in this country and they are still in great condition. I have no concerns they will last most this summer with plenty of track use.
 
broster@JAM-Sport said:
I tried Brembo HC discs, ds2500 pads on mine wit hstandard calipers, and yes they were good not doubting that but i just wanted a bit more, hence the Willwood kit we developed, so much more stopping power available with them i was doubtful if it would be worth it having seen what people say on here, worth every penny IMO, and as matt says its cheaper on pads too... :)
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I disagree, I was on track with one of your customers. No difference in stopping power.

End of the day, it's a fraction over a ton! The standard set-up set shorter stopping distances than a F360 and a 996 when Autocar did the ph1 road test.
 
Oh, and as far as pads lasting. Me and Fred changed my pads/discs dec 08. I just had to change the pads 1 week ago. 18k miles, and 7 track days.
 
Brown Bear said:
I disagree, I was on track with one of your customers. No difference in stopping power.

End of the day, it's a fraction over a ton! The standard set-up set shorter stopping distances than a F360 and a 996 when Autocar did the ph1 road test.
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did you drive both cars?
 
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