4 Pots vs uprated brakes

[AhmedRSi]

What are the major advantages to 4 pots over other uprated brakes? (ie bigger disks/pads)

IE. Would it be worth spending the extra £££ on 4 pots?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Unless you've got a turbo or supercharged clio, I would say not to bother.

Get some Brembo HCs, Ferodo DS2500 pads and braided lines and you will be very impressed

Much cheaper than 4pots, and not overkill.

 

[AhmedRSi]

Unless you've got a turbo or supercharged clio, I would say not to bother.

Get some Brembo HCs, Ferodo DS2500 pads and braided lines and you will be very impressed

Much cheaper than 4pots, and not overkill.

On a 1.6 16v?

 

[172Ben]

You dont need them.

Just get uprated discs,pads and lines

(Thats coming from a guy with 4 pots)

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

^ lol, was just gonna say that!

Yeh, defo not 4pots on a 1.6

 

[Greeny.]

You dont need them.

Just get uprated discs,pads and lines

(Thats coming from a guy with 4 pots)

Ben is just uber cool and needs 4pots as his avatar pic as well

As far as brakes go im using standard discs and pads and I find them fine for road use, but looking to use one of the uprated packages from K-tec when they wear out.

 

[172Ben]

LOL, thats sooooo true. But after spending £700 on them, ive decided i dont really need them.

They do look cool though

 

[broster@JAM-Sport]

having done a few of our 295mm 4 pot kits recently i would say every owner who has had them has had nothing but positive things to say about them.

It all does depend on what caliper you go for unfortunalty.

 

[pablo_ni]

when I bought my 182 I was fully ready to buy a 4pot kit. But as it turns out the oem stuff is fine. Good pads/discs/lines/fluid is all they need. And I track mine fairly hard.

 

[powey]

Everyone raves about braided lines but they make no difference unless your lines are shagged?

 

[bomber]

i'm fitting some lines this weekend with no new pads or anything so can tell the difference straight away.

the rubber brake lines expand under pressure, braided lines dont expand.....

 

[pablo_ni]

I think its a question of how much do they really expand?

 

[bomber]

not very much, but that'l be amplified at the pedal/pad. ive only ever heard good things from everyone whose fitted them on any cars

 

[matty172cup]

i find my 4 pots good but proper overkill for the road i might goo back to standard discs and get some braided lines

Matty

 

[AhmedRSi]

Another question, who knows who does custom brake lines?

 

[dswarwick]

Everyone raves about braided lines but they make no difference unless your lines are shagged?

Heat build-up can make rubber lines softer leading to spongy pedal?
Less flex, more positive brake pedal feel?
Better heat dissipation?

 

[Fletcher]

Another question, who knows who does custom brake lines?

IIRC goodridge can make any length you require.

I'm more then happy with my compbrake 4 pots :approve:

 

[Carlos Fandango]

Don't forget to change you brake fluid regularly and use something decent.

 

[ForceIndia]

I've driven a car on uprated discs/pads etc, then ridden in a car on 4 pots straight after. No difference in ultimate stopping power. Did a hard day at Bedford in mine, and in a long session (40mins out) had no fade with uprated pads/discs. Having experience of both, there's no way I'd pay for 4pots.

 

[Mark One]

It all does depend on what caliper you go for unfortunalty.

Interested to know more. Do you just mean piston sizing of the new 4 pot or actual caliper quality? Name some names if you would

 

[DIDITNO]

ive had 4 pots on 2 different cars, and compared to standard discs and uprated pads, 4 pots, are totally pointless. i have currently 285mm discs and pagid blues, and also have had wilwood 4pots and mintex pads, and the 4 pots do work well, but the squeeling noise is not worth the benefits. for everyday use, use a uprated, standard disc combo.

 

[JonC]

i'm fitting some lines this weekend with no new pads or anything so can tell the difference straight away.

the rubber brake lines expand under pressure, braided lines dont expand.....

The standard brake lines are internally braided. I have moquip SS braided lines and I can honestly say that I haven't noticed any difference.

 

[Mark One]

The standard brake lines are internally braided. I have moquip SS braided lines and I can honestly say that I haven't noticed any difference.

The fluid change may have helped him though.

 

[franx]

when mine (oem) die i will go for either Brembo Max or HC in combo with Ferodo DS2500 and maybe some braided lines.

The last years of reading up around here it seems the best choice. Four pot brakes will be overkill i think on a light hot-hatch

 

[broster@JAM-Sport]

Interested to know more. Do you just mean piston sizing of the new 4 pot or actual caliper quality? Name some names if you would

piston size, caliper ridigitity (spelling) all come into play.

 

[barnesautos]

Brembo Max or HC in combo with Ferodo DS2500 and maybe some braided lines.
thats the way forward franx

 

[mikekean]

4 pots are a waste of time imo, my ex clio cup race car has had a 300m hi spec 4 pot kit fitted to it and there just to powerfull. so much that on the super soft dunlop cr311 rally slicks it lifts the rear wheels. I didnt know this till tonight, when it went sideways on me under breaking piling me into a hedge which resulted in a dented bonnet and scrathed front bumper only had it 3 days too