brake upgrade quicke...

[cliotuRS]

my MKII172 s breaks are really good, but after 30mins of fairly swift driving () the pedal feel is quite soft and im not totally confident in them anymore. There ultimate stopping power is exellent. can anyone tell me a of a decent kit for the 172 to upgrade braking??? AP or Brembro ? dont want to spend more than £500 really... if anything i want them for the looks to go with my new alloys . so maybe just new pads and discs.. i have 16" wheels.

thanx

 

[edde]

k-tec do a big brake upgrade but that £1.5k I think

The stock brakes sound be excellent unless your driving like your at a race track.

Best upgrade would be red dot brake fuild and some uprated (K-tec?) pads.

 

[cliotuRS]

thanx m8

 

[philip]

£120-£150 for good pads, e.g. Pagid blue, Performance friction 97 or similar. If you want to push the boat out ,braided hoses (£40) and race brake fluid (£15). oh and make sure you tell your passengers every time you are about to brake...

 

[cliotuRS]

i know pagid pads would be my choice but again i want some nice looking grooved or drilled discs??

 

[cliotuRS]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1148http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1148 probably going with these + uprated kevlar pads. should i get some braided brake lines to go with them if iam getting a garge to fit??

 

[crono33]

i doubt holes and groves will improve the braking

get some good pads and a DOT5.1 brake fluid, even though DOT 4 should be enough for road use. must be changed once a year. if u have old fluid change it. braided hoses will be nice but dont improve braking, just the pedal feel a little.

to improve braking u need bigger disks.

Quote: Originally posted by cliotuRS on 09 March 2004
i know pagid pads would be my choice but again i want some nice looking grooved or drilled discs??

 

[BenR]

DT 5.1 is useless on the road and requite more frequent changes.

pointless.