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Brake Upgrade
- Thread starter WayneG
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clio 1.6 16v dymanique
headlamps look smart fella
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Yhpm
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You have PM
Weeman sucks ****
The Hi carbon discs and Ferodo DS2500's are enough for these unless you want to spend dollars for track use.
if your after an excellent 4 pot kit, take a look at ours...
http://www.shedmotorsport.com/brakes.htm
depending on your driving style, 4 pots are not overkill.
http://www.shedmotorsport.com/brakes.htm
depending on your driving style, 4 pots are not overkill.
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yeah i think £800 is a bit much for clio brakes really unless ur tracking it day in day out. I was gonna get the discs/pads/lines from yozzasport but in the end my brakes were getting dangerous and i was sking so had to go for the standards, but next time they are up for replacement ill get the upgrade pack. Should be fine.
Are the 4-pots the ones you have to clean out once in a while due to no dust shield things or something??
I'm probably just confused though lol
I'm probably just confused though lol
Depends what type you get ones with dust seals are just like normal calipers none dust sealed you might need to clean up ever year you might not need to do it for years buit parts are dirct cheap anyway.
Because Renault wanted to reduce the costs? Why do Team Think + others run 4 pots ?
Each to there own I miss my 4 pots I'd never had said they were overkill they never faded never had any real wear on the disk and pads and were easy to use no squeeks etc.
There are very expensive I'd stick with ds2500's and new disk lines etc 4 pots are great but pricy for most kits out there are they worth the money debatable. For most driving including most track work ds2500's are best value realy.
You can never had to much braking IMO.
Forget about that, great day that way (apart from the exhaust). It looked good though even if it did flat spot the tyres
megan R26.R number 006
Originally Posted by FredYozzasport
ask yourself this, if a mk2 clio NEEDS 4pots, why didn't the cup racers have them??
Because Renault wanted to reduce the costs? Why do Team Think + others run 4 pots ?
------------------------------------------------------------------------- if you have ever spoken to any of the Clio cup teams or have ever been in the passenger seat in one you would realise that the calipers that are fitted to the Clio are Moore than enough you just need a good set of brake pad's and disk's
ask yourself this, if a mk2 clio NEEDS 4pots, why didn't the cup racers have them??
Because Renault wanted to reduce the costs? Why do Team Think + others run 4 pots ?
------------------------------------------------------------------------- if you have ever spoken to any of the Clio cup teams or have ever been in the passenger seat in one you would realise that the calipers that are fitted to the Clio are Moore than enough you just need a good set of brake pad's and disk's
Why do other Clio race teams use 4 pots then?
Don't get me wrong there great stock but they have there weeknesses IMO.
Hence there not perfect.
Also seals should last longer on 4 pots. Plus pads are cheaper on 4 pots my old ones were DS2500 or so type compound and were £40 vs £85 or so for ds2500's on a 172. Once you add up say 4 sets of pads over the life you own the car thats £160 plus disk should take less abuse and last longer.
imo
4pots are overkill. as has been said, decent pad/disc combo is enough. i prefer brembo max discs and ds2500 pads....no fade.
the whole point of 4pots ISNT too simply increase clamping force...one of the major factors is heat dissipation. i.e. an ally body will disipate more than a cast steel one...therefore the onset of brake fade is delayed due to a cooler braking area. SO if you dont get fade on std calipers, why upgrade??
fair enough you can consider unsprung/sprung mass and all suspension dynamics....but 99.9% of us arent going ANYWHERE near that.
Also, if you havnt got any form of brake bias control, you are in trouble....as you WILL need to increase braking bias to the front when fitting 4pots.
4pots are overkill. as has been said, decent pad/disc combo is enough. i prefer brembo max discs and ds2500 pads....no fade.
the whole point of 4pots ISNT too simply increase clamping force...one of the major factors is heat dissipation. i.e. an ally body will disipate more than a cast steel one...therefore the onset of brake fade is delayed due to a cooler braking area. SO if you dont get fade on std calipers, why upgrade??
fair enough you can consider unsprung/sprung mass and all suspension dynamics....but 99.9% of us arent going ANYWHERE near that.
Also, if you havnt got any form of brake bias control, you are in trouble....as you WILL need to increase braking bias to the front when fitting 4pots.
megan R26.R number 006
team boulevard racing run one of there Clio's in a endurance race seres and use stock calipers and pf 97 brake pad's
megan R26.R number 006
i know that Fred and yozz are trying to get the cup down to 1000kg i am not shore what the weight of the Clio cup's are but should have thought that its about the weight that Fred and yozz are aiming for
megan R26.R number 006
yozz doesnt look that old .we're only getting the weight of the car down because yoz is getting old and fat
so when is the Clio cup racer coming then
megan R26.R number 006
there are a few up for sale on the web around £9000 which is a bargain as the gear boxes are £7000 .
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