V6 brakes

[Gareth Rallye]

Has anyone ever though about putting V6 brakes on there 182/172, coz i have found some thats all, quite expensive though........

For starters will they fit under standard alloys??.......is there much point upgrading??.........anyone done it?? any problems in doing it??

 

[miketheman2k]

Dont think theyll fit under anything less than 17s, and the hub is 5 stud as well....

...the previous threads on this have concluded that its cheaper and easier to buy bigger brakes that are made of the 172.

 

[telford_mike]

Not much wrong with the 172 brakes anyway, just fit some better pads (e.g. Tar-ox). Wouldnt bother with the brakes off the Vee, fronts are just 4-pot AP racing calipers, the rears are off an old Citroen!

 

[miketheman2k]

Quote: Originally posted by telford_mike on 18 February 2005

the rears are off an old Citroen!

But considering how much braking the rears have to do, theyre damn good!

If you are looking at upgrading to 4-pots, give GDI a call.

 

[telford_mike]

Quote: Originally posted by miketheman2k on 18 February 2005

Quote: Originally posted by telford_mike on 18 February 2005

the rears are off an old Citroen!

But considering how much braking the rears have to do, theyre damn good!

My rear discs (well the front ones too) are knackered already

 

[TheRoninV6]

personally i found the 172 brakes had more feel to them. dont get me wrong the V6 brakes stop very well they just lacked feel to me.

 

[miketheman2k]

Quote: Originally posted by telford_mike on 18 February 2005

Quote: Originally posted by miketheman2k on 18 February 2005


But considering how much braking the rears have to do, theyre damn good!

My rear discs (well the front ones too) are knackered already

Yeah mine too, but they still seem to work very well. Compared to the brakes on my old Racing Puma, which were over £200 a disc and the pads were about the same and they squeeled like hell and only worked really well when they were seriously hot.