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Brakes
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 1:57 am
by J1
Can anyone recommend decent front disc brakes for the FTO? The standard ones are pathetic.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:26 am
by Jono
rotors? pads? or brake kits?
jono
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:28 am
by Jono
ive got DBA gold and Bendix metals on,
they deffinatly Stop pretty well....
maybe its your rotors and pads combo
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:01 am
by FTO338
yeah like Jono i use DBA gold rotors, but i use endless brake pads. I had the pads before the rotosr, & I notice the different during high speed braking after i change the rotor.
Like Jono said rotor & pad combo r very important, I would suggest u should try changing pad first, cause from experience pad does more than the rotor! Unless u rotor are already warp!!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:24 am
by dannyboyau
how much did the DBA gold rotors cost
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 11:32 am
by Jono
the two prices i got last year were
DBA425 available in cross drilled $123
DBA425 slotted rotors for $92.40
a month later the price went up, but i dunno how much..
jono
ps this is from discpads.com
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 1:57 am
by FTO338
I got mine around $130 each at the start of this yr!
ohh the price is 4 the cross drilled one.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 8:03 am
by GPXXX
it all depends on how much you can afford as well... you can go from DBA with decent performance anywhere up to the mega-expensive Brembo/Wilwood kits that is used purely for cars with mega mumbo and full-on racing.
i'm currently trying to source out the entire Brembo kit from the front of an Evo V. wreck in Japan and then swap the OEM fronts to the back.
Works out cheaper than buying a Brembo aftermarket kit (but more expensive than DBAs naturally), but hey at least you know they REALLY WORK!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 5:36 pm
by D-TRAIN
What are the offset on your rims? Correct me if I'm wrong but you may need spacers to fit the Brembo's on? I'm pretty sure their calipers are a lot bigger than FTO OEM.
Not sure if you would require all that braking power but they would look awesome though. I think there are a couple of FTOs in the UK that have done the Brembo conversion.
Let us know how you go!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 5:41 pm
by GPXXX
well considering the rims on the Evo Vs are 17x7.5, i'd say their Brembo brakes will fit snuggly inside my rims (or at least that's what I'm suspecting anyway)
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 6:46 pm
by Jono
just found out by mechainic that metal's eat the rotors, sooo time to change pads, ummm
whats the part number for endless pads?
has anyone tried normal EBC and Greenstuff ebc?
jono
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 7:01 pm
by Jono
also, wats the part number for rear pads? bendix, endless EBC
Jono
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:13 pm
by salacious
D-TRAIN wrote:What are the offset on your rims? Correct me if I'm wrong but you may need spacers to fit the Brembo's on? I'm pretty sure their calipers are a lot bigger than FTO OEM.
Not sure if you would require all that braking power but they would look awesome though. I think there are a couple of FTOs in the UK that have done the Brembo conversion.
I have Kahn RSR 17x8" with a 35 offset. I got my Brembo's a couple of weeks ago and Tony Banton who does the kit send me a sheet with dimensions for fitting. It should fit on most 17" alloys, he was considering doing a 16" kit if there was enough interest.
I personally didn't have a good time with the standard GPX calipers. In a year a caliper bolt broke on the drivers side and then the passenger caliper stop working properly which stuffed by brake discs. It may of been an expensive upgrade but it don't expect it to go wrong.
Brian
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:54 pm
by MattG
I've heard (maybe it was on these forums) that a lot of imported cars tend to have rusted calliper bolts, probably due to the shipping process.
M@
brakes
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:08 pm
by elmo
OK so I got DBA slotted fronts. Don't think they are the GOLD ones but maybe. $138 each, extra $55 for cross drilled but thats only for show they reckon, so i din't go that way.
As for PADS, EBC Green stuff, Fast Road pads. $165 set. Fitted it all myself, peice of piss.
Sound a bit chunky and grindy sometimes but usually when cold. They never squeel and produce very little dust.
But shiet to they smell after a really good run.
Would highly recommend them over the standard but haven't driven anything else, so thats just my opinion.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:18 pm
by Jono
part numbers?
jono
brakes
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 11:44 am
by elmo
DBA 425 SR
DBA 425 SL
Think they have a D in front of the S for drilled. They are the gold ones, just painted silver, apparently they come in different colours but they didn't tell me that. prob more expensive.
cant find the packet for the pads. Think i got the original part numbers off the WA site and just went in and asked for em.
They came back and said "they were for a magna right?"
"nah FTO but must be the same" Think the pads are not off magna though??
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:02 pm
by Austin
i had to fix my caliper bolts as they where siezed, it was a piece of piss, took em out, grinded em back a little so they was smooth again, new caliper grease and then had the rotors machined, felt bloody brilliant after that!!!
Easy was to tell is if you get a fair amount of shudder when braking and the pads are warn unevenly.
Brent
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:37 pm
by MattG
sbe888 -
Buying some good quality brake pads can make a big difference and is probably the cheapest option available.
A pad like EBC Greenstuff has got some good reviews from a few members on here.
M@