Guest Guests Posted 28/04/08 11:37 AM Share Posted 28/04/08 11:37 AM Hi GuysI'm looking to upgrade my brakes within the next couple of weeks and was wondering who has done what, how much, who fitted them and any other recommendations that you might have.Would love to research this but I've got a 2 yr old on one knee and a 4 month old on the otherAny input will be much appreciatedCoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 28/04/08 11:50 AM Share Posted 28/04/08 11:50 AM get brembos off ebay, fit them yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steetf6 Banned 163 Member For: 17y 1m Gender: Male Location: wa Posted 28/04/08 11:53 AM Share Posted 28/04/08 11:53 AM what size do you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 28/04/08 11:55 AM Share Posted 28/04/08 11:55 AM Just remember not all rims fit Brembos, if you stick with ford 18 and 19" rims it should not be a problem.If you go after market you may have to run PBR c6, they are not as big as Brembos but they do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 28/04/08 02:54 PM Share Posted 28/04/08 02:54 PM forgot to add - 19" rims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 28/04/08 03:21 PM Share Posted 28/04/08 03:21 PM That's a broad question. Depends on what your intended purpose and budget constraints are. Having 2 kids, you may have some, constraints that is.PBR C6 and DBA 4000's are great bang for buck and will allow you do do some track work. If you do more track work then AP racing and Brembos are great but about 3 times the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 19y 8m 1d Gender: Male Posted 29/04/08 12:44 AM Share Posted 29/04/08 12:44 AM there is an upgrade kit that brendan is trying that has an adapter for you caliper and uses a bigger disc. $650 on ebay I think.do you do track work?if not you may get away with some dba 4000 rotors in the standard size. with ferodo 2000 pads they seem to have good bite (this is what I have) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 29/04/08 01:20 AM Share Posted 29/04/08 01:20 AM No Trackwork intended - I just want to be able to pull up sharper and protect the family.Dollars not really an issue but I'm not keen on throwing it away eitherthanks for your input so far guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 19y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 29/04/08 02:47 AM Share Posted 29/04/08 02:47 AM Hey mate I have done a fair bit of research on this and considering you have young ones I can't imagine you being so silly as to need the big suckers like AP or Brembos.....they are for looks and track work and don't bring a lot of 'value for money' to the street. I have used brembos and PBR C6 on numerous GTP's, typhoons, TE50's etc and from my experience you should go for the following:PBR C6 'red' calipers, stainless lines, and DBA 4000 series (or 325mm pbr) slotted rotors (best price for these parts is from bcr01...there is a link to his BA/BF ford page somewhere). You can get this as a front and rear package for ~1900 but the rear is pretty much unchanged so might as well just buy the front only for around 1100). In terms of braking you won't need much more than this...maybe the BF factory vented rotors and calipers as a rear upgrade..+700). You could also just get DBA 4000 series replacement rotors, some decent pads (QFM, Ferodo formula etc) and stainless lines and this is apparently a decent upgrade but I have never driven a car with this. For cost reasons I bought a 330mm rotor and stainless line upgrade off ebay ($430 delivered to Perth) that uses the existing calipers. I will upgrade pads as well. I should have this fitted in around a week or so and you're welcome to come around and have a look if you like?Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 29/04/08 04:06 AM Share Posted 29/04/08 04:06 AM I did just fronts with the C6 , DBA4000's and braided lines. They work great. Need a bit of heat to work real well but you get used to that. I will be upgrading the rears to BF soon specs soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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