qikshift Member 518 Member For: 18y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 17/04/09 01:36 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 01:36 AM Brembo's or AP's all the way! .. and IMHO I think a nice red set of 6 piston brembo's behind stock or aftermarket wheels look better than pink rice -And they also serve a purpose, to allow you to do front flips at will when you stand on the breaks heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 17/04/09 02:42 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 02:42 AM There is one story I read where the owner fitted these to his car for some R&D. One day on the street, the calliper mounting bracket snapped. Ever heard of that happening to a Brembo, AP Racing, Wildwood or PBR brake system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/04/09 02:48 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 02:48 AM (edited) may as well get some D2 Coilovers too, they are great.......until the piston snaps. LOL. There are lots of crappy chinese 8 piston calipers around.......number of pots means fark all really.......first and foremost key is friction material, and then heat dissipation, and then more pistons are good as they allow even force application across the pad. However, for practical purposes on same size rotor and same size pad, 4-6-8 stop just as hard......if they are good that is. The only difference would be pad wear get a little more uneven as you take pots out.......its really noticeable on 1 piston jobs that see track use. Edited 17/04/09 02:49 AM by Erko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 19y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 17/04/09 03:13 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 03:13 AM If you want a car for go and show, then buy the D2's as they are under 1/2 the cost of Brembos.But if you want your car to stop, do not buy this chinease junk. Do not even compare them to AP or Brembo as they are nothing like them in performance or quality.When I hit my middle pedal, I want to know it will work, not hope it will work because I cheapend out on my ricey calipers.You speaking from experience? .....probably not. There is a good write up about a skyline track car that used them and the caliper braket material expanded and the bolts came loose. One actually fell out!! 6 piston brembo's are the pick for XR's.....a better selection of wheels would be nice though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/04/09 03:16 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 03:16 AM a better selection of wheels would be nice though!heaps fit. cant find them at bob jane t marts though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/04/09 03:20 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 03:20 AM You speaking from experience? .....probably not. There is a good write up about a skyline track car that used them and the caliper braket material expanded and the bolts came loose. One actually fell out!! 6 piston brembo's are the pick for XR's.....a better selection of wheels would be nice though!No speaking from personal experience, but being a member of several forums and also a regular at track days, I have heard many horror stories about these calipers.The old saying is you pay for what you get. I like my 6/4 Brembos and know they will stop me when I want them to and will also put up with a solid track day's use. My last set of pads lasted me 22,000km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikshift Member 518 Member For: 18y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 17/04/09 03:20 AM Share Posted 17/04/09 03:20 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty32 Legendary member!! Donating Members 1,739 Member For: 18y 17d Gender: Male Location: Dianella, West Oz Posted 23/04/09 04:40 AM Share Posted 23/04/09 04:40 AM My mate has a set of these on his R32 GTR!He is sponsored by them so I would hate to know the cost if you had to buy them!Key Features12 Piston Aluminum calipersD.O.T. Compliant Stainless steel brake linesMachined aluminum hatsCarbon steel brackets400mm (16") large ventilated discs (20" wheels required)High quality Ksport SC5 street brake pads (RC1 race pads available for additional cost)PicsofGTRorban!12 pot/400mm disks is some big brakes...Qikshift - Your ute is still one of the cleanest and best looking going dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikshift Member 518 Member For: 18y 2m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 23/04/09 08:42 AM Share Posted 23/04/09 08:42 AM Thanks Dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rboksic Donating Members 514 Member For: 20y 9m 10d Posted 23/04/09 09:01 AM Share Posted 23/04/09 09:01 AM Brembo's or AP's all the way! .. and IMHO I think a nice red set of 6 piston brembo's behind stock or aftermarket wheels look better than pink rice -that's OK if you like a two piece design CaliperMono block is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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