NickBA-XR6T Bronze Donating Members 386 Member For: 12y 11m 26d Posted 12/03/12 06:02 AM Share Posted 12/03/12 06:02 AM Hi,I just purchased a BA XR6T and want to upgrade to a slightly better brake system.If I go with the Street Series from DBA will I need new calipers or will they fit the new rotors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath Member 383 Member For: 14y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 12/03/12 08:05 AM Share Posted 12/03/12 08:05 AM Standard callipers will be fine pending you get the right size/type of rotor for your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBA-XR6T Bronze Donating Members 386 Member For: 12y 11m 26d Posted 12/03/12 10:37 PM Author Share Posted 12/03/12 10:37 PM Any ideas about what pads are best for everyday driving but have decent performance? Was thinking of going to Bendix Ultimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath Member 383 Member For: 14y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 12/03/12 10:43 PM Share Posted 12/03/12 10:43 PM Haven't used them, but from what I've heard, they are quite dusty and can chew the rotors.I went with the QFM HPX pads for mine ($79 a set, front or rear for the FG XR6T). Definitely an improvement, haven't done any hard driving on them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 12/03/12 11:00 PM Share Posted 12/03/12 11:00 PM I'm using Remsa's - forum member here pointed me in their way and I have no regrets, they're an awesome pad.Matt from Race Brakes Sydney can hook you up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 20/03/12 02:56 PM Share Posted 20/03/12 02:56 PM Hi,I just purchased a BA XR6T and want to upgrade to a slightly better brake system.Ideally, you would find some front calipers that were called the BA Premium Brake Option. They were a good, strong caliper (almost the same as what was used on the late 90s Corvettes) and use a 325mm diameter x 32mm thick disc rotor (compared to the standard 298mm x 28mm).Wreckers charge heaps for them ($800ish), but they turn up on eBay occasionally for around the $400 mark.Hard to find, but if you come across a set then buy them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Donating Members 309 Member For: 14y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 21/03/12 04:10 AM Share Posted 21/03/12 04:10 AM when I called fraud the PBR blue calipers were 800 a pop, 500 for the black colored version...no difference, even the fraud guy laughed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 21/03/12 04:36 AM Share Posted 21/03/12 04:36 AM when I called fraud the PBR blue calipers were 800 a pop, 500 for the black colored version...no difference, even the fraud guy laughed.I got a quote for them for about $200 each brand new (trade price) last year, but that was without the mounting brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Donating Members 309 Member For: 14y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 21/03/12 04:55 AM Share Posted 21/03/12 04:55 AM top deal PhilMeUp, the brackets are about 50bucks a pop? what size rotor can those calipers fit on, say 355 DBAs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 21/03/12 05:51 AM Share Posted 21/03/12 05:51 AM top deal PhilMeUp, the brackets are about 50bucks a pop? what size rotor can those calipers fit on, say 355 DBAs?I'm pretty sure that the brackets would cost more than $50 each. Must find out sometime.Those calipers use a 325mm diameter x 32mm thick disc rotor. The calipers that use a 355mm disc are the Brembo ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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