Big Brakes Anyone!

[aaronmihe]

Personalyl I'd be looking at go for the Ford Premium caliper/DBA rotor combo bsaed on their price. But it depends what's on offer. The Ford Premium brakes are reputed to be quite good and aftermarket pads will improve things as they come available I'm sure. Certainly on a cost basis they're cheap and fill the 17" wheels and offer improvements.

ms700s setup is awesome and some others here have also done nice setups ... But the cost weighed across the time span I will have the car has to be factored in.

I think a lot of others are in the same position...

A.

[ducatijb]

With me it will depend on what FPV do with the T

Can't see much sense in dishing out big bucks on a car I may trade in 8 months,same reason why I haven't kitted it yet But surely with more ponies and better driveline they will have to put better brakes in it

If FPV don't do anything with the Turbo then it's a Stage 2 APS and definitely bigger and better brakes

[aps]

PRETZEL,well huge one piece rotors would be my current thought as this concept is for a high performance road car not a race car,and I would want to keep the price of the complete brake upgrade,rotors ,calipers, pads,brake lines and fluid to under 3K. There would be little to no advantage for most owners in a two piece hat and rotor arrangement over a one piece rotor when using street type brake pads.Thanks for your input on the brake issue.

PETER

APS

[Cobra]

I agree with Pretzel ... red = brembo wannaby

if colour is the last problem ... we are problem free

(I'd go deep navy blue with white writing ... but I'm Ford biased )

[BATRB-6]

17's are the go, having more market penetration than 18's but the bigger rims need big disc rotors to fill the space, looks too small on some of the 5 or 6 spoke wide open see through aftermarket 18's and 19 inch designs.

Red sounds good to me but agree with Pretzel and BLKXRT... red = brembo wannabe (I'd go deep navy blue or black with white writing) providing front & rear are in the same colour.

If its fronts complete with rotors ,calipers, pads,brake lines and fluid I'll be willing to pay from the 2k to 3k mark providing it is matched to the rears when the time comes.

My 2 cents.

Fabian

[Guest Gilto]

Hi Peter,

Great idea to come out with some decent brakes. I would pay around $2500 for the big brake setup.

AP racing have a front setup for just over $3000 which is AWESOME but it is a lot to pay for brakes!!

I would prefer the package aimed at 18's but you have to be realistic of the market. 17's are the only option!! That will keep the price down too which helps!

Here's an idea.............

What about an "APS Performance Package"?? Stage 2 power upgrade + big brakes for a special combined price??????

Gilto!

[AMoffat]

Red sounds good to me. If $1500 was possible I would snap them up immediately, however, $3k may be more realistic for a BIG setup, but considering the majority of these cars don't do track work, I'm not sure how many people will fork out that much. $1500 would be my limit I think as I was considering a relatively minor brake upgrade anyway which would cost less than this. DBA slotted and better pads.

Cheers,

Chris

I agree with cdm...

The high end of brake upgrades is already catered for. Wouldn't there be more money (read volume) in lower end enhancements?

As an average punter I was thinking of not taking the car too far from stock, so Phase 1 chip, DBA rotors and after market pads.

On the 17 versus 18 issue. I could be wrong but wouldn't most people who ordered the 18's ex factory have also bought the Premium Brakes?

[dattoman]

A 330mm 4 pot AP Racing front upgrade already exists and fits under the 17" wheel.

330mm DBA 4000 series discs

AP 4 piston calipers

Goodridge braided stainless hoses

Ductile iron brackets

Ferodo DS2500 pads

Coupled with rear slotted rotors and better pads it works very well.

Something to consider is some ducting however as there is very little airflow around the front brakes on these things. One of my customers has removed the driving lights (after getting 2 fines for driving with them on) and fitted some 3" ducted hose to the inner disc area.......works a treat

sorry for the thread hijack.........I'll go back into my box now.

[aps]

Hey Guys Thanks for all of your input on the brake upgrade issue this has been extremely helpful and I hope we can meet your wants and needs in the near future. Thanks again.

PETER

APS

[Guest dbasteve]

A 330mm 4 pot AP Racing front upgrade already exists and fits under the 17" wheel.

330mm DBA 4000 series discs

AP 4 piston calipers

Goodridge braided stainless hoses

Ductile iron brackets

Ferodo DS2500 pads

Coupled with rear slotted rotors and better pads it works very well.

Something to consider is some ducting however as there is very little airflow around the front brakes on these things. One of my customers has removed the driving lights (after getting 2 fines for driving with them on) and fitted some 3" ducted hose to the inner disc area.......works a treat

sorry for the thread hijack.........I'll go back into my box now.

Hmmm! I think I've seen that kit Dattoman. There is a 6 pot AP too.

I also know someone working on a ventilated rear and AP's for the 17"s .................

Edited 21/01/04 08:24 AM by dbasteve