New brake caliper designs available now + Kit List

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New brake caliper designs available now + Kit List

Postby stephendell » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:24 pm

We have been working on an exciting new range of suspension and brake kits.

As a result a new caliper design is now available. Any exisiting GTA / A610 or forthcoming brake kits will be available with this new caliper design.

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Any colour combination (except black/black) available from the usual range.

Brake kits for A110 / A310 / R5 Turbo also coming soon.

Details of the new suspension kits will be available shortly. They are currently in production.
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Postby blueg33 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:15 pm

They look nice - bu tthe million dollar question is - how many million £'s
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Postby stephendell » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:52 pm

Caliper price is unaffected. From £150 each + VAT
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Postby MFaulks » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:18 am

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Hopefully members will be a little more discerning than just looks and colour; so more importantly what are the piston area choices, and how do they compare to previous kits, and also to OE?

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Postby clee » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:01 am

What's the new suspension then ? who what where when ?
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Postby blueg33 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:15 am

I still like the 406 v6 couple calipers as an option. The spec of these new ones would be nice to compare etc
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Postby turbodog » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:22 am

There is a set of calipers from a 406 v6 on pistonheads at £200
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Postby phildini » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:04 am

So for £360 I can get a set that will bolt on straight onto my A610? No other extras?

P.S. I am not interested in the supa dupa discs. A610 discs are big enough and I already have a new set to fit.
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Postby andyh877 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:47 am

phildini wrote:So for £360 I can get a set that will bolt on straight onto my A610? No other extras?

P.S. I am not interested in the supa dupa discs. A610 discs are big enough and I already have a new set to fit.


but not thick enough and they'll warp at the first sign of spirited driving with upated calipers and pads
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Postby stephendell » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:18 pm

Hopefully members will be a little more discerning than just looks and colour; so more importantly what are the piston area choices, and how do they compare to previous kits, and also to OE?


They are used on the worlds fastest production car around the Nurburgring and the worlds fastest street legal dragster, so probably good enough for the GTA and I guess slightly better than OE. Alternatively you could save £100 or so and use some secondhand stuff off an old Peugeot :roll: :lol:

Basically they are the same as before just prettier, we recommend the D (4 x 38.6mm) piston option for GTA.

Tech bumph (FOR THE LOWEST SPEC CALIPER)

Application

The Billet 4 is fully dust sealed and an internal brake fluid gallery ensures that the Billet 4 is a consistently reliable choice. This superb caliper will accomodate disc/rotors from 240mm up to 400mm.

Features:

CNC machined out of top quality billet aluminium
Hand finished and hand polished for the best finish
Rigid design to eliminate flex
Internal Flow Crossover
High temperature seals
Fully Dust Sealed
Designed for cars up to 1250Kg

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Disc Width: 6mm up to 35mm
Piston Size: 4 x 34.6mm; 4 x 38.6mm; 4 x 41.2mm
Piston Material: Hard anodised billet aluminium
Colour: Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, Red, Economy (Silver matt finish with plain Logo)
Body Material: 6082T6 billet aluminium
Pad Swept Area: 95.68x50.7.7x10.75mm
Weight Approx: 1700g
Hydraulic Thread: M10x1.0
Radial Mounting: 152.40mm

We would recommend external fluid transfer for race use or a 0-60 time of less than 1 second :wink:
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Postby MFaulks » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:23 pm

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Thanks Stephen, good info. Is that the same piston area front and rear on this setup as recommendation?
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Postby stephendell » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:25 pm

So for £360 I can get a set that will bolt on straight onto my A610? No other extras?

P.S. I am not interested in the supa dupa discs. A610 discs are big enough and I already have a new set to fit.


Yes but as Andy says you'll need high quality disks not cheap pattern ones and if you use serious pads in anger you'll cook the disks pretty quickly. But for street and very occasional track use they will be fine.
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Postby andyh877 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:31 pm

stephendell wrote:
So for £360 I can get a set that will bolt on straight onto my A610? No other extras?

P.S. I am not interested in the supa dupa discs. A610 discs are big enough and I already have a new set to fit.


Yes but as Andy says you'll need high quality disks not cheap pattern ones and if you use serious pads in anger you'll cook the disks pretty quickly. But for street and very occasional track use they will be fine.


i'm talking about oem.... brembo not cheap n nasty mr D....
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Postby stephendell » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:36 pm

Thanks Stephen, good info. Is that the same piston area front and rear on this setup as recommendation?

Yes but ideally we recommend an adjustable brake bias valve (hidden from the MOT inspector of course). Alternatively smaller pistons on the rear and/or up to 1 grade softer compound on rear pads if available in your choice of pads.

A lot of this is personal preference depending on use as for example pad choice spinters and hillclimbers will need better bite from cold than racers.

Within reason with these kits, the more you spend, the quicker you'll stop.
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Postby stephendell » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:41 pm

So for £360 I can get a set that will bolt on straight onto my A610? No other extras?


Actually you will also need £100 or so of brackets, a £10 or so fitting kit and some new pads.
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