Big Brake converstions
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I know a few have you havn't gone down the usuall route when fitting big brakes under 13" wheels. I'm looking for some bigger brakes and looking for ideas on what to go for. Ideally I'd like to use something out a race series as there is a better chance of some good pad compounds being available.

I currenly have the minispares carbon pads, which are very good, just feel with the extra space I have under 13's I could make use of it.

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my plan is to go to princess discs and vx220 calipers jim .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

hmmm princess discs, I assume they are the same PCD? can you get them vented and groved etc?

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not sure .. i think the only ones iv seen were solid ,but BIG !! and i know you like em BIG !

heres a link

that might help


http://www.16vminiclub.com/forums/showthre...hlight=princess

Edited by robert on 27th Sep, 2010.

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

A mate of me runs Wilwood 4 pot calipers with 10" dia. discs That's some serious stopping power I can ask him for details if you like.

[X] nail here for new monitor

AP 2 pot alloy calipers from an Elise can be had cheaply, then use a 2-piece disc off whatever with a seperate bell to get the offset you need.

if you could get more info that would be cool

Team Racing

Have a look at Joes. 10" disk with Wilwood 4 pots.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

KAD

https://secure.surfinteractive.co.uk/cgi-bi...iParts:Calipers

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Jim if you no the guy os racing ? that built the motor in gold/red mini on your combe wid am sure he runs willwood big disc bell set up.
Obviously kad do a 4pot big disk conversion now or go for there 6 pots on a big disc and bell.

Am sure tarox do somthing aswell.

Rick

Didn't think to check on that Rick, I'll ask him when I see him next

Team Racing

Jim are you finding the 13's a better combo then than the 10's what tyres have you been running on both size's and wot was on on endaf's run.

Sorry for off topic

Rick

we ran the same tyres all weekend 048r's, Grip was much better but handling wasn't as good, but still quite predictable. We found with the extra grib the rear camber brackets where bending, I'm going to have to make some of my own which are simular to the KAD ones without the £100 price tag.

Really looking forward to fitting 13x9 slicks

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Anything you can do to improve the handling back to the levels the 10's gave you?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Is there much of a weight difference between new and old rims?

I also have the minispares carbon pads, fitted into alloy 4 pots, expensive at about £50 but very good stopping power would recommend them!

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This is the route I am taking on my car

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Austin-Maxi-All-Mode...=item4150d9b75c

Those with some peugeot 205 Bendix floating calipers and Drum Brake hubs.

Should have a large brake conversion for under £300 all in, and new

Jim if you have his number it may be worth speaking to Ricky who does Paul Clarks Miglia as he is looking into it for mine but the option was going to be wilwood 4pots with VW golf vented discs and they look like they clear my 13" supertrax wheels

I'll give Ricky a ring later, cheers

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Jim, note that not all the wilwoods come with dust seals,

seems to be a good range of pad materials, 1144 1155 plus the polymatrix pads are meant to be good too.

In superlites you can just get 10.25" discs (same sizes as the golf discs I think)

Also I went for big pistons in the calipers to give more power (4 x
44mm IIRC)

any photo's of your setup Joe, I did have a search but couldn't find anything? How have you got on with yours?

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I thought I had some of the finished setup but apparently not, I'll grab some tomorow, in the meantime...

they are good, the main problem i've had is they are rubbish in cold weather with the 1144's in there, in the summer though you can repeated hit the brakes from over a ton and get tingly balls lol

looks good, did you buy generic disks and make your own bells?

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