Old Horse, new brakes

If you follow this story, then you know my car has been running bigger, gripier tyres on bigger offset wheels.

It's also been running EBC Red stuff front and EBC green stuff rear.

As expected factory rotors started to show signs of the abuse under brakeing as you can depict by the colorful shades on the picture bellow.

yeah it's not been easy for the standard 300mm

SO...

...i'm now working on the new stopping upgrade.

Floating disks 330mm front and Floating disks 315mm rear

Rear retains the standard caliper but for the front ones i've just got hold of these:

some 9200's 4 piston (asymetrical area)  ready to bite.

They where yellow.. or red originaly, something I didn't want on my car, so Diogo Silva made this impecable paint job. If you are looking for a proper paintjob (with decalcs) Diogo is your man. You can reach him here: diogo2306silva@gmail.com

+351933590153

I'm now waiting on the reyland full floating grooved disks 315mm BBK for the rear end:

... and on my new reyland full floating grooved disks 330mm BBK for the front end:

The kit displayed here will not include the R calipers as, for 330 mm disks, the CP9200 are at capacity, but are lighter then the PRO R that can handle bigger diammeters.

... and some serious all round friction from EBC ( yellow stuff pads):

Kits includes mesh metal brake lines, so if the car used to stop on a dimme, it's gonna tear the road now :)

and it's Xmas .. the parts arrived. installing them soon.

Still to be continued... next year ;)

And continued :)

car got to the shop today and everything was installed:

and then front:

Brilliant job by Carmonauto lda, but the Reyland kit was a master-piece of a thing.

Everything fitted at first attempt, everything within dimentions and limits. 

Evidently, the rear shield had to be partially cut and the front one removed for good.

Driving Impressions:

Everything is still breaking in, so I didn't ready punish the thing. Having stated that, the car is much more balanced under braking. The tendency to dive the nose under braking, is reduced tremendously.

Everything seems more balanced and poised.

There is a lot less movement happening and that delays que rear comming out under braking.

As you progress que car seems to grip more and more, and finally start five the nose... the front calipers would obviously end up beating the rear ones and in dives the nose really late into braking line. But that gets linearly perceptible and only heavy braking.

Special thanks to:

Christian Lisboa - connections

Diogo Silva - Calipper painting and supply.