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General Baxter
23-01-10, 07:48 PM
will a good set of 2L's and rear disk set up stop a v6? lol
Adam
23-01-10, 07:51 PM
Dont need rear disks.

For fast road use id say yeah 256 will be fine.

I wouldnt want 256 on a track car though, not that you'll be doing trackdays with a v6 :p
Dirtydog1
23-01-10, 07:53 PM
yes, but they are not brilliant, a set of 288's drilled out will stop you no problem, its also a better match with the rear disc set up.
Edd
23-01-10, 08:03 PM
oops
General Baxter
23-01-10, 08:04 PM
well i want 14" alloys for 288's are out lol


edd you noob lol
vx kev
24-01-10, 05:09 PM
Just ran standard drums and 256mm valver brakes on the front and it was more than capable of stopping the thing whilst hammering down a back road! Maybe not enough for some folks and depends what kind of driving your gonna be doing but it done the job for us :thumb:
John
24-01-10, 05:11 PM
oops

I did this yesterday, when starting a new thread it added into the previous one i was looking at.
General Baxter
24-01-10, 05:12 PM
Just ran standard drums and 256mm valver brakes on the front and it was more than capable of stopping the thing whilst hammering down a back road! Maybe not enough for some folks and depends what kind of driving your gonna be doing but it done the job for us :thumb:

umm i nuked 256's on a 1.2 lol
mowgli
24-01-10, 05:15 PM
umm i nuked 256's on a 1.2 lol

that wasn't the brake's fault, now, was it????
General Baxter
24-01-10, 05:16 PM
yes lol
vx kev
24-01-10, 05:16 PM
umm i nuked 256's on a 1.2 lol

Im not saying you wont go through a few sets then lol
Theres no disputing the fact that they did take a lot of punishement and often had to repaint the rear drums cos the paint burnt off but all in all they kept us on the road :d
Adam
24-01-10, 07:03 PM
umm i nuked 256's on a 1.2 lol
How?

If they stop a 150hp Cally with no problems, without driving with your foot on the brake pedal i dont see how you could!!!!!
John
24-01-10, 07:06 PM
Lee ran 256 black diamond discs and mintex pads on his tb'd track car iirc. had no probs at all.
Jack
24-01-10, 08:08 PM
If they stop a 150hp Cally with no problems, without driving with your foot on the brake pedal i dont see how you could!!!!!
Crap discs/pads probably :p

256s with decent discs/pads will be fine. I have 284mm and V6 calipers and they're quite harsh lol
Adam
24-01-10, 08:09 PM
288 brakes are awesome! Stop like f**k!!!!

The ONLY downside to them is the weight.
Jack
24-01-10, 09:31 PM
Wouldn't have said they were THAT much heavier than 256 calipers? I don't remember mine being all that much more