brakes

[bmxalex]

i have the 3 spoke gte wheel and i want to upgrade the brake what can i get to fit under ther and will they bot on too my 1.0L hubs ?

[mills]

i take its a 14inch wheel when its gte, sri cavalier brakes fit straight on or gsi astra

[mk1nova_rich]

GTE wheels wont fit over the 2.0 brakes IIRC, you will need the 236mm vented discs and calipers from a Nova GTE/GSi or a Corsa GSi

[brainsnova]

all hubs are the same and 14" minimum steel rim when fitting bigger brakes like cali, cav and vectra etc. not sure on gte alloys.

[bmxalex]

will 1.6 brakes fit staright on to my hubs ?

[Andy]

yes

[mowgli]

will 1.6 brakes fit staright on to my hubs ?

but to be honest, 236mm venteds are not much of a upgrade, the same size caliper, pads & disc diameter, with a wider vented disc that stays cooler means you will not notice the difference.

some people have fitted astra mk3 236mm brakes, with the ATE calipers and they appear to be an improvement, but you have to be careful with brake to rim clearance, some 14" 3 spokes will fit over ok

[burgo]

GTE wheels wont fit over the 2.0 brakes IIRC, you will need the 236mm vented discs and calipers from a Nova GTE/GSi or a Corsa GSiYES THEY BLUDY DO

[marc69]

unless you have upgraded the engine, standard brakes will be fine if they are maintained, these were used upto 1.4 engine. the 3 spoke alloys are direct fit, just put them on and go, if they are quality tyres makes the handling feel a lot tighter.

[General Baxter]

unless you have upgraded the engine, standard brakes will be fine if they are maintained,

are you insane

throwing a maccy's cup attached to the car via a rope out the window has more stopping force then std brakes lol

[AlexW]

YES THEY BLUDY DO


Unless you shave the calipers 2.0 256x24 wont fit under 3spokes?

[MattBrown]

Unless you shave the calipers 2.0 256x24 wont fit under 3spokes?

Yes they do:roll:

streight under 5.5j wheels.

And under 5j with a 5mm spacer

[Jack]

Without wanting to sound a bit mattbrown-ish, didn't the three spokes come in two offsets, 49 and 47.5..?

[mowgli]

there are different ones about, there were astras with 5.5j three spokes too

[steviegsi]

Without wanting to sound a bit mattbrown-ish, didn't the three spokes come in two offsets, 49 and 47.5..?


That's what I heard too. I think sr 3 spokes are slightly different to Gsi ones in that the back of the spokes are straight on one and rounded at the top of the other. Can't remember which is which though, so please feel free to correct me as it's just what I read!

[burgo]

Without wanting to sound a bit mattbrown-ish, didn't the three spokes come in two offsets, 49 and 47.5..?

yes they did and the fit behind both types

[mowgli]

burgo, maybe you have been very lucky, cos some people have not managed to get their to fit.. but they might have had 4.5j rims.

[burgo]

maybe they were trying to use new pads