Brakes

[coochiSR]

Whats the biggest and best brakes to put on under 14" Steelies? Without to much hassle? Any help id lvoe thanking you
Dan

[Stuart]

under 14" steelies hmmm

id go for corsa 1.6 16V gsi calipers and discs. they are 256*20mm as opposed to the astra 256*24mm that dont fit)


then fit some mintex M1144 pads for road use or for road and track Ferodo DS2500's with some good plain old normal discs from GM (autovaux)

[Philsutton]

256mm astra ones do fit, ive fitted them many a time behide 14 inch steels

[coochiSR]

mmmmm ok so what astra ones, the mark 1.8 valver ones supposedly don't fit and okies will look into the corsa ones, will i have to change carrier aswell as calipers
Dan

[Adam]

256 wouldn't fit behind my 14s.

[Philsutton]

they dont quite fit behind the 3 spoke gay lord ones but steels ive never had a problem with

[coochiSR]

so sorry whats brakes will fit reasonably easy lol
Dan

[Adam]

Which steelies do you have Coochi?

Phil-My 14" black SR steeles wouldn't fit over the brakes, the rim caught the caliper. That was new discs/pads tho.

[Philsutton]

the sr ones should fit, with brand new stuff might be tight. Have fitted with stuff thats only had a few miles though and that was fine. Just get the grind out lol, i had to grind mine back on the corsa to get some astra 15s on.

[coochiSR]

ive got the 14" sr steelies but i might as well just get the 1.6 16v corsa brakes, won't cost nothing for me (dad's in the trade too) but thanks will be getting 15"s soon i hope so will have to update it and find out whats best with 15"s lol
Dan

[burgo]

get some cavvy steelies and then cavvy brakes will fit under them, should only cost ya a fiver a wheel at a scrappy

[stuartp]

like phill said the gay 3 spoke alloys wont fit ATE calipers but the black sr rims will, i took my fox wheels of and tryed the 3 spokes dint fit so i used sr steelies!!

[coochiSR]

If i was to fit 1.6 GSI Corsa discs, pads and calipers will i have to change carrier?
Dan

[Adam]

You will need the caliper and the caliper bracket.

The steering knuckle/carrier/hub isn't changed.

[Welsh Dan]

What size are the corsa GSI ones?

[Adam]

Same as 16v astra etc.
But thinner disc(slightly)
They are 256mm diameter, by 22mm thickness. Where 16v astra/cav is 256x24.

[Welsh Dan]

Ah ok. I was wondering if they're the same as my Cav TD ones (256x20mm discs), now I know they're not. Thanks :).

[Novasport]

Same as 16v astra etc.
But thinner disc(slightly)
They are 256mm diameter, by 22mm thickness. Where 16v astra/cav is 256x24.

Corsa GSi discs are 20mm thickness! Discs are bloody expensive aswell!

[Welsh Dan]

I paid ?40 something for 256x20mm ATE discs, I was pleased with the price considering I thought i had 256x24mm calipers and was about to spend about ?80 on ATE powerdiscs :).

[Adam]

Corsa GSi discs are 20mm thickness! Discs are bloody expensive aswell!
Correct, i dont know why i'd got 22mm in my head,Lol.

Xen0phobiak-You can pick up normal 256x24 discs for ?8 each.

[Welsh Dan]

Thanks, but every auto factor set of discs I've had I've warped :).

[Adam]

BuyPartsBy.co.uk

Mintex discs/pads.
Bargain

[Welsh Dan]

Good to know, I'll see how my ATE discs and Ferodo 3466 pads go for now though :) (once I pull my finger out of my backside and fit them lol).

[Adam]

DO it, DO it now! Lol

[Welsh Dan]

DO it, DO it now! Lol

I think my brake servo is on the blink so i need to replace that first lol.

[Stuart]

wtf spec is 3466? never heard of those...

as for warping all discs. maybe you need to change your driving style to suit the abilities of the vehicle....

[Adam]

If you've been caining the brakes, dont stop the car with the brake pedal.
Stop the last 5/10ft with the handbrake.
And drive normally before you park to let the discs/pads cool.

That should stop them warping.

[Welsh Dan]

wtf spec is 3466? never heard of those...

as for warping all discs. maybe you need to change your driving style to suit the abilities of the vehicle....

I was told fastroad/trackday spec. As for warping discs, my current calipers like to stick, and its always had cheap cheap autofactor discs. I think they warped mainly because of some of the long steep hills between my house and my ex's house. Since we split this set hasn't warped yet but they've not been on all that long really.

Clearance stock from D Tweeks:
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/diamond/brakes2.jpg

3466 stamped into the back of the pads aswell.

[Adam]

Ahh, that Delco calipers explains the warping discs,Lol.

[coochiSR]

so.................i haven't got a cluw what im buying now :(
Dan

[coochiSR]

never heard about mintex, ever!
Dan

[Adam]

What brakes are you buying? Lol

I was just pointing out a site that sold discs/pads.

[coochiSR]

o okies lol , well my bad works in the trade selling it all, so i was thinknig whatever he sells, think its brake engineering?
Dan

[Stuart]

get decent brakes....

[coochiSR]

thanks stuart for all the love and help ;)
Dan