brakes

[Mikey_J]

Im considering buying some bigger brakes but just wanted to make sure of something before i do! 256mm is 2.0 and 288mm is v6 is that correct? Does everything just bolt on? What about the flexi hoses?

[chimp007_uk]

i know that the 16v brakes bolt straight on, although you need to run astra gte 14" wheels or bigger. i used the standard flexi hoses, althoughupgraded to braided hoses after a while.

not sure on v6 brakes.

[Mikey_J]

Ive just been looking on LMF and theyve got 288mm listed as straight bolt on so i presume then it must? Why did you swap to braided hoses? Did you have trouble with the standard 1's?

[Timmy]

braided hold presser better dont give a spongey feel and lesss prone to leaking as made from metal brading

[chris gsi]

the 288mm v6 brakes are 5 stud and you will need to re-drill to 4 stud

[Stuart]

and the 288's have MASSIVE pistons which will give emmense pedal travel before the braking actually starts.

[craig green]

Plenty of people use the 288's with no issues. LMF sell them as a 4 stud kit.

If you source them from a Vectra from a scrapyard for example, you will need to redrill them to 4 stud & use a spigot ring to locate the discs centrally on the hub(s). I assume the spigotts come with LMF's kit?

[Edit] Calibra turbo/Cav V6 are bigger disc size with the same slave cyl as the 256 (16v) setup.

[Stuart]

[Edit] Calibra turbo/Cav V6 are bigger disc size with the same slave cyl as the 256 (16v) setup.

that would be "perfect" then :D

[Adam]

Cally Turbo calipers dont have the same size piston cylinder as a 256 setup.
They are bigger than 256, but smaller than V6.

They do give a better pedal than v6 tho, v6 pedal is terrible imo.