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Mikey_J
25-09-07, 10:03 PM
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
25-09-07, 10:06 PM
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
25-09-07, 10:09 PM
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?
braided hold presser better dont give a spongey feel and lesss prone to leaking as made from metal brading
chris gsi
25-09-07, 10:35 PM
the 288mm v6 brakes are 5 stud and you will need to re-drill to 4 stud
and the 288's have MASSIVE pistons which will give emmense pedal travel before the braking actually starts.
craig green
26-09-07, 09:53 AM
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.
[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
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.
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