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    Default Front brakes under 13" wheels help !!

    Does anyone know if you can get 4 pot brakes that fit under 13" wheels or can I get brakes of somthing else and be made fit any help would be appreciated any suggestions are helpful thanks in advance

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    ATE calipers, 236mm vented discs, Mintex upgraded pads - fit under 13"

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    I already have ate ones on and the 236mm discs is there any upgrade from this without going up wheel sizes ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by greene94 View Post
    I already have ate ones on and the 236mm discs is there any upgrade from this without going up wheel sizes ?
    Depends on budget really. My uprated Tarox discs and Mintex pads came in at around £100.

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    I already have ds3000 pads and dimpled and grooved disks

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    Quote Originally Posted by greene94 View Post
    I already have ds3000 pads and dimpled and grooved disks
    May help if you expand on what you already have then, including wheels. I am sure the Wilwood stuff needs 14" wheels as a minimum. It might also be a servo and master cylinder upgrade you consider, unless you have already done that?
    Last edited by slimtater; 07-10-18 at 09:32 PM.

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    My car has the ate set up with 236mm discs and a Corsa b brake servo I have ds3000 pads and all braided lines I also have a golf rear disc conversion it's for a tarmac rallycar so I'm just trying to upgrade the from t brakes without going up a rim size as the car is set up well for 13" wheels just wanting to know can I upgrade anymore or am I maxed out with 13" wheels

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    Quote Originally Posted by greene94 View Post
    My car has the ate set up with 236mm discs and a Corsa b brake servo I have ds3000 pads and all braided lines I also have a golf rear disc conversion it's for a tarmac rallycar so I'm just trying to upgrade the from t brakes without going up a rim size as the car is set up well for 13" wheels just wanting to know can I upgrade anymore or am I maxed out with 13" wheels
    Think you are maxed out on 13" wheels. There may have been an 13" RFX wheel that you could fit 4 pots under but can't remember where I read about it. I also recall reading about someone who was trying to find various 4-pot calipers to use such as ones off m'bikes but don't think an answer was found.

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    That's what I thought I was just thinking someone would have something figured out thanks for the help if anyone knows anything else let me know

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    Quote Originally Posted by greene94 View Post
    That's what I thought I was just thinking someone would have something figured out thanks for the help if anyone knows anything else let me know
    All depends on which 13” wheel you are using - it’s the offset and width which have a lot to do with clearance as well.

    I use 13” wheels on my car, and I’m pretty sure Jezz Francis does on his Nova too. But we’re using wheels which aren’t in FWD offsets, and are also much wider than is normal.

    Mine uses a 4-pot caliper from a motorcycle, along with a very slim solid disc.

    I’m guessing you are using ventilated discs?

    A previous post post mentioned Revolution RFX, I seem to recall they had the most calliper clearance for a FWD offset 13” rim.
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