Guest Terry S Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I am seriously thinking of developing a Vortex front Big Brake kit. If I do the following would be up for grabs. I seriously would like to know what it would fetch 2 x UK Calipers complete ( car has 35k on) 2 x DBA Gold discs with approx 2k on( these are the absolute nuts) UK dust shields inc a set of fast road/trackday pads ( about 500 miles on) Teflon brake hoses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Tel, what about just getting the Rotora kit? It's lighter and uses 14" disc all round - been reading a thread on SF about light brakes and they seem to be the best VFM. 30+lbs of unsprung weight loss. If you went for just some special front's would you supply a brake bias adjuster? As that would be thrown out. I'd say the old stuff was worth £4-500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 300-400 ish mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 If that is all it's worth I would keep it just for the discs and pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Tel, what about just getting the Rotora kit? It's lighter and uses 14" disc all round - been reading a thread on SF about light brakes and they seem to be the best VFM. 30+lbs of unsprung weight loss. If you went for just some special front's would you supply a brake bias adjuster? As that would be thrown out. I'd say the old stuff was worth £4-500. ah but this is where you need to be clever. Not looked at the other stuff, I worry about caliper stiffness etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 If you are going that far I would go the ZMI route ********************************************************** These rotors with hats only weigh 5.4 lbs and come with 4 pistons. Everything is included in this kit for easy installation. By simply bolting on a ZMI brake system, you will experience superior stopping power, as well as, faster acceleration and more responsive handling. Never before has a company been able to offer better acceleration and improved handling with only changing the brakes on your street vehicle, until now. With weight reductions of both the rotor and the caliper, we can greatly reduce the amount of un-sprung weight on your vehicle. When you reduce the amount of un-sprung your vehicle will respond quicker and handle better. There is less weight for your suspension to move up and down, less weight = faster reaction times. Every system comes with the following components: 2 - ZMI Calipers with Earl's Solo Bleed™, 2 - ZMI Titanium rotors with mounted hats, 2 - ZMI Brake lines with Earl's brake line fittings, 4 - Mintex Performance brake pads, 2 - Aluminum mounting brackets with hardware, 1 - Brake bleeder tool, 1 - Set of instructions, 1 - Certificate of Quality. ********************************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 no thanks! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD3000GT Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 no thanks! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Yeah totally...caliper stiffness is key...but the stats given by Steve Jarvis here seemed pretty damed good. However everything with a pinch of salt. Monoblock's would be the way to go...but i'd expect them to be pricey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Too Bling for me If anyone is interested in my current set up BTW PM me to discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Id like to see an alternative setup for those still on 16's who cant afford big wheels and big brakes !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I think Hi-Spec or something like that made one....but I don't know if it was any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I can sell you some pads that will help mate, but I doubt anyone will commit to making a kit for the smaller wheels, as so few people run them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason m Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Terry - have you got the dba discs with the seperate ali bells ? was thinking about getting a set of these. Who did you get em off if you don't mind me asking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 DBA's rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 If you are going that far I would go the ZMI route OMFG. How ghey is that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Terry - have you got the dba discs with the seperate ali bells ? was thinking about getting a set of these. Who did you get em off if you don't mind me asking ? Not the ali bell ones Jason IMO they are too dear. The supplier for the UK had it's website down. I will look again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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