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Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: interloper393 on July 06, 2007, 06:02:54 PM
Just a thought.. have a evo 5 sitting in ma drive with standard massive brembo calipers.. seen a few sets on evo forums going for £100ish, would make anice upgrade for a rex, and beleave me there fecking awsome for stopping :)

Will see the costs involved once i get ma rex project going cus i found ma rex brakes rather crap...:Grrr
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: Spartacus on July 06, 2007, 06:16:28 PM
Have a look here, someone else had a similar idea:
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=665743
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: antnicuk on July 06, 2007, 06:18:27 PM
in my opinion i would change your discs and pads.

I use FD calipers with hawk pads and BMW M5 discs which are huge, (330 x30) my brakes are fantastic, i have never faded them on any trackday and my car is heavier than an FD. They feel great and the servo is set up for that size of caliper and pads are easy to get hold of.

I dont think that you will notice much difference by just changing callipers and nothing else.

Thats from my experience
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: antnicuk on July 06, 2007, 06:21:29 PM
Quote from: SpartacusHave a look here, someone else had a similar idea:
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=665743


i think they say what i just said
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: interloper393 on July 06, 2007, 06:22:46 PM
yeah upgrading disc n pads 2, but would work out alot cheaper id hav thought?
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: Fish on July 06, 2007, 07:30:38 PM
Quote from: antnicuki have never faded them on any trackday and my car is heavier than an FD.

Get yourself on a diet then. :p

Fish
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: N777CK T on October 10, 2007, 05:22:36 PM
can M5 discs fit straight onto FDs then?
Title: Possible cheap brake upgrade?
Post by: Brett on October 10, 2007, 05:43:27 PM
As Tony says, its leveradge you are after - bigger disc, more leveredge :yes