8 pot Brembo fitment?

[Dan Norton]

Thank you....haha:chat

[Fish]

So you wouldnt know of a good company that could sort out some mounting brackets and bells for me then.

I would even buy a new set of discs if it helps.

Fish

[Initial-D]

Wow! Alot of posts since I last looked!! Thanks for the help and suggestions.
You\'ll be glad or not very surprised to hear I\'ve gone for the Brembo 8 pots with super huge discs, I\'ll post up some pics over the weekend hopefully! Ohh I\'m so excited about me new brakes!!

I\'m sticking with my Gram Lights and some grippy A048 tires, it wouldn\'t look right without a nice set of 18"s on there!! They are light weight which will hopefully makeup for the additional weight of the new brakes. I have a spare set of rims for drifting but they look really odd as they sit too far inside my arches.

Next will be the rear setup! Has anyone managed to fit a pair of the front 4pots on the rear and keep the rear 2pots as the hand brake only? I was thinking along those lines, plus get the larger Project Mu 314mm rear discs and 99 spec rear 2pot brackets.

Fish I may be able to help with the bells and brackets I\'ll ask over the weekend and see what he\'d need and how much.

[Dan Norton]

Ben...is your car still running the ABS?

[Initial-D]

Nope it\'s been removed, also plumbing in a proportioning valve.
You can have the ABS unit if you like for 50 pounds!

[marco]

whats the deal with removing abs and insurance? is it a case of bend over and take it like a man?

[Dan Norton]

Nope it\'s been removed, also plumbing in a proportioning valve.
You can have the ABS unit if you like for 50 pounds!

Good move on removing the ABS, for those size brakes to work effectively and to the best of their ability the ABS needs to be junked.
Braking input and feedback/performance will now be solely in the hands of all the components now.

[Initial-D]

Just can\'t brake hard in bends now! Or I\'ll be in the ditch! All good components, all the brakelines are to be replaced. Will try the standard cylinder but may change up to a 929 one as most people feel the stock one isn\'t adequate.

[Fish]

Ben, if it helps I have a complete front hub that they could use to mock up both yours and mine, so less time off the road.

Fish

[TonyC]

Have  you got rid of the servo?

[Mazdarotaryparts]

Nope it\'s been removed, also plumbing in a proportioning valve.
You can have the ABS unit if you like for 50 pounds!

Hi Ben,

You may have done this already but if you have dumped your servo and want your brakes to work properly you really need to think about a twin master cylinder set up with "in cab" adjustable brake bias.

The brakes you now have on the front will be little more than show brakes unless you can get some four pots on the back to start equalising the braking efficiently you now have on the front.

With a proper bias adjustable system you will be surprised at the amount of rear brake you end up running, also my advise will be to sort out mounting the four pots on the back and then run small "spot" calipers for a hand brake.

With the amount of braking you will have the ABS is going to have to go, if you were running proper race compound tyres you may have been able to keep the ABS but on road type tyres all you will find is that you will "chatter" the tyres as they search for grip as the ABS unit isn\'t going to have a clue whats going on any more.

Put it in the bin, put some braided brake like on so you can feel the pedal properly and away you go.

BTW I have some big S/H rear RX-8 brake disc\'s that will be ideal for a rear conversion such as yours.

Hope this helps

[Dan Norton]

Hi Ben,


With the amount of braking you will have the ABS is going to have to go, if you were running proper race compound tyres you may have been able to keep the ABS but on road type tyres all you will find is that you will "chatter" the tyres as they search for grip as the ABS unit isn\'t going to have a clue whats going on any more.

Exactly right with the amount of decel the car will be capable of once they brakes are upto temperature.

[Initial-D]

Thanks for the pointers Clive, I\'ll pass them onto the guy doing the work. I\'ll get the rears sorted shortly I hope, it depends on the budget stretching that far!

Fish thanks for the kind offer of hub but I\'m afraid he said its going to be a one off job for me as a favour.

Heres some (really poor) shots of the discs and the huge calipers compared to the stock items. I really didn\'t think they were that much bigger until I put them side by side! Its quite a tight fit in the 18\'s so I\'m keeping my fingers crossed once their mounted the rims won\'t rub.

[rx7toy]

Very interesting read. Did the brakes fit behind the wheels?

[Initial-D]

Yep they just squeeze in behind my 18\'s about 3mm clearance. Just waiting for the brackets to be finished along with the rest of the car now....