brake upgrade choices - 278 / 283 disc which calliper

[Top Gear TVR]

Hi - I am considering an all ford upgrade using 283 or 278 disc inside original 15" oz 8 spoke. Does anyone have a calliper and carrier solution to recommend - or even parts to use with refurb?

[Barry S1]

Drive slower problem solved,

[Top Gear TVR]

Barry - That is not really an answer suitable for this forum.....

[Alan461]

Iirc your callipers are new, upgrade fever due to eurotour niggles?

[Top Gear TVR]

failure = improve
brake failure = remove all concern

[Alan461]

Fair comment!

[Top Gear TVR]

i have never loved the brakes on my s feeling they could always be better...t best wooden but effective at worst easily over-heated

i am tempted by a four pot front solution on a large disc but i am considering t a simple larger disc set up 1st?

mintex m1144 are not generally to my liking though

trouble is i have been spoilt by bmw and mercedes awesome brakes and desire the same on my fun-machine :-)

[PompeyTim]

Here you go, hopefully this should help...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[v8s4me]

Think carefully before you go "relieving" metal from the hubs or calipers/carriers. Ford designed the parts to be that thick for a reason.

[Top Gear TVR]

Much better to turn down discs a few mm I would have thought?

[PompeyTim]

You really only need to take a nats cock off the carriers & they're somewhat substantial to begin with. It also means it's a one off adjustment rather than having to modify discs whenever you replace them (although admittedly it's not exactly something you do that frequently...)

[Scoobimax]

I'm happy with my set up which looks like yours Steve - RS turbo or XR4i.

Should be even betterer now with my new fast road pads.

I don't think your EuroTour issue was disk/caliper personally - surely more a fluid issue in getting to the caliper?

[Top Gear TVR]

Top Gear TVR said:

failure = improve
brake failure = remove all concern

[mohitos]

Longers has some purposeful looking calipers. Anyone know what they are?

[Stwdv]

You could always go for this ?

[Top Gear TVR]

Yep considering them, hispec and WMS alongside other options.

[Stwdv]

As an engineer they are a nice piece of engineering

[Top Gear TVR]

Squeal and after sales in the mix? What ford kit ? Which carriers?

[magpies]

remember that only a small upgrade at the front is usually ok but major changes will upset the front to rear balance and the whole system would need careful upgrade.

[AutoAndy]

...or, someone on the Euro tour (sorry can't remember who) showed me a clever idea...re-route the long cabin ventilator pipes down to the brakes instead, to improve cooling, on whatever brakes you have.