Hi Spec front brake upgrade.
Discussion
Hoofa said:
I have the hispec six pots under 15inch estorils, and the brakes are spot on , however don't be tempted to upgrade the rears using hispec as they are rubbish
I thought hi spec were a decent mid priced brand? Why are they so unaffective on the back?Edited by portzi on Saturday 25th March 05:36
Hoofa said:
portzi said:
I thought hi spec were a decent mid priced brand? Why are they so unaffective on the back?
It's not the calipers or the discs, it's the fact the kit doesn't fit right on the rears , fronts where no problem and fitted nicely Edited by portzi on Saturday 25th March 05:36
portzi said:
Hoofa said:
portzi said:
I thought hi spec were a decent mid priced brand? Why are they so unaffective on the back?
It's not the calipers or the discs, it's the fact the kit doesn't fit right on the rears , fronts where no problem and fitted nicely Edited by portzi on Saturday 25th March 05:36
1. The mounting brackets needed machining to get them to fit ,
2. The handbrake design is a joke, not suitable for a road going car
3. The pad over hang just isn't right , the pads don't even sit properly on the disc and hang over the edge of the disc, and from the off all I got was pads rattling on the discs from day one !
So ripped them off binned them ,and now fitted the reyland rear disc conversion and standard calipers, spot on bb
Edited by Hoofa on Saturday 25th March 19:35
LLantrisant said:
if people would invest a bit more time in properly renovating /maintaining their original brakes, or taking care which pads (friction) they use, instead immediately jumping on the hi-spec or willwood train, things would often be much easier.
It is a bit weird tbh, the one thing on the car which I've never had to worry about or think about upgrading on any of my TVR's are the brakes.kolling said:
Question to nigegas:
I'm looking for a sensibly priced upgrade to my Griff 400 fronts. 15" rims. The disk and caliper in your picture looks good to me. Please advise the spec and source. Thanks a lot :-)
They look like hi spec calipers to me, both pictures look the same anyway.I'm looking for a sensibly priced upgrade to my Griff 400 fronts. 15" rims. The disk and caliper in your picture looks good to me. Please advise the spec and source. Thanks a lot :-)
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