V8V brake upgrade?

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wotnoburgers

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149 posts

99 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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Hi All,
Been looking at the Willwood brake disc kits for my 2006 Vantage V8.
Are they worth the money? Im wanting to upgrade the brakes a bit and these look good value to me but wondererd if anyone else has used them or had any experiance?

comments and views welcome before I buy!!
Thanks
Dave

telum01

987 posts

114 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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If you need to replace your rotors, they're a good "maintenance upgrade". I've been running them for a while now on my '07 V8V. Just be aware that they do require a little extra labor because they require assembly - you'll need to bolt the discs to the center hats (all the hardware is included). Not difficult, just something to know so you're not surprised.

wotnoburgers

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149 posts

99 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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Thanks for that
would you say they are better than standard or no difference?

telum01

987 posts

114 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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They're supposed to be as much as 18 lbs (8.1 kg) lighter altogether. I haven't weighed them myself, but I might in the not-too-distant future... I have a bad habit of weighing things on my car wink The weight loss should give you a nice benefit in performance due to the reduced unsprung mass. You may not feel it if you don't push your car much. If you're a performance-oriented guy, two-piece rotors are a great way to go.

bogie

16,343 posts

271 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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I would have thought you would need to be running sticky tyres and on track a lot to really reach the limits of the standard setup. Even some of the competition variants of the Vantage just run OE brakes and change the pads.

I think the GT4s move to a 2 piece disc and track based Pagids, RS29 versus RS4-2-2


Murph7355

37,651 posts

255 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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The standard brakes on the V8V are great. If they're not feeling strong there's likely to be something wrong with them IMO. Bleed? New fluid? Glazed pads? etc.

It'd have been one of the last things I tinkered with when I had mine.

Edited to add...just read your sun visor thread and that's probably trumped what I'd have changed last biggrin

wotnoburgers

Original Poster:

149 posts

99 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Thanks all for the comments.
My brakes are coming up for replacement and was looking around to see what is out there and and comments before I spend my money!

Are the RS4 pads recognised as the best ones to have then?
Im sure this has been asked before so I apoligise if old ground.

By the sound of it the fluid in mine needs changing as well?

bogie

16,343 posts

271 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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There are a few good pads, depends what you are going with it

For road use Pagid RS4-2-2 OE are great (these are a popular upgrade for many road cars) but they create a bit of dust

so some people fit Carbon lorraine or Porterfield fast road pads and report just as good, with less dust

If you were turning it into a track car then Pagid RS29 seem to be default fitment for many race teams and are OE on the GT variants.

RS29 on the road are not going to be as good from cold and can squeal until warm...which is most of the time on the road

A lot of the "upgrade" to a track spec is also in the cooling arrangement, fitting ducts etc

JohnG1

3,462 posts

204 months

Sunday 29th May 2016
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wotnoburgers said:
Been looking at the Willwood brake disc kits for my 2006 Vantage V8.
Are they worth the money? Im wanting to upgrade the brakes a bit and these look good value to me but wondered if anyone else has used them or had any experience?
If your old discs are due for replacement then might be worth replacing, especially since visually it looks like the iron disc is mounted to an aluminium hub so it will be a lot lighter than a standard part.

Question I would have is how heat dissipation will work, does this need more ducting to get the heat out from the disc?

But, you say upgrade. So do you find the OEM brakes not giving enough braking performance? Or do you mean upgrade in terms of mass reduction?

wotnoburgers

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149 posts

99 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Both really but am wondering if the fluid needs changing / bleeding as well?

I need new discs soon and am just looking at options

I like the idea of the wilwood ones but from what i can see there arnt too many on cars at present to comment?

paulrog1

983 posts

140 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Just a heads up, if anyone needs original Aston Martin brake discs check out Euro car parts, this bank holiday weekend they have 25% off everything (code - HOLIDAY25)

I've just brought a full set of front & rear discs for my DB9, original price £660, after discount £500

I contacted then to find out the brand and they told me they are original vehicle manufatured parts.

Paul.

JohnG1

3,462 posts

204 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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wotnoburgers said:
Both really but am wondering if the fluid needs changing / bleeding as well?

I need new discs soon and am just looking at options

I like the idea of the wilwood ones but from what i can see there arnt too many on cars at present to comment?
Changing and bleeding is pretty simple stuff - seems worth trying that first. My experience of my V8V was that it had brakes that felt like someone had dropped anchor, almost cartoonish in the incredibly powerful braking that was given. So it sounds like there is something incorrect in your set-up.