Front brake upgrade options

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I currently have 296mm x-drilled discs and CP5200 4 bolt calipers fitted to my Cerb.

I'm looking to upgrade mainly due to the cost of replacement discs to fit my calipers.

I have some options.....

I have some 330mm discs lined up at nearly £300, and either some 6 bolt CP5200's at £5-600 secondhand £700 new, or some CP6600 at £300.
Brake pads have already cost me £125

Or do I go the whole hog, and shell out £1500 for some 360mm discs and 6 pots?

Thanks for your opinions

Daz

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Gazzab said:

What's your requirement..?

Trackdays

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robsco said:

How easy would it be to upgrade to a Tuscan brake set-up I've been wondering? Awesome stopping power, and the best brake feel I've ever experienced.

I thought Tuscan and Cerbera used the same or similar setups?

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I completed the easiest job ever on the Cerb yesterday, rear brakes! New upgraded discs and CL5+ pads all from Brummie, cleaned up the handbrake shoes and mech, and my handbrake now works too.

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robsco said:

My old 4.2 Cerb had solid vented discs, the Tuscan's discs were drilled with what looked like a larger caliper.

They're TVRs, anything is possible!

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My Cerb 292 discs are x-drilled. Does the 5100 caliper look smaller than the 5200? I know the 6600 looks less 'meaty'

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gruffalo said:

The problem with drilled discs is that they are prone to cracking when used properly.

As mine have

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I have Brummmie's discs and pads all round now, and have epic braking, works from cold, even better when warmed up.

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Incognegro said:

I really love them... but its the no one can just send me the correct adapter/mount bracket as they say TVR made so many hubs etc and its not a simple swap bla bla bla... then they want me to do all the leg work. just getting bored of it really

Just contact Brummmie and he'll sort you out, guaranteed

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Incognegro said:

Thanks Vee but been speaking with him and it's pretty much same thing. The brackets pose a real issue, he supplies all my pads and the best bit is my current CLs will go on the hi spec, not new but less than 4K miles I think I'll get away with?

Is that because you are trying to fit 350mm discs? My 330mm discs supplied by Brummmie came with adaptors to fit. I just measured the gap I needed and Brummmie sorted the right spacer.

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Incognegro said:

No apparently it's differences in caliper. I am going from the CP5200 and wanted to put theCP6600 on but apart from the mount centres being different so are the offsets etc? Brummie hasn't told me he has the correct adapter... Spacing isn't the issue.

Ahh yes that's why I swapped my cp5200 4 bolt for cp5200 6 bolt versions so it was a simple swap as the cp6600 have different bolt centres