Is there anything "better" than AP Lockheeds?

[BigNige]

If I'm about to invest heavily in some brakes I want the best there is.
Have looked at Harrop and Willwood and Brembo (do Brembo do them for Holdens?) and, tbh, am dead confused now.

Is there anything better than AP's out there for these cars?

[uk hsv]

Harrop are very good but suffer in our salt covered roads and are not cheap!!!
Brembo and AP are the same company (well Brembo own AP)
Willwood are not well regarded in the specialist brake world!

Stick with AP......(AP Lockhead is a different company)

Edited by uk hsv on Tuesday 17th October 21:31

[BigNige]

Harrop are extraorinarily expensive as well!

Like Aus$8000 for a set of 6 pots!

Paul, will the extra braking forces of a AP's put a strain on anything that isn't designed to have that strain put on it - wishbones etc?

[uk hsv]

YES there will be more strain BUT there have been no reports of any undue problems with AP's fitted............

The AP'S are a product used by HSV and they offer a full warantee so they are happy.

As a side note AP's are produced in this country and warantee or problems are handled quickly by the dealers as they hold stock of the brakes.....

[AM04ARO]

I have them and they are fantastic - no reported problems.

Not sure anyone else noticed but at the 888 factory there were about 100 boxes of AP Racing brakes...........that must be an endorsement.

[BigNige]

Stupid question (for a change) but what is 888 Factory?

[VXR_Daz]

It is where we all met up for Silverstone

www.tripleeight.co.uk/2006_888/default.aspx

[caspy]

888 use them for upgrades to Astra VXR and Vectra VXR.

[v8d]

BigNige said:

If I'm about to invest heavily in some brakes I want the best there is.
Have looked at Harrop and Willwood and Brembo (do Brembo do them for Holdens?) and, tbh, am dead confused now.

Is there anything better than AP's out there for these cars?

I have the AP 6pot conversion and have had them for nearly a year. TBH, they still amaze me. Ive never driven another car that has such awesome stopping power, over and over again. Just get them, you will not be disappointed !!! trust me. You can play about with pads, different calipers, but you will buy the APs in the end !

[moosepig]

Wot he said Awesome.