Brake upgrade in the north

[mackempete]

Can anyone recommend a company in the north that supply and fit brake upgrades and that setup suspension. I've got a brand new set of Gaz golds fitted which were nicely setup by offords. However I've just had new tyres fitted and now the front end seems to go light and loose feel at speeds over 70mph.
Pete

[toma500]

Hi mate i know this might sound silly but what PSI have you got in your front tyres should be 22 - 26 psi i made the same mistake when i first got the griff had 34 psi all round was like driving a pogo stick .

[mackempete]

I'm not sure, It will be running the same pressure as when the tyres were fitted last week. I'll check tonight. thanks mate

[tvrbob]

Falcon Performance near Middlesbrough will be able to help you out. tel. [phone] ask for Steve (he does all the TVR work)

[shpub]

second thing is that the tyres will need bedding in to do the final cure and will be very slippy until then.

[mackempete]

tvrbob said:

Falcon Performance near Middlesbrough will be able to help you out. tel. [phone] ask for Steve (he does all the TVR work)

Cheers.

I've just rang him he's going to get some prices together and give me a ring back.

Didnt realise there was any TVR specialists in the north east.

Has anyone got any experience of the works brake kit:

www.spannerfodder.com/partstore.php

[mackempete]

toma500 said:

Hi mate i know this might sound silly but what PSI have you got in your front tyres should be 22 - 26 psi i made the same mistake when i first got the griff had 34 psi all round was like driving a pogo stick .

cheers toma. Checked them this morning 30pis at the front, 1 at 30psi and 1 at 35psi on the rear. Dropped them down to 24 front and 22 back, i now have high speed stability again!

[toma500]

Glad you got that sorted not a pleasant feeling , bouncing about like a pogo . Im thinking about fitting some gaz shocks on mine what they like ? also need someone to fit them been hearing good things about Falcon in Boro , car needs a service too been using HHC last couple of years no complaints with them , but if these Falcon guys are competetive on price well moneys money innit !

[tvrbob]

toma500 said:

car needs a service too been using HHC last couple of years no complaints with them , but if these Falcon guys are competetive on price well moneys money innit !

Mine's going to Falcon on Monday for its intermediate service. I've been using HHC but can't justify their hourly rate anymore and it's a pain having to travel all the way to Hexham.

[mackempete]

toma500 said:

Glad you got that sorted not a pleasant feeling , bouncing about like a pogo . Im thinking about fitting some gaz shocks on mine what they like ? also need someone to fit them been hearing good things about Falcon in Boro , car needs a service too been using HHC last couple of years no complaints with them , but if these Falcon guys are competetive on price well moneys money innit !

Well worth the money. The car is very planted even over a ton. Though I am comparing this to the standard ones with bust rears and two new rear dampers fitted to the front of the car. So handling was less than ideal. I dont think anyones got anything bad to say about them on here, tho you may find that Jools protechs are prefered by some.