Big brake kit for F430
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mwstewart said:
Cerberaherts said:
Forget the plusgas. Get yourself a spray bottle. Knock up a 50/50 mix of acetone and dextron 3 (ATF oil) and spray it over the seized bits. Then sit back and wait a few hours. I've shifted some very very corroded and seized bits on many cars over the years with this..... 
That is a great tip. That F1 oil is the most viscous stuff I have ever come across.
ks for loosening seized bits - has worked on any and everything I have tried it on. Thanks for that. So the 430 is still on the ramp and I am suffering withdrawal symptoms. Here's a pic of the new caliper and bracket - just squeezes in. Discs will be 380mm as opposed to the stock 350mm.
So it's taken longer than expected for AP to release the Radi-Cal II calliper series and rather than go for the originals I decided to wait it out. The second generation are lighter, stiffer and cooling has been improved. They arrived today from BGDevelopments who put the kit together with custom hats and brackets etc. They look amazing and not much heavier than the OEMs. Need to find the time to get them onto the car and then will head out to Silverstone most likely to test them out. Rotors are 390x36mm as opposed to OEM 330x32mm so I'm expecting a huge improvement in heat dissipation, callipers are now 6 pot to the OEM 4 pot so again feel and bite should be greatly improved. We'll see. I'll clean up the OEM and store them.
BTW I had to send wheel and hub to BGDevelopments as it was the first 430 kit they had done but they now have all the measurements if anyone else wants a set.
BTW I had to send wheel and hub to BGDevelopments as it was the first 430 kit they had done but they now have all the measurements if anyone else wants a set.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 6th November 13:08
Fitted and now need to bleed. The engineering is really sharp. Perfect tolerances and etched with my name is a nice touch. Only the fronts are needed, rears are well within performance requirements. As for fitting the 360 I can’t say. Would assume so but someone else would need to confirm. These are the very maximum size for 19 inch rims, even the wheel balancing weights needed moving to make space.
Wheels are back on - just 
Cannot tell you how impressed I am with the engineering by BG Developments. There is literally a millimetre between caliper and wheel. Next step - off to DK Engineering for annual service and MOT. BTW - DK use BG for all their custom brake work so were pleased when I said who was doing the work for me. They were also significantly cheaper than buying the full Brembo kit online.
Cannot tell you how impressed I am with the engineering by BG Developments. There is literally a millimetre between caliper and wheel. Next step - off to DK Engineering for annual service and MOT. BTW - DK use BG for all their custom brake work so were pleased when I said who was doing the work for me. They were also significantly cheaper than buying the full Brembo kit online.Thread makes an interesting read as I'm currently going through exactly the same process in replacing my CCB on my McLaren for track use as the replacement costs of pads and rotors if you track the car are just horrendous.
Interesting to see you started in March and have only just finished the project, pretty much same for me my final piece of the jigsaw arrives Friday, and will hopefully get one track day in before winter just to track test the brakes which I intend to market ......... at least think thats the plan lol.
Interesting to see you started in March and have only just finished the project, pretty much same for me my final piece of the jigsaw arrives Friday, and will hopefully get one track day in before winter just to track test the brakes which I intend to market ......... at least think thats the plan lol.
Yup - was really reasonable and that includes a set of pads too. To be fair Dave quoted 5 weeks for the job and the rest was waiting for the gen2 Radi-Cal calipers to be released by AP Racing. You won't need to send a wheel and hub for measuring either now that he has the specs for the F430. Had the car MOT'd this morning and took it out to bed in the rotors and pads. They feel great although all pretty low speed for now so it won't be until I get out on track that I will really be able to judge. They didn't fall off, rattle or squeak - so that was encouraging Pic below of the new versus old pads - quite an upgrade.
Pic below of the new versus old pads - quite an upgrade.thecook101 said:
Lol - looking at that pic you'd think so! Nope that is really OEM front pads vs AP Racing upgrade. Your move from CCM to steels makes absolute sense, if you want to track the car regularly on a realistic budget then steels are the way to go in my opinion.
Yes if you want to play with the big boys I can suffer the £1400 for pads !Im not however paying £12k for a set of replacement rotors .....
So close to bending my plastic card!! I really REALLY like the look of CF brakes on the F430 and my F430 doesn't have them, when I tracked my 430 I cooked the brakes twice after a couple of hot laps so I'm aware that the standard brakes are a let down, but a rarely track my car and looks are more important to me so I'm really impressed on both fronts, thanks for sharing.
thecook101 said:
Sure. Just under £2,300 for the lot, i.e. both fronts. Speak to Dave at BGDevelopments.
thecook101 said:
Wheels are back on - just Cannot tell you how impressed I am with the engineering by BG Developments. There is literally a millimetre between caliper and wheel. Next step - off to DK Engineering for annual service and MOT. BTW - DK use BG for all their custom brake work so were pleased when I said who was doing the work for me. They were also significantly cheaper than buying the full Brembo kit online.
Glad you're pleased with them Cannot tell you how impressed I am with the engineering by BG Developments. There is literally a millimetre between caliper and wheel. Next step - off to DK Engineering for annual service and MOT. BTW - DK use BG for all their custom brake work so were pleased when I said who was doing the work for me. They were also significantly cheaper than buying the full Brembo kit online.The lads at BG are excellent (as is the quality of the components they manufacture) I'm looking forward to receiving my commission cheque off them ! !
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