E30 M3 Brakes

[racedriver]

Hi all. Am new here so no bullying please!!

I have a track prepared E30 M3. The front discs need replacing and as I am notoriously hard on brakes I was after any advice on where to get good (and sensibly priced) discs or if any bigger M3/M5 brakes will fit. Bare in mind I am running 16" BBS crossspokes.

Thanks in advance.

[taffyracer]

If you're running standard then i'd recommend the Wilwood 4 pot kit, I had one of these on an old E30 a few years back, absolutely amazing value at around £400 and worked a treat on track, discs were also standard golf jobbies so only £85 / set, like I said amazing value and for this

[belleair302]

CA Automotive may well be able to supply a reasonably priced kit or start speaking to some of the track preparation specialists, like ETA.

[RLK500]

I've been down this road. I dumped the stock brakes on mine as I was getting to the point where I couldn't get into my garage any longer because of all the toasted disks..........Anyway, be careful that the setup you buy will fit under your wheels. The stock 16" bbs, like the 15's have quite big shoulders and don't allow very much clearance with big brakes. I run AP's and 15" Compomotive's for track use, which works fine because the compo's have a very simple design which provide max space for brakes. I would be interetsed to know how you get on, if you go for the Wilwood's. Good luck.

[MarkM3Evoplus]

Do a search on www.s14power.com for uprated brakes, as this has been discussed in detail.

Cheers,

[racedriver]

Thanks so far. Have found a good priced pair of EBC discs to get me started and will see where I go from there.

[taffyracer]

I wouldn't touch EBC wiht a bragepole, utter tripe

[Foggy Fields]

EBC-not fit for a push bike, in my opinion! AP's all the way. Very expensive but will be cheaper in the long run.

[RLK500]

Exactly, do it once and do it right. AP's, had mine for 3+ years on my road/track car. Require minimal maintenance and you can pound them all day. They just work and keep on working, that's why they are expensive. I always used to wonder why I spent so much money on SRF when it appeared I could get cheaper equivalents. Then it struck me, how many issues have I had with brake fluid boiling or soft pedal etc.....none.....

[Foggy Fields]

Buy the dearest 1st..... its cheapest!! I also agree SRF rules-its the only brake fluid we will use (on all our race cars)

[racedriver]

Cool. Won't be buying EBC discs then!!

[racedriver]

So SRF is the brake fluid. Where is best to buy that from pleae.

[taffyracer]

SRF is the best but is expensive so now use the AP PRF660 which is 1/2 the price and 99% as good

[Foggy Fields]

"So SRF is the brake fluid. Where is best to buy that from pleae"


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Edited by Foggy Fields on Friday 2nd November 12:33