Monaro Brakes

[anonymous-user]

I have a VZ CV8 with the Monaro-branded PBR brake calipers from the corvette C6. I'm looking to upgrade them cheaply and came across these sold by DBA in OZ:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PzWFn6lGBs

Slotted 320mm discs to fit the standard calipers: www.dba.com.au/view_product.php?part_id=3568&FK_vehicle_model_series_id=1502

DBA Home page is here: www.dba.com.au/2006/product_standard.asp

Their UK distributor seems to be this place so I think I'll give them a call: www.clarkmotorsport.net

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 6th April 13:56

[caspy@wortec]

I thought 05 CV8 had 330mm front discs anyway?

[gareth h]

I'm fitting Aps to my VXR in the next week, so will be putting mine in the classifieds if you're interested.

[anonymous-user]

caspy@wortec said:

I thought 05 CV8 had 330mm front discs anyway?

Standard the VZ has 320 mm ventilated front and 286 mm rears. I think 330mm is for the AP upgrade.

gareth h said:

I'm fitting Aps to my VXR in the next week, so will be putting mine in the classifieds if you're interested.

Thanks, but I don't think it will give much of an advantage over the standard PBR setup. I think the rotors/pads are the problem. If I were to upgrade it would be to APs

[crisisjez]

Gareth YHM

[crisisjez]

wormus said:

I think 330mm is for the AP upgrade.

Ap`s are 363 front and 342 rear.

wormus said:

If I were to upgrade it would be to APs

Do it

[anonymous-user]

crisisjez said:

Ap`s are 363 front and 342 rear.

Maybe on a VXR but on a CV8 with 18" rims ?

crisisjez said:

wormus said:

If I were to upgrade it would be to APs

Do it

I'd love to but at £2k a pop I'd much rather make the best of what I have first. Don't forget the PBR calipers were an upgrade on the 04 CV8 mated to shitty standard discs. They don't lack power but bite and I think a simple rotor and pad upgrade would do the trick.

No disrespect but too many people on this forum go the default route without exploring the alternatives first. There is more than one manufacturer for most of these parts including exhausts, superchargers, heads, cams, and brakes.

[LC860G]

wormus said:

I have a VZ CV8 with the Monaro-branded PBR brake calipers from the corvette C6. I'm looking to upgrade them cheaply and came across these sold by DBA in OZ:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PzWFn6lGBs

Slotted 320mm discs to fit the standard calipers: http://www.dba.com.au/view_product.php?part_id=356...

DBA Home page is here: http://www.dba.com.au/2006/product_standard.asp

Their UK distributor seems to be this place so I think I'll give them a call: http://www.clarkmotorsport.net

I had DBA disks on my car and they were eye wateringly expensive when they need replacing.

4 figures plus for just the fronts. Needless to say, I didn't go that route!

[anonymous-user]

LC860G said:

I had DBA disks on my car and they were eye wateringly expensive when they need replacing.

4 figures plus for just the fronts. Needless to say, I didn't go that route!

Don't look that bad to me: www.autoanything.com/brakes/61A3527A0A0A1892173.aspx

Check this out: www.buybrakes.com .The dollar is weak which means you can buy both sides for £153

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 6th April 20:06

[jayrockwell]

I don't race my car so I'm not too bothered about big brake upgrades but I was considering fitting DBA gold rotors with EBC yellowstuff pads for a little extra stopping power.

Seems like a good, cheaper alternative to dropping a few G's on an AP brake upgrade!

[LC860G]

That was the quote from Clark Motorsport.

If they're cheaper elsewhere, then fill your boots.

[BigNige]

wormus said:

crisisjez said:

Ap`s are 363 front and 342 rear.

Maybe on a VXR but on a CV8 with 18" rims ?

crisisjez said:

wormus said:

If I were to upgrade it would be to APs

Do it

I'd love to but at £2k a pop I'd much rather make the best of what I have first. Don't forget the PBR calipers were an upgrade on the 04 CV8 mated to shitty standard discs. They don't lack power but bite and I think a simple rotor and pad upgrade would do the trick.

No disrespect but too many people on this forum go the default route without exploring the alternatives first. There is more than one manufacturer for most of these parts including exhausts, superchargers, heads, cams, and brakes.

Agree.
I had PBR discs and Performance braking pads & fluid installed by Monkfish for £620 all in inc labour and VAT and am very happy.
I drove their demonstrator with APs and whilst they are indeed awesome brakes I just don't drive hard enough for any amount of time (at all) to need them or justify the cost.

This looks like a good deal to me Wormy, go fer it.

[monkfish1]

Mmmmm, DBA's and monaros = severe brake noise.

[BigNige]

Why so Roger?

[stigmundfreud]

Wormus when you say you have the PBR branded discs I presume you mean you have the VXR upgraded stoppers or are you running the standard CV8 stuff still? Standard the cv8 had cv8 brakes, the vxr had the hsv (branded pbr) kit.

Like Nige said the AP is no doubt going to be close to ultimate upgrade but for my personal style of driving the VXR stoppers were the ultimate upgrade. Never had an issue with them, at all. I had the standard cv8s and for the road they were good but after an issue once in the wet I decided the vxr/pbr kit was a good bet and never regretted that option.

Nige when you had your RR pack installed by monkfish did that make any change to the braking with the reduced play in the bushes? Feel etc?

[BigNige]

None at all mate.

[anonymous-user]

stigmundfreud said:

Wormus when you say you have the PBR branded discs I presume you mean you have the VXR upgraded stoppers or are you running the standard CV8 stuff still? Standard the cv8 had cv8 brakes, the vxr had the hsv (branded pbr) kit.

Not quite, the VZ (05-> ) CV8 also had PBR brakes with 320 x 32mm ventilated fronts and 286 x 188 ventilated rear discs and calipers from the Corvette C6.

They look like this:

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 7th April 09:03

[Monnington]

I think you'll find that the later CV8 just had bigger front disks wormus, the VXR's are bigger F&R. All the standard stuff is made by PBR by the way, except the VXR discs are HSV branded. If your wondering how I know, I've just fitted a set of VXR brakes to my CV8..

There was another set on PH but I've just checked and they've sold. I fitted the carbon ceramic pads from Monkfish and a set of braided lines together with the VXR stuff, certainly a lot better than the standard kit and cost a lot less than the AP's (which are probably the best, but big money!). As you say, dollars weak so some of the US stuff is now affordable, check out the LS1GTO forum for some of the options available over there, they get quite a bit more choice than we do and the yanks are well into their modding..

[swordfishcoupe]

Hi Monnington,

I am going to get the Monkfish pads soon (in next 6 months) and am looking at braided lines - can I ask where you got them from ??

I have the same colour/model as Wormus but no S/C yet and dont drive it so hard. I did buy some standard water damaged VZ disks with the idea of getting them slotted (anyone know anywhere in the NW which slots disks ??).

Cheers
Steven

[mackie1]

If anyone is getting rid of a set of low mileage std VXR disks/pads/calipers after upgrading to APs I'd be interested in having them off you.