I just did a ton on a nice quiet straight,gave myself about 3-350 yards to slow down,i thought i was takeing it nice and easy,how wrong i was,i stopped just before the the roundabout and shat myself 3 times,the ****ers where smoking like hell when i stopped,maybe they are ****ed now i'll check them in the morning.....
i've heard the standard breaks are bad but i didn't think they would be this bad,luckilly i'm just getting used to the new car and testing things out,it could of ended up alot worse

any recomendations for a budget brake upgrade?

laters

 

Hi framer, you don't say what car you have for us to make a recomendation...

....btw, where are the nice quiet straight roads in Bolton?

 

hi mate
it was along the a6 starting from little hulton,where the national speed limit applys,going past my works (chloride)..i nearly went thru the roundabout!!

my cars a 96 turbo 2000 wagon

laters

 

Mate,

I know what you mean, std brakes are fine if not pushed. If you try too hard they will fade. Lucky there are lots of god upgrade kits arond.

 

cheapest hardware upgrade is some good fast road pads, imho. next would be tyres...ideally both (if you are not on top of the line rubber already).

HTH

 

small world, I work at CMP in over hulton (do you mean this one of the Clifton one?) Don't remember seeing a wagon on the carpark...

Anyway, consider upgrading the fronts to the 4 pots that come on the STI's. Should be a cheap conversion if you can find a breaker.

Edited to say, I have the Sonic Blue TypeR if were on about the same place.

[Edited by Gedi - 8/13/2003 12:49:37 PM]

 

Get yoyrself a nice set of Brembo 4 pots and vented discs + pads (group buy price £750) or even better some 6 pot AP's - serious cash for the latter though!

 

Swapped my 2pots for later spec 4pots (STI's and 99 onwards uk have them) cost me £250 all in including discs and pads second hand and they do make a LOT of difference. It is a straight swap, just remove old discs and calipers and fit 4pots and discs to the same mountings. If you have 15" alloys, they will need changing though as the subaru 4 pots won't fit over them but you will have to do this with any bigger brakes

[Edited by Charlie H - 8/13/2003 1:26:37 PM]

 

cheers folks

gedi hah yea i work at the same place man,i seen ya car on there its wicked,i've only been drivin teh wagon since tuesday....
we got you with the type r,ninja with the new age,veitchy with the green t2000,me with the wagon and somebody has a wrx

am wondering where abouts you work,i work in cell assembly,howard

laters

 

gedi i'll be working 6-2 tomoz on a jig in cell assembly,come in and ask for howard if u can i wouldn't mind a chat with u ,ya seem to know what ya on about with these impreza's

laters