Basic caliper upgrades, suggestions please?

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ivesy
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:20 pm

Can anyone suggest a brake upgrade that will not brake the bank, (pun intended) I was thinking maybe uprated callipers, but I am open to suggestions, I just want a bit better performance out of them.
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:08 pm

I,ve got a pair of Mazda RX7 turbo 4 pot calipers I might sell. Normally these are used with 280mm discs.
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Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:36 pm

It really depends what your idea of break the bank is? If it's 3K on AP's then you've got decent options well well below that. . . WMS/Wilwood 4 pot kits at around £600 + fitting or DIY, or a lot of people are happy with EBC redstuff all around and ATE super blue brake fluid.

If you're going to retain your calipers, it's worth dismantling all 4 of them, polishing and copper greasing the sliding pins, plus polishing the pistons if they're corroded or dirty etc. . .
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