BIG BRAKE KITS!!!!

Post Tue May 10, 2005 11:17 am

Is there no one on this Gods Earth that does E30 4 stud Big Brake conversions at a reasonable price? For a start, there are only about 2 Companies (Hi Tech and AP) that do a proper conversion kit, but they are top dollar (I'm talking about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1500 upwards depending on the size of the disks you want) Loads of places do a uprated kit, but with 18x12 & 18x9 wheels, they would just look tiny behind the wheels just like the Zimmermans i have at the moment. Somebady out there must know something, so go on. Spill it all out now :lol:

Post Tue May 10, 2005 12:34 pm

wilwood or hispec are reasonable....... they should do it for u no probs Ben

Post Tue May 10, 2005 12:39 pm

Spoke to Hi Spec. You're looking around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2k. I would love to pay that kind of money, but i'm already eating beans on toast, rented out my apartment and pimping myself just to be able to run my car, so Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2k for brakes is not an option.

Shame cause Mfree is selling a set for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£500, but they are for the 5 stud E30 M3 so wont fit on mine otherwise i'd snap them up for that price. Might have to draw one and stick them on my exsisting brakes to make them look bigger at this rate :lol:

Post Tue May 10, 2005 1:23 pm

Tarox do a 6 pot big brake kit for the E30.

http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk sell this kit.....

Details : Disc diam & thickness = 318mm. Minimum wheel size - 17".

Price: Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1,366.56 inc VAT

Delivery: Ãƒ”šÃ‚£12.00

I know its still Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1400, but they do slightly cheaper kits (about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1100) with smaller discs.

Post Tue May 10, 2005 1:27 pm

bootyman wrote:Spoke to Hi Spec. You're looking around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2k. I would love to pay that kind of money, but i'm already eating beans on toast, rented out my apartment and pimping myself just to be able to run my car, so Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2k for brakes is not an option.

Shame cause Mfree is selling a set for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£500, but they are for the 5 stud E30 M3 so wont fit on mine otherwise i'd snap them up for that price. Might have to draw one and stick them on my exsisting brakes to make them look bigger at this rate

can use them n get the correct discs iirc

Post Tue May 10, 2005 3:20 pm

ive got hi-spec thay cast me about 1200+vat

Post Tue May 10, 2005 3:24 pm

Are they any good player and whay size discs are you running?

Johnno if you have to spend money on having new disks and stuff made up, then it will cost you similar money to what it will cost to buy the complete kit from the shops, so you're not really saving any money and like i said, i dont want to spend sill money on a brake kit. Especially as i need them for purely cosmetic reasons.

Post Tue May 10, 2005 3:28 pm

thay are about 14" it stops like u would not beleve

Post Tue May 10, 2005 3:40 pm

14" is about the size i want. I might have to sell my backside now or go see my bank manager :lol:

How long ago did you buy them and where did you get them from for that price please mate

Post Tue May 10, 2005 7:43 pm

i had them made and fitted when the car was at bexley

Post Tue May 10, 2005 7:45 pm

bootyman wrote:Are they any good player and whay size discs are you running?

Johnno if you have to spend money on having new disks and stuff made up, then it will cost you similar money to what it will cost to buy the complete kit from the shops, so you're not really saving any money and like i said, i dont want to spend sill money on a brake kit. Especially as i need them for purely cosmetic reasons.

you should be able to get the disc for not much or get the 5 stud ones redrilled to 4 stud.

Post Tue May 10, 2005 7:46 pm

not expensive at all - place near me does it for bout Ãƒ”šÃ‚£10 if you provide them with a template

Post Wed May 11, 2005 10:05 pm

Its the crap positioning of the track rod ends that makes cheap brake conversions a problem, it runs so close to the disc, I'm still trying to sort discs for my 300 - 320mm conversion with brembo 4 pots but even with the best disks i can sort i still ned 10mm spacers with my hartges, all because of the bloody track rod ends

Geoff H

Post Thu May 12, 2005 8:23 am

I've decided now. I cant afford the stupid money being quoted, so i'm going to draw a picture of a 16" disk and stick it behind my wheels and hope that no one notices.

I alsi though the money was for a set of 4, but i've just realised that they're only for the 2 fronts

Post Thu May 12, 2005 8:29 am

dont forget to draw a fake caliper also as this would kinda give it away too dude! LOL

just put a bit if cash aside slowly every week or something and then get em......

big brake kits at the size u want are always BIG money...its a shame really..... but luckily ure wheels are dished so u cant really notice the lack of big brakes....-i think anyway....

Post Thu May 12, 2005 8:52 am

I hear you Karan, but it seems very petty to spend all this money building a car like mine and then skipping on the last thing, which is the brakes. I know you cant really notice, but i know the Zimmerman's are too small and it really bugs me. You know how it is mate :lol:

Post Fri May 13, 2005 8:14 pm

Ãƒ”šÃ‚£400 for a 4 pot wilwood kit from rally design.the disks are only 280x22 but not bad for the money.

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/pr ... ts_id=3912

Post Fri May 13, 2005 8:48 pm

I think some one said rally design do a bigger disc(300-310mm ?) for a bit more money ?

Won't fit under 15" wheels but thats not a problem for Ben's lush ride

Post Fri May 13, 2005 9:18 pm

Anyone tried these? Godspeed

I thought Ian Godney was a member here?

He has an E30 rally car.

Post Sat May 14, 2005 2:45 pm

that godspeed stuff looks like what im after too.Nice one

Post Sat May 14, 2005 2:56 pm

Ditto that dude !

Post Sat May 14, 2005 4:57 pm

bootyman wrote:14" is about the size i want. I might have to sell my backside now

Ben i can't offer you 14", but i've got a tenner for you big boy

LOL

Post Mon May 16, 2005 8:51 am

Daryl you cheeky bugger :lol:

I'll have you know, i may be big, black and hairy, but i'm not cheap you know. You'll have to at least buy me a big mac meal :lol:

Anyway i gave Rally Design a call and he was really helpful. He couldn't do me a kit, but he gave me another number for a guy called H and i called him. We had a long chat and he's willing to do me a 330x30 disk with a 4 pot calliper for around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1100 + VAT or he can go upto 355x30 with a 4 pot for a bit more. I told him i'd want some big rear disks as well and he wants me to come down and see him this weekend in Dover. Apparently his wife is a bit of a E30 nut and they have 4. I'm really, really tempted, but i kip asking myself if i can really justify spending Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2k just to look good at shows. Lets face it, my car has only got this year at the shows then it's stardom is over. I could never imagine myself doing the same shows twice.

Ho what to do, what to do?

Post Mon May 16, 2005 8:57 am

335 FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post Mon May 16, 2005 8:57 am

SORRY PEPS 355!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post Mon May 16, 2005 9:37 am

I sent an e-mail to an American Company asking about their big brake conversion and this is what they sent back to me. Seems like a really good deal.

Ben,
Thank you for your inquiry to Precision Brakes Company. We do indeed carry kits for the E-30 chassis. The pricing and detail are as follows:

PBC Front Kit - E-30 Chassis - 325mm x 32mm, 2-pc. - Drilled & Slotted Rotors,

Wilwood 4 Piston - Dynalite Calipers, Brackets, Pads, SS Flex Hoses, Hardware, Instrux

$1399.00

Rear kit-E-30 Chassis-325mm x 32mm, 2-pc. - Drilled & Slotted Rotors, Wilwood 4 Piston - Dynalite Calipers, Brackets, Pads, SS Flex Hoses, Hardware,(incuding E-brake) Instrux

$1899.00 (The rear kit is not is stock and would need to be built) 6-8weeks...

The front kit is in stock and ready to ship!!