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MR2Mike

posted on 19th Aug 05 at 11:08

yeh i want everything new pal, dont trust people enough to buy the old anchors second hand lol, could be sticky caliper, warped discs or anything.

deffo brand new for brakes :thumbs:


Will94

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 23:06

nah m8 ur standard master cyl should be fine for just 2 litre ones. Make sure you get the caliper mounting brackets too or you might come a cropper. Are you buying the calipers new? if so they might not come with em...


MR2Mike

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 17:40

thanks alot guys. so 2.0 litre discs for an astra gte ? i want brand new ones btw. and i shouldnt really need master cylinder?

cheers :thumbs:


Nic Barnes

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 07:36

i never understood the grooved and drilled discs you could buy for 1.2 callipers


Rileysport

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 07:28

nice set of braided hoses and some v6/turbo jobbies :thumbs: always gunna get better braking by having bigger discs and more powerful calipers rather than buyer fancy shmancy drilled and grooved discs etc


Dave A

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 07:25

i got brand new 2litre calipers from autovaux. £50 each. and im using brembo discs and mintex pads. very good stopping power. plenty for most corsas.


Nic Barnes

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 06:59

some people say that about v6 brakes yeah, ive got em on the corsa turbo, they feel fine to me, but my mate says the feel spongey, i never notice as i ever slam em on or use engine braking, lol


willay

posted on 18th Aug 05 at 06:54

as far as i know you can get away with 2ltr brakes without changing the master cylinder, though if you go for V6 you may want to consider changing it (I'm not 100% on that, people were commenting about a 'sproggy' feeling on the pedal when they upgraded to V6 brakes)

You just need the discs and calipers for a astra GTE or something like that, normally lots being sold on here, u2u Lee Mitchell he may be able to sell you some for a good price :)


MR2Mike

posted on 17th Aug 05 at 21:48

i want 2.0 litre brand new brakes on my 1.4 16v sri... should i just order some 2 litre discs, pads and calipers for a vectra or something, or get some EBC/ BREMBO etc discs and pads for a 2.0 litre??

Also should i get the master cylinder off a vectra/cav or something??

and rough prices for the above options please :):thumbs:

cheers :thumbs: