RobD Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I know a few people on here have fitted brembo brakes from other franchised cars, I'm just wondering what ones people would suggest to go for! So far i've seen/heard of a set of range rover brembos and a set of evo 6 brembo's ( think it was a 6!), also where I could get adapters made to help fit them onto the supra hub? I've just seen a set of brembo caliper and discs etc from a 350z for £750 on ebay ( thats for all 4 corners!). I think they are 4 pot front and 2 pot rear like the uk's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Saw some 6 pot fronts off a Vantage on a BMW 5 series estate once. Admittedly not probably made by AM but surely brembo aren't the end all and be all of after Market brakes you'd consider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alamgir Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 how much would i cost for the full swap you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Well i'm not brembo biased, just giving an example really! I've got j-specs at the moment and was looking at uk specs but wanted to shop around and see what is available for the same sort of money! I can see the vantage brakes being pretty expensive! I've just seen the thread on supradibbs evo brakes and they seem good, even though the thread i read was full of people having a go at each other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Alot of the newer Subarus use Brembo calipers. There's also a thread on here somewhere about someone using 4 pots from an LS400 which work out quite a bit cheaper apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 well you have posted exactly what ive been up to! looking at alternatives as uk's for the same price.. only issue is wheel clearance and fab work... dont realy want to throw away my 17s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Thats the reason that made me not get the range rover brembo's already, the owner that had them before said i may have clearance issue's with my Jade R's! Although i'll be getting rid of them soon i'll be downgrading to a set of 18's! So could become tricky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprab1 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 well you have posted exactly what ive been up to! looking at alternatives as uk's for the same price.. only issue is wheel clearance and fab work... dont realy want to throw away my 17s Yeah same as this, want to keep my 17" BBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSK Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Don't know if this is of any use, but my previous Jaguar XKR 4.2 S/C had factory fitted Brembos! If these can be modified to fit a Supra then may be worth hunting some Jaguars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Thats the reason that made me not get the range rover brembo's already, the owner that had them before said i may have clearance issue's with my Jade R's! Although i'll be getting rid of them soon i'll be downgrading to a set of 18's! So could become tricky! Can't see you having clearance issues with the 19s anyway. I have miles between them and my UK's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Paul Macs setup rocks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Which would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 24 Pot AMG setup http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=121701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcarrter21 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 i heard that evo ones were not as good as uk spec due to the evo being lighter than the supra. meaning there not desighned to stop a car that heavy! maybe wrong though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 24 Pot AMG setup http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=121701 Chirst Face ripper! I want some shame they wouldn't fit under my wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Saw some 6 pot fronts off a Vantage on a BMW 5 series estate once. Admittedly not probably made by AM but surely brembo aren't the end all and be all of after Market brakes you'd consider? It thought AM brakes were made by Brembo. I'm sure I've seen it on the backs of them in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratty Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have brembos from an Evo 8 and they do the good perfectly. Can pick them up for a good price also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I had a full set of evo brembos fitted to my 600bhp supra with endless pads, a full uk setup on a 500bhp supra, Brembos all the way for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiFlash Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'm considering buying Brembo calipers off an Evo 7, i just wanted to know what ill need for them to fit onto my Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4packet Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Brembo have a small generic range of calipers which they then design OEM specific castings so they fit the specific hub. I bought some Aston Martin calipers off a DB7 Vantage/DB9 which worked out to be the same spec (piston size) as the F50 Brembo kit you can buy but with radial mountings and one piece (monoblock) castings. Unfortunately I never got round to finishing the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiFlash Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 So where can i buy an adapter from to fit evo brembo's onto my Supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiFlash Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Will these Subaru brembofit onto a Supra with the correct mounting brackets like the evo ones do? If so will someone be kind enough to build be a set of mounting brackets for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Trust me guys, unless you can design and safely make caliper adaptor brackets yourself, understand what piston and pad area will do to bias, and are buying these calipers for peanuts it will not save you money over a proper kit. Maybe if the idea works and you have 10 sets of brackets made, and you can source 10 sets of calipers, then, well maybe you could find 10 buyers, maybe.... I am fortunate in that over the course of a year I usually acquire or get offered a few sets of race calipers and discs, but every time I make something bespoke and factor in my time I wonder why I bothered DB9 calipers on the back of my GTS-t on AP discs with bespoke bells. Took me ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 So is that an offer to make adapter's Mr Wilson? I'm still undecided about getting different calipers of a different franchise car, I get a really good discount for Uk spec brakes from work so I think i'll just get a set from there! They'll be new aswell so makes sense and I know that they'll do the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 No, definitely not New UK ones, especially at a good discount are the way to go unless you fancy splurging on a full kit from one of the big three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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