Justin Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Anybody recommend good makes for disks, calipers and pads? This is not a case where money is not an issues coz it is. Not to necessarily upgrade to JGTC standards but something that will do the the same or better job without me having to pay through the nose. Not UK Spec coz they may not fit with my wheels. I fear I may have knackered my disks after going bpu. Cheers chaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Chris Wilson sells a range of excellent Pads. Give him a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Leon fitted me some better brake pads to my Jap-spec brakes. He said they were an intermediate compound. The make is Hawk. They squeal a lot but they've transformed the braking ability of the car. James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 I dont think this is just a pad issue for Justin. Justin, I used Black Diamond disks on my Celica GT with Kevlar Pads all supplied from Fensport. They were very good on the Celica and all four disc and pads cost me about £450. Saying that though they were the drilled and grooved ones. Here are the prices for the Supra ones from Fensport All prices are for pairs -: Standard Discs Front High quality Front Brake Discs - 17" wheel £188.00 Standard Discs Rear High quality Rear Brake Discs - 17" wheel £224.00 Standard Discs Front High quality Front Brake Discs - 16" wheel £256.00 Standard Discs Rear High quality Rear Brake Discs - 16" wheel £168.00 Cross Drilled Discs Front High quality Cross-Drilled Front Brake Discs - 17" wheel £255.00 High quality Cross-Drilled Front Brake Discs - 16" wheel £322.00 Cross Drilled Discs Rear High quality Cross-Drilled Rear Brake Discs - 17" wheel £289.00 High quality Cross-Drilled Rear Brake Discs - 16" wheel £233.00 12 Groove Discs Front High quality 12 Grooved Front Brake Discs - 17" wheel £272.00 High quality 12 Grooved Front Brake Discs - 16" wheel £332.00 12 Groove Discs Rear High quality 12 Grooved Rear Brake Discs - 17" wheel £294.00 High quality 12 Grooved Rear Brake Discs - 16" wheel £246.00 Combi Discs Front High quality combination Cross-Drilled and Trailing Grooved Front Brake Discs -17" wheel £280.00 High quality combination Cross-Drilled and Trailing Grooved Front Brake Discs -16" wheel £345.00 Combi Discs Rear High quality combination Cross-Drilled and Trailing Grooved Rear Brake Discs - 17" wheel £306.00 High quality combination Cross-Drilled and Trailing Grooved Rear Brake Discs - 16" wheel £258.00 And here are the PAD prices -: Standard Pads Front High quality Brake Pads for the Front axle - 4 Pot Caliper - 17" wheel £54.95 Standard Pads Front High quality Brake Pads for the Front axle - 2Pot Caliper - 16" wheel £TBA EBC Performance Pads Front EBC Green Pads - Ideal Fast road use with excellent cold response, low dust and kind to your discs - Stable to 500 degrees Centigrade! - Please state 16 or 17" £59.00 Info TRD Street Fast Road Front pads - 4 Pot Caliper - 17" wheel £93.88 TRD Street Fast Road Front pads - 2 Pot Caliper - 16" wheel £93.88 Standard Pads Rear High quality standard Brake Pads for the Rear axle - 17" wheel £35.95 Hope that helps Regards Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 15, 2003 Author Share Posted February 15, 2003 Cheers Chris nice one. If the disks are warped I may try to get em skimmed or summink. What were the options for your CW pads mate? You mentioned that you would get intermediate next time. Is there like a normal, fast and jet plane spec for the pads? All the best Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Justin, Yeah after stock there are the intermediate and if i remember rightly CW has just started using a new one that does not squeal, I think Peter Sharp has these on UK Brake set up and i beleive were a great improvement over stock pads. Mine are the Race pads (The Squealers), they do the job very well, in fact i couldnt believe the difference, they still need more pedal effort than UK brakes or brakes with uprated brake lines however when they bite they bite big time and they keep working with no fade. (Dont know how thin my discs might be now though ) I thought i could cope with the squeal but sometimes they are scary, especially when all four start singing. As several people have had good results from the intermediate pads i will go for them next time (Not much difference in price) or i may consider a different brake set up although not sure which one, Its a big outlay but would achieve excellant results as you already know. Regards Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I'm surprised the discs for 16 inch wheels are so much dearer than the 17's? Does anyone know why this is? Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Speed Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Not to necessarily upgrade to JGTC standards Extremely expensive (you can't imagine) and not suitable for the road. I can't imagine why anybody uses more than UK spec with good pads on the road. Serious track day use is a different matter. Any decent caliper is going to be bigger than those nasty J-spec sliding things. Don't rule out UK calipers if you haven't measured the fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 Agree with you there John, but me wheels won't fit over UK brakes Turns out that front discs are probably still OK as Terminator kindly spent 3 hours with his warpiness measuring gauge gramaphone styley thing on em. The front left shock looks shot which I hope is causing the nasty vibes. The rear disks look totally fooked though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Pilot Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Sell the wheels Justin......I'll give ya 50 quid the set. Wait I have Uk brakes too,,,,,,,,,, ok then, sell the car...I'll give ya 250quid......but you have got to take that spoiler off the back m8..... geezzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Originally posted by Justin Agree with you there John, but me wheels won't fit over UK brakes Turns out that front discs are probably still OK as Terminator kindly spent 3 hours with his warpiness measuring gauge gramaphone styley thing on em. The front left shock looks shot which I hope is causing the nasty vibes. The rear disks look totally fooked though The three hours were not just spent on the warpiness measuring with a dial gauge, some time was also spent getting intimate with the underside of Justins car looking for loose bits that may cause wobbly things to happen at the front at speed. His rears are soooooo shagged that they may be the cause of judder under braking. If you get new discs Justin I would like to use yours as a pair of bird baths, the groves in your discs would hold a fair bit of water. I can confirm that there is no way Justin’s wheels will fit over the UK brakes. BTW Justin I still have your silver thing in my garage, you need to get it. Apologies to all non techies out there but you have to use the correct terms when working on Justin’s car.:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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