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281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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21/02/2018 11:24
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I will have a custom big brake kit for the rear axle ready for my 20VT Plus very soon. The kit will include: - 281mm aftermarket discs - custom adapters for OEM calipers - custom road stone covers - bolts
Would anyone be interested in buying a kit like this? It should work out to be half the price of the Tarox rear BBK which costs GBP640. There will be an option to have either grooved, grooved and drilled or clean discs.
Once I got it ready I will post pics and price and make for sale post.
Mods - if this post should be elsewhere, please excuse me and move it to the relevant section, please.
Last edited by deannn_20VT; 21/02/2018 11:34.
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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08/03/2018 08:57
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Can the light rear end of a Coupe take more powerful brakes. Won't it make the brake balance dangerous?
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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19/03/2018 13:46
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Can the light rear end of a Coupe take more powerful brakes. Won't it make the brake balance dangerous? You can use the brake compensator valve to adjust the braking force if necessary.
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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19/03/2018 15:44
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So you put bigger brakes on than the car needs and then try and reduce the rear balance with the load compensator. Sorry, I'm not getting this.
The load compensator (which doesn't seem to work well anyway) is there to add rear braking if you have more weight at the back. The only point would be if one had already previously spoilt the balance by somehow adding too much braking force at the front.
It will look better but will be of no value on the road. If you can get the balance right, the extra heat capacity of a bigger disc may have some benefit on the track.
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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19/03/2018 16:48
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I didn't say the valve on my car was not working After 21 years, the OE system has just put in the same performance on test as it did when it was 3 years old. It works fine. We know that there is a lot more to braking systems than putting bigger brakes on. Changing such a basic safety-related item will surely deem the car in breach of its type approval which I guess would make it illegal to use on the road. It would fail a German test for sure and would void one's insurance everywhere should it be noticed and lesser changes get picked up. Do you have the calculations and test data why such a change could be acceptable? You may know what you are doing but many people modify their cars and make them less safe and that is why such changes are generally simply not allowed for cars used on the public roads. Modifications are fine but some modifications are potentially dangerous so people have to be careful about changes they make. Do insurance companies in the UK accept car with significantly non-standard brakes?
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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02/05/2018 00:50
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A low priced rear bbk kit would appeal to lots of Coupe owners , including me , as despite my reservations from a technical point of view , the tiny rear discs do look a bit naff. If it proves that bigger rear discs do upset the balance , I would maybe stick some harder pads in the rears . Form over function ? ... In this case .. yes.
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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09/06/2018 07:13
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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09/06/2018 07:20
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Good stuff Photobucket linking is working again (change of management I guess) so do post up some photos of how you get one
Last edited by Gunzi; 09/06/2018 07:20. Reason: photos
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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09/06/2018 14:19
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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15/08/2018 21:16
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Re: 281mm Rear Brake Kit - would you like some?
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18/09/2018 13:48
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1 kit booked for me please; drop me a message when you will have it ready Thanks😊 OK, I will get in touch with soon.
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