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Re: Floating discs at last
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07/05/2015 12:10
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Nigel, do you have any idea about the finale price of these discs?
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Nigel, do you have any idea about the finale price of these discs? The discs are available as a set (with rear discs and front pads) for about £330 I sold my rear discs and front pads to get some of the money back If you're lucky enough to already have aftermarket hubs, you'll simply need the 0.5mm shim If you have original hubs, you'll need to have them machined, or fit aftermarket hubs - either route will require new wheel bearings
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Got my Coupe back today - floating discs fitted and seemingly working fine I tried a few moderately hard stops on the way home and then took the wheels off to see if the spacing shims had moved - still where they were supposed to be, so I'll try a few monster stops to see if they can stand some proper abuse First impressions are very good - the discs are silent (unlike the grooved MTecs that have just been taken off) and the feels seems to be better Most importantly though, they look amazing....
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Re: Floating discs at last
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They look spot on Nigel how's the braking difference have you had a change to put them through some testing yet?
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Re: Floating discs at last
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They look awesome! Are these standard size just skimmed the older posts cant see any reference except 330mm but now i cant remember if standard is 305mm or 330mm?? just too early for me probably!
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Standard size if I remember rightly. and yes to early my brains not fully working yet
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Standard size - 305 x 28
They are the wrong pcd - 4 x 100 instead of 4 x 98, but because the bolt holes are bigger, they fit without having to open the holes
The only issues is the 59mm centre bore (against the Coupe's 58.1mm) - I have used a 0.5mm shim and it seems to work
If I could find Abarth 695 floating discs, I would have used them, as they are a perfect fit - 4x98, 305 x 28 and 58.1 centre bore Yes i just went looking for some cannot find any now as im certain that partsworld had a load for fiat 500 for around £500 or perhaps it was for the punto and im thinking of 500 abarth alloys for £500 The abarth 500 brake kit is around £2000 but i think that includes the brembo calipers?
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Re: Floating discs at last
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The abarth 500 brake kit is around £2000 but i think that includes the brembo calipers? Correct I can get the 500 695 floating discs for £500 + VAT (£600) which is still a decent price for a low-volume two piece disc setup
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Re: Floating discs at last
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So a direct bolt on set of floating discs is £500 + VAT?
How much of an improvement will this make to cooling do you think Nigel?
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Re: Floating discs at last
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So a direct bolt on set of floating discs is £500 + VAT?
How much of an improvement will this make to cooling do you think Nigel? If you can find them, yes The only issue may be the diameter of your hub flange - OE appears to be wrong, but aftermarket seems to be capable of taking the floating disc Too early to tell about performance, but the initial feel is very encouraging (although that's always the case when you fit new stuff like brakes or tyres - the new stuff feels like a big improvement)
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Thanks Nigel, Get out on the road and test them I'll be up for a pair if they help the cooling and brake feel
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Been out today and given the brakes a decent hammering (repeated big stops to bed in the Pagid yellow pads) - the spacing shim has stayed put (although I'm going to modify the design a bit) and the feel is much improved over the previous brakes (MTec and Ferodo DS2500)
I have a feeling that once the wheel is bolted on, the disc simply cannot move, so the spacing shim is more of a locating device, rather than taking any kind of load
Overall, I'm very pleased with them, although because of having to change the hubs (and thus the bearings), the cost wasn't as attractive as it first looked
Its definitely worth having your wheels off and measuring your hub flanges - if they are the smaller aftermarket size, these discs will be a pretty cheap, but highly desirable upgrade
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Nigel, is there any possibility to make a group buy for the complete set? Spacer and discs?
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Nigel, is there any possibility to make a group buy for the complete set? Spacer and discs? I'll have a look into it, but I think there may be a supply issue - I don't think there are very many sets of discs around
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Another update..... I got lucky and found a set of worn-out discs from a 500 Abarth 695 I paid £40 for both discs and I've had a chance to try them on a Coupe hub - perfect fit - 4x98 and 59.1mm centre bore (edit - not 58.1 - see below) So, I'm now looking for aftermarket brake rotors - I've found a place that will make them up from Brembo blanks - just got to give them the dimensions and negotiate a price While I'm talking to them, I'll probably look into the cost of having disc centres made as well Great news for my own brakes, but not good for general availability, as worn-out 695 brakes are hardly commonplace...
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Re: Floating discs at last
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So what's going on with the set you have fitted Nigel
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Re: Floating discs at last
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So what's going on with the set you have fitted Nigel Nothing - they are behaving perfectly (other than the drilled holes are almost full of dust now...), but I always knew that the Punto Abarth discs were only a 99% perfect solution, so I'm continuing to explore the options - TBH, I could easily fit the existing rotors to my 695 hubs and I'd be fully sorted, but I want to see if I can find a solution for everyone else too
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Re: Floating discs at last
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BTW - I also found out that the standard Coupe disc has a 59.1mm centre bore (not 58.1mm)
This is because the hub flange has a 0.5mm step to locate the disc, and then a 58.1 diameter for the wheel
Nigel if i remember correctly the new disc has a 59mm centre bore? Does this mean they are a straight fit and there is no need for the shim??
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Nigel if i remember correctly the new disc has a 59mm centre bore?
Does this mean they are a straight fit and there is no need for the shim?? No - Punto Abarth discs are 4x100 and 60.1mm centre bore, so still need the shim Abarth 500 discs are 4x100 and 59.1mm centre bore and fit without the shim My earlier posts were incorrect - we all know that Coupe wheels are 58.1 centre bore, but I hadn't twigged that there's a step in the hub and the discs have a 1mm larger centre bore I guess the simplest way to look at it is that Punto discs are 1mm too big (as well as the wrong PCD) and 500 discs are exactly right
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Re: Floating discs at last
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So, I'm now looking for aftermarket brake rotors - I've found a place that will make them up from Brembo blanks - just got to give them the dimensions and negotiate a price AP have some nice "J hook" rotors, 304x28mm. For about 250$. Just don't know will it fit to the center plate.
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Re: Floating discs at last
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The issue with the hub flange diameters remains The OE Coupe disc has a 151mm recess for the hub flange, the 500 Abarth disc has a 123.1mm recess - see the two technical drawings below Standard Coupe disc 500 Abarth floating disc I didn't measure the OE flange on my car, but I estimate it was about 128mm - just a little too big for the floating discs recess So - if you have the smaller hub flange, the floating discs will fit, but if you have OE flanges, you'll need to have them replaced with aftermarket flanges (which involves replacing the wheel bearings as well) PS - note on the technical drawings - the floating discs are 1.8KG per disc lighter than standard - given the money some of us spend on lighter wheels, this is a very significant saving of un-sprung weight
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Re: Floating discs at last
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Ok so do you need different calipers to fit these?
As you can get a big brake kit including discs, callipers, pads, hoses and fitting kit (for a 500 of course) for £1000 which seems reasonable value and better value for money than £550 for just the discs
+ vat of course
^^^ that is the kit I was referring too in post above^^
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