big brake set up

[jayc-glanza17]

the celica st165 twins are under 15's.
and defo tend to dafe less then stock even with uprated pads in terms of pedal travel.
and with thicker discs used for these conversions, tends to help with fade as well due to heat transfer.

 

[spudep91]

are they off the pop up light gt4 or the round light

the celica st165 twins are under 15's.
and defo tend to dafe less then stock even with uprated pads in terms of pedal travel.
and with thicker discs used for these conversions, tends to help with fade as well due to heat transfer.

j

 

[madman]

also what mk astra are the disc's from and is it 1.3, 1.7 or 1.9 cdti

thanks

 

[jayc-glanza17]

diesel version matey i think.
make sure has a 60mm bore in the middle tho pal, some have 70mm u dont want those.
but if go astra route get a spigot ring made to suit, so it all fits tightly.

 

[jayc-glanza17]

st165 are pop up dude, altho were on st165 the early editions as well.

i think st165 twins is 2x 38mm piston
st185 single 1x 57mm piston
standard starlet 1x 46 piston

hope this helps more people for sure.

 

[Johnny_C]

any links to where you got the grooved astra discs so cheap?think im going to go for the big piston caliper conversion myself.

 

[jayc-glanza17]

look for my thread about brakes advise and experiences jonny.
theres two links to astra discs for st185 on the first page fella.
hope helps dude.

 

[xx YICK xx]

any links to where you got the grooved astra discs so cheap?think im going to go for the big piston caliper conversion myself.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Astra-Mk5-1-3...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a045f7d74

 

[Johnny_C]

look for my thread about brakes advise and experiences jonny.
theres two links to astra discs for st185 on the first page fella.
hope helps dude.

cheers jay,repped.

 

[xx YICK xx]

stock brakes are not that bad at all.

most people have half seized fucked brakes and they change to a set of new uprated brakes that make a massive difference.

alot of the time just servicing the stock braking system will make as much difference.

Got to disagree with you there, I checked the pistons last month and they were really smooth in operation. The fade i got was enormous, Since putting these on you can hammer it all day and they dont fade one bit

 

[xx YICK xx]

also what mk astra are the disc's from and is it 1.3, 1.7 or 1.9 cdti

thanks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Astra-Mk5-1-3...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a045f7d74

 

[xx YICK xx]

diesel version matey i think.
make sure has a 60mm bore in the middle tho pal, some have 70mm u dont want those.
but if go astra route get a spigot ring made to suit, so it all fits tightly.

Tbh, I dont think you need a spigot ring if you get the 60mm ones, i only have a 3mm gap from the hub wall to the disc

 

[jayc-glanza17]

only going by someone else who did the st185 swap fella he advised so.
thought may as well add that in so peoplesort of have more info if you get me.

agree about fade due, my calipers OEM, were good, but since doing the celica twins, fade is a lot less,
dont forget guys, the brakes we upgraded to are designed to stop cars at least 300kgs heavier...

one thing to add, the st185 has more pads options but mintex do a set for the st165's jus ring them and they should help you out.
fensport sell redstuff pads, but these need tad bit of grinding as they are from an imprezza, which has similar sized twins...

 

[dac69er]

one thing to add, the st185 has more pads options but mintex do a set for the st165's jus ring them and they should help you out.
fensport sell redstuff pads, but these need tad bit of grinding as they are from an imprezza, which has similar sized twins...

which mintex pads do they do mate/ was going to upgrade my pads this year. was just going to buy a set from the relevant impreza but if mintex do some proper uprated pads i would rather get them!

 

[jayc-glanza17]

think 1144 they do matey, was checking their site other day, on product list.
im going to double check and then i post part number bud.
they did offer to make a 1155 pad was uber expensive tho.....

 

[xx YICK xx]

only going by someone else who did the st185 swap fella he advised so.
thought may as well add that in so peoplesort of have more info if you get me.

agree about fade due, my calipers OEM, were good, but since doing the celica twins, fade is a lot less,
dont forget guys, the brakes we upgraded to are designed to stop cars at least 300kgs heavier...

one thing to add, the st185 has more pads options but mintex do a set for the st165's jus ring them and they should help you out.
fensport sell redstuff pads, but these need tad bit of grinding as they are from an imprezza, which has similar sized twins...

Which imprezza Jay, Thanks mate

 

[jayc-glanza17]

MDB1406- mintex part number for st165 pads, i see if they have the part number online for uprated 1144 pads.
but if u ring them they are willing to do a one off set...

as for redstuff, nt sure as to which imprezza tho man, but is a turbo one think wrx.

 

[xx YICK xx]

MDB1406- mintex part number for st165 pads, i see if they have the part number online for uprated 1144 pads.
but if u ring them they are willing to do a one off set...

as for redstuff, nt sure as to which imprezza tho man, but is a turbo one think wrx.

thanx mate

 

[pockrockgtti]

Tbh, I dont think you need a spigot ring if you get the 60mm ones, i only have a 3mm gap from the hub wall to the disc

You really do need that spigot ring or else the disc wont be centered correctly. I WOULD CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A SPACER!

 

[dac69er]

the mintex site is dire. i couldnt even find that number.

bollocks to a one off set, would probably be extortionate. could be worth an ask though i suppose.

the 1144s would do me fine though. let me know if you find the number for them.