brake upgrade

[ibizadoyle]

hey fort id have a crack at sorting the brakes so just ordered all ebc pads a brakes a dot 5.1 fluid so just wondering is 1 litre of brake fluid enough? and is it worth the extra wedge upgrading the back brakes?

thanks simon

 

[James_R]

You can fit 312mm discs for around £300 which make a nice difference, up-grading the rears as you've said is a bit pointless, i have drilled and grooved discs all round which are pretty cool.

 

[ibizadoyle]

well i all ready ordered the green stuff pads and groved disks now so aint upgrading to 312's just yet lol how much fluid do you need al round if you know?

 

[James_R]

Yeh about 1litre should do but it wont make a big difference to the braking. You'd struggle to boil normal seat brake fluid let alone fully synthetic (silicone based) 5.1 fluid.

 

[muddyboots]

I think DOT5 is sythetic/silicone fluid, but DOT5.1 was mineral-based (ie same as DOT3/4 but with higher boiling point).

 

[Shrek1802]

Would something like this be good for a upgrade aswell and they a good price.


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[James_R]

I think DOT5 is sythetic/silicone fluid, but DOT5.1 was mineral-based (ie same as DOT3/4 but with higher boiling point).

Correct you are mate!

Her's some useful info i found:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=15&h=&t=235718