Tarox big brake conversion!!

[madmatt1]

Hi peeps have been looking at different brake conversions and noticed the TAROX BIG BRAKE CONVERSION from awesome, £639 for the kit consisting of 2x six piston brake calipers,2x brake discs including alloy bells, 2 adapator clamps,set of padds and set of brake lines, 280x25 ,i no there lil cheaper than the common brembo conversion but am tempted on this conversion,so if any of u have had any experiences of this conversion etc then some feed back be great Cheers peeps

 

[t18con]

i dont think a 280mm setup will ever compete with the 305mm brembo setup. the 280mm brakes will get hot after a couple of spirited stops. for my money the 305mm conversion is as good as it gets for a road setup. i changed to a different setup to accomoadate my wheels of choice, this involved changed to a larger disc, at 324mm. there was no difference in stopping power over the o.e.setup tbh.

 

[PhilW]

For the extra 100 quid or so i'd go for brembos.

 

[madmatt1]

Think i will try and go for the brembos,how much is the kit to fit about at a decent garage??

 

[WeeJase]

i dont think a 280mm setup will ever compete with the 305mm brembo setup. the 280mm brakes will get hot after a couple of spirited stops. for my money the 305mm conversion is as good as it gets for a road setup. i changed to a different setup to accomoadate my wheels of choice, this involved changed to a larger disc, at 324mm. there was no difference in stopping power over the o.e.setup tbh.

how so? done a few a track day on standard 280's,with good pads/fluid/discs and lines,they will take a fair amount of stick. perhaps i just don't brake enough

 

[t18con]

forward motion gets converted into heat by the brakes on braking, the 305mms have 1.6 times the material the 280s have, so can absorb 1.6 times the energy to end up at the same temperature. plus your standard discs are absorbing the energy of standard pads/calipers, now clamp them with 2 or 3 or 4 times the force, see how long they last before cooking. not getting into a row here, just giving my opinion.

 

[WeeJase]

forward motion gets converted into heat by the brakes on braking, the 305mms have 1.6 times the material the 280s have, so can absorb 1.6 times the energy to end up at the same temperature. plus your standard discs are absorbing the energy of standard pads/calipers, now clamp them with 2 or 3 or 4 times the force, see how long they last before cooking. not getting into a row here, just giving my opinion.

no row intended con i like to learn
but alloy bells and calipers should shift that heat quicker than cast iron.no?

 

[t18con]

dont know mujch about thermal properties of alloy tbh. think cast steel probably conducts heat better than alloy.

 

[ibizacupra]

cue a great picture from ZBOYD from Oulton Park on friday...
280's working very hard on ickle lupo..

 

[WeeJase]

you just abuse things billy