UPGRADE BRAKES FOR A TORNADO?!

Me again. We want to upgrade the brakes on the car. Have 10 inch discs all around. Want to go a bigas possible with the 15 inch wheels. Have no calipers as of yet. What wouls everyone suggest? Are the 10 inch ok?

 

[Frank Catt]

I am fitting two GTDs with new brakes all round at this time. 6pots on fronts,4 pots on rears, mechanical or hydraulic handbrake. I use both AP and much more economical but equally as good brakes from Hi Tech Engineering, Dartford, Kent UK. I have been working with Hi Tech to develope ready to fit kits for these cars. Currently fitting 340mm Discsx30mm 6 pot calipers to front 17" wheels, and 330x28 4 pot calipers to rears. I do not use wilwood as I consider the cross bridge too weak, and have experienced problems with them on track (Dynalite 2s). E m,ail for further info. Frank

 

[Bill Musarra]

Chip
There was an article in Kitcar mag on brakes and setups from Baer and Stainless Steel in the March issue. It might help you out.
Bill

 

[Julian West]

Chip,

You & I are at the same stage, after the same info!

I've driven my car 30 miles or so now I've sorted a few reliability issues & tried the brakes with a bit more anger.

Basically I have a soft pedal & then the fronts just lock...

If you look at http://www.raldes.co.uk/ there is a wilwood kit, alloy 4 pots front & rear with vented discs for about 1400 UKP & looks like it should do the trick. Presumably this is a bolt-on kit.. perhaps someone on this forum has experience/knowledge of this kit?