Sensible brake upgrades for AU2

[Ride]

Originally Posted by The Monty

Are you sure your not my wife?

Apart from not having the required 'bits', yeah I'm pretty sure. When it has come to the AU and being the first car I've properly modified, I wanted to do everything properly and not half arsed and it leads to great expense, spent over $19k on it :/

[The Monty]

It was just the "shiny bits/expensive/have to have thing that got me. Sorry for the confusion, lol.

It pays to buy the best for your car though, the better the quality, the better it lasts, etc.

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by FLOORED

YES : and re-kitting calipers is always a good move as you can grease the slides as well and get any crap out of them.

Thanks mate, I will be in contact with you in the near future re: rotors etc.

[Polyal]

Ok here we go im about to post in three threads about the same thing.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...=1#post3036871

Are these rotors the ones that people are talking about?

[xrford]

Since were talking AU to ba/bf brakes ive got a few questions if anyone can help out.

Im looking at doing the rear brakes on mine and was wondering if the BA/BF front calipers are the same as the rear ones cos standard ba fronts have 298 x 28mm and the rears are 303 x 16mm so are the rear calipers more narrow but still the same size??

Also ive seen the BA/BF rear brake upgrade can have rotors up to 325mm does the standard ba/bf rear brake caliper accommodate this?

If so i think ill be looking at doing this even if it means buying the bigger aftermarket drilled and slotted rotors but my car being a wagon does this still mean its the same as the sedans?

[The Monty]

Front and rear will be different.
You need BA rear calipers, but apparently they fit AU2/3 pads, so if you already have good pads, you can use them in the BA ones. Then you just need the rotors.

[blueoval]

How large can you go with the rotors on stock BA calipers with 18" rims?

[FLOORED]

Originally Posted by blueoval

How large can you go with the rotors on stock BA calipers with 18" rims?

I would say 330mm as we have seen cheaper kits with this application but what would limit going bigger is the radius of the pad to rotor and finding a larger disc that is still 28mm thick as most larger rotors are 32mm and the caliper will not fit over the rotor.

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by FLOORED

I would say 330mm as we have seen cheaper kits with this application but what would limit going bigger is the radius of the pad to rotor and finding a larger disc that is still 28mm thick as most larger rotors are 32mm and the caliper will not fit over the rotor.

Ah thanks for that. What would be the biggest you would go having this issue in mind?

[FLOORED]

Originally Posted by blueoval

Ah thanks for that. What would be the biggest you would go having this issue in mind?

Under 18" wheels you can run many kits with 2,4 or 6 piston calipers but if you are wanting to use the factory BA caliper then the 330mm kit is the only one i am aware of that will retain your caliper.

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by FLOORED

Under 18" wheels you can run many kits with 2,4 or 6 piston calipers but if you are wanting to use the factory BA caliper then the 330mm kit is the only one i am aware of that will retain your caliper.

Excellent. Thats find with me. As long as the BA calipers fit the 330mm rotors with some decent street pads, I will be over the moon.

[FLOORED]

Originally Posted by blueoval

Excellent. Thats find with me. As long as the BA calipers fit the 330mm rotors with some decent street pads, I will be over the moon.

No worries but just want to confirm what i am saying is yes you can run std calipers on a 330mm rotor but you will need to purchase the correct rotor and find someone that makes the brackets to make your calipers fit.

[blueoval]

Thanks Floored. Have replied to the other thread to avoid taking this thread too far OT.