BIG Brakes on a small budget

[LoBelly]

Mike,

The more the merrier - more go, more stop etc.

Same for your informative posts, how to's or what I did's with pics are my favorites.

thanks again

LoBelly

[Aussie Mike]

Hi Mando, the offset worked out the same as the Jag setup. I wanted to keep it that way so my wheels would end up in the right spot. You could however gain about 20mm of dish (possibly more) on the front if you wanted to and still clear everything.

I'll try to do a couple of CAD drawings of the brackets and the hubs. I reckon getting the hubs done on CNC would be worth the extra expense. There's a lot of work turning a billet that size down into a hub whilst keeping it accurate.

Cheers

[Beejay]

I will probably look at the big disc conversion down the track, after rego and paint etc.

The Willwood is looking like the best option, but I am worried about them not being legal. Perhaps a set of Brembos will come up cheap one day!

Ben

[Aussie Mike]

Let your wife look for some brakes. With her amazing bargain hunting skills I'm sure you'll find a top notch setup for next to nothing.

Cheers

[Aussie Mike]

Well with this new brake setup I now have a spare pair of Jaguar Calipers. I rebuilt these with 8x brand new stainless steel pistons (at a cost of about $30 each), new O rings and seals and new pads. They also come with new rubber lines to suit a Classic Revival chassis.

They owe me quite a bit of money but if any one is interested you can have them for $350 and I'll throw in the drilled and slotted discs. That's less than the cost of the parts.

Cheers