V6 brake upgrade

[cornishtaz]

Well seeing as my brakes will need sorting soon I'm looking at fitting larger discs. I'm a little confused as to which path to go down and after checking a few sites I'm still no futher forth on which way to go.

My Cally has the later 288mm discs and is fitted with 17's. My budget isn't great but would like something that would improve braking and help fill the large gap behind my wheels.

Could I get larger calipers from another larger engined Vaux or what is the best kit to go for

[Phantom]

yep best value for money are the 308's from LMF, got them on my 16V

[cornishtaz]

Will I see a good improvement by only increasing by 20mm

[Phantom]

oh yes I found them to be so much better than the 288's, less fade too and you can run them on standard pads and still get great performance

[cornishtaz]

Nice one cheers for info

[Phantom]

oh and while you're getting those best get some goodridge brake hoses too

[Phil69]

On the down side though peeps - the carrier brackets are currently out of stock and no longer made at the minute. LMF are desperately trying to source them elsewhere but so far, no luck.

I too have these on mine and they were/are a great improvement. I only know about the stock issue as I attempted to get another set to fit to Emma's turbo.

[cornishtaz]

Thanks for info phil

[cornishtaz]

So if I went to Vaux what would I need, apart from

Calipers
Disc
Pads

Will everything just bolt on?

[Phantom]

make sure you get them through the Trade Club though, if you need to you can use my account at Kidlington

[cornishtaz]

Cheers for offer Phantom, I've got an account that I use in Swindon

[Robs-se]

Sorry to hi-jack the thread, but i have the 308 discs on mine and also have the Hi-Spec Billit4 4 pot calipres on mine with green stuff pads.

Question is when i have to renew the pads can i just use normal green stuff or do i have to get them without the 3 pronged spring on the back of the pads?

Rob