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 Post subject: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:37 pm 
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looking to upgrade my brakes in my ef any suggestions?
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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:38 pm 
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how much do you wanna spend :lol:

 

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:42 pm 
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WILDEB wrote:
how much do you wanna spend :lol:

$10 LOL so give me suggestions :mrgreen:

but seriously just get decent pads and rotors and maybe go a brake fluid like castrol srf.

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:47 pm 
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you can get brake upgrades fo e series from racebrakes, but be prepaired to pay around $2200.. otherwise all you can do is go with some slotted rotors and h/d brake pads...
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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:39 pm 
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I have my upc kit if your interested 330mm slotted rotors cant use anything under 17inch rim. $1000

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:12 pm 
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How do they stop mate?
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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:03 pm 
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Yeah real good you would never go back to standard brakes after using these

 

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:42 pm 
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AU offset I presume?

 

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:10 am 
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I am running Au with a spacer as I already had the AU rims but the upc guy said you should be able to still run standard rims. I have never tried tho

 

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 Post subject: Re: brake upgrade for ef
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:47 pm 
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I have had excellent results on my EF with QFM HPX pads and DBA grooved rotors all round. If you are on a budget, you won't lose much by not having grooved rotors on the back.

And do replace your fluid with the best you can afford. Look for the highest wet boiling point - 300 degrees or more is good. Castrol SRF is the duck's guts, but pricey. Motul RBF600 synthetic or equivalent is good value (312 deg wet boiling point). And you will probably find that some "own brand" hi performance brake fluid is actual a Motul RBF600 bottle with a different label and lower price.

 

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