4-pot or 6-pot brake upgrade for street use?

[Khabel]

I'm wanting to upgrade the brakes on my VE-SSV and am trying to decide if 4-pot or 6-pot is the way to go for the fronts for purely street use?

From what I've read the 4-pot are a straight swap while the 6-pot requires some modification if I'm using CTS-V calipers

 

[dgp]

Street use only, go the 4 pot. They will perform extremely well and are not as expensive to install or maintain.

 

[villn808]

I had 4 pots all round on my old car, and the 6/4 combo now. Stops 100% better. But yea overkill for the street for sure, my car most likely will never see a race track. More for the looks/wank factor, not many people have them on a non HSV car.

 

[lowrider636]

My Redline with 4 pot all round . The Ctsv rear upgrade. .

 

[Khabel]

How much work is it to drill out the knuckle for the 6-pots?

 

[lowrider636]

Once you start drilling out the knuckle you would need an engineering report .. If you was to go 4 pot you wont becouse its a direct bolt up with no modification . https://infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/pdf/NCOP5_Section_LG_Brakes_V2_01Jan2011.pdf

 

[K-Man]

Drill away. My car has the 6 pot, and seen track time with no issues.

 

[lazyass]

What about these kits for sale. Straight bolt on
https://www.facebook.com/1902185009...218500996434/1027278727290403/?type=1&theater

 

[K-Man]

Damn good value. Better than the Brembos, for a comparable price. The thing is, once you put 4 piston brakes, you will always think.....should I have gone 6?

 

[waynebatt]

Holden Commodore VE & VF Brembo Big Brake Upgrade Kit (Front + Rear) - Empire Performance

This is the 6-pot kit i would get for sure if i had to choose between 4/4 for $3000 above or 6/4 for from empire for $3200-$3800 depending on the options you choose ... Only slightly more than the VE HSV 4 pots lazyass has put the link up to. I know this is the kit that Vilin808 got on his VF SSV Sedan and i seem to remember him saying they bolted right on. Might be wrong.... Did they bolt straight up like i thought you said shaun??