AP Racing 4 Piston Brakes

[1991_Vn2nV]

An extra $200 for black calipers instead of red?

 

[adamc11]

An extra $200 for black calipers instead of red?

Pretty much. I got my red ones cheap as it was a promotion and I purchased the last one at the discounted price.

I just placed the front rotor up against my VY SS 18" rim and it just about fills out the rim. Will look very big when fitted against my 18" wheel.

Was wondering with regards to installation, is it easy enough to do yourself? Changing rotors, calipers, hoses, brake fluid and bleeding...

 

[BANKS]

The AP calipers look very similar to the harrop ones

EDIT: closer inspection no they dont

 

[BANKS]

I've had my eyes on these. Harrop 343mm front and rear rotors with 4 piston calipers, pads etc etc for $3700.

 

[FusionX]

unless you use special pads which are illegal on the road and are only good for the track.

Huh? how is a pad illegal? How would anyone ever tell without pulling a caliper off? I've taken cars through the pits with race pads in and never had an issue.

 

[Morton]

I don't think they'd be illegal in the "watch out you'll get defected" kind of way... more illegal in the "watch out, if you don't warm these up you'll crash at the first set of lights" way.

 

[adamc11]

I've had my eyes on these. Harrop 343mm front and rear rotors with 4 piston calipers, pads etc etc for $3700.

Get the AP Racing ones... bigger 350mm front rotors and cheaper than the harrop: NVU, Genuine Holden parts to suit Holden Commodore VR,VS,VT,VX,VY,VZ,Monaro,Statesman,Utes and HSV

 

[The Harvester]

I don't think they'd be illegal in the "watch out you'll get defected" kind of way... more illegal in the "watch out, if you don't warm these up you'll crash at the first set of lights" way.

Very good, it's exactly what i mean. For race brakes to work effectively they first have to be warmed up.

Being in the automotive industry i had to take a car out of the workshop for other work to be carried out elsewhere. This car was a Jap twin turbo with lots of punch, anyway after giving it some boost down a side street around the factories and coming to a T intersection I went for the brakes and there was about 5% braking power and i went through the stop sign and used the handbrake which in turn 180ed the car but it stopped before hitting the gutter and lucky no cars coming in either direction. The customer didn't tell anyone that he had race pads fitted.

 

[adamc11]

Brakes are getting fitted tomorrow. Should i be getting braided lines and from where? Cost?

 

[VT-565]

Hmmm...they look good, did you see these? PK1 COMMODORE VB TO VZ BIG BRAKES HSV 330mm PBR - eBay, Other Car Parts, Accessories, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 21-Oct-08 00:23:20 AEST) These ones have braided hoses. I'd go for braided if you're going to do track days or something like that, if you're not, then the AP's might be getting under-used...still nice....