Brembo 6 piston brake upgrade

[Ccoastcalais]

For anyone who wants to do the Brembo upgrade on their ve or vf here is a guide to what you need.

Callipers were purchased from zzz performance in the u.s . Brake pads are included with the rotors.
Take note you will also need to buy the mounting kit off them as you can’t reuse the original mounting bolts. This is sold separately on their website or ebay store.

Rotors you can buy anywhere like repco, Bursons or eBay.

Front rotors are 370mm, part number dba42608s
Rears are 360mm, part number dba42074s.

You will also need a 14mm drill bit to enlarge the bolt holes for the front calliper mounts.

Rear just need the backing plate trimmed down to allow for the larger size rotors. I just used an angle grinder for this.

It’s was a fairly straightforward job that can be done in half a day.

Anyone wondering how much it costs.
From memory the rotor’s & mounting kit cost about $2400 delivered. Rotors were $950 from Bursons. Trade price.

 

[Jeda]

For anyone who wants to do the Brembo upgrade on their ve or vf here is a guide to what you need.

Callipers were purchased from zzz performance in the u.s . Brake pads are included with the rotors.
Take note you will also need to buy the mounting kit off them as you can’t reuse the original mounting bolts. This is sold separately on their website or ebay store.

Rotors you can buy anywhere like repco, Bursons or eBay.

Front rotors are 370mm, part number dba42608s
Rears are 360mm, part number dba42074s.

You will also need a 14mm drill bit to enlarge the bolt holes for the front calliper mounts.

Rear just need the backing plate trimmed down to allow for the larger size rotors. I just used an angle grinder for this.

It’s was a fairly straightforward job that can be done in half a day.

Anyone wondering how much it costs.
From memory the rotor’s & mounting kit cost about $2400 delivered. Rotors were $950 from Bursons. Trade price.

You don't need the 14mm drill bit if you're doing this conversion to a VF or WN.

Did you swap the cross over pipe to the end with the bleeder nipple and vise versa on the rear calipers?

 

[Ccoastcalais]

You don't need the 14mm drill bit if you're doing this conversion to a VF or WN.

Did you swap the cross over pipe to the end with the bleeder nipple and vise versa on the rear calipers?

Wasn’t required. The rears just bolt straight on.

 

[keith reed]

For anyone who wants to do the Brembo upgrade on their ve or vf here is a guide to what you need.

Callipers were purchased from zzz performance in the u.s . Brake pads are included with the rotors.
Take note you will also need to buy the mounting kit off them as you can’t reuse the original mounting bolts. This is sold separately on their website or ebay store.

Rotors you can buy anywhere like repco, Bursons or eBay.

Front rotors are 370mm, part number dba42608s
Rears are 360mm, part number dba42074s.

You will also need a 14mm drill bit to enlarge the bolt holes for the front calliper mounts.

Rear just need the backing plate trimmed down to allow for the larger size rotors. I just used an angle grinder for this.

It’s was a fairly straightforward job that can be done in half a day.

Anyone wondering how much it costs.
From memory the rotor’s & mounting kit cost about $2400 delivered. Rotors were $950 from Bursons. Trade price.

Were you able to use the redline wheels?

 

[Ccoastcalais]

Were you able to use the redline wheels?

Were you able to use the redline wheels?

I have rapier wheels on the ve. You would need to have wheels specifically for big brake clearance.

 

[Jeda]

Wasn’t required. The rears just bolt straight on.

From Brakes Direct:

The fluid cross over pipe must
be switched around, and the left caliper
used on the right, and vice versa! On the
Cadillac the caliper mounts on the leading
side, on the Commodore it mounts on the
trailing side! In order to keep the smaller
piston as the leading piston (which must
happen to ensure even pad wear!) this
change must occur before installation.

 

[Ccoastcalais]

From Brakes Direct:

The fluid cross over pipe must
be switched around, and the left caliper
used on the right, and vice versa! On the
Cadillac the caliper mounts on the leading
side, on the Commodore it mounts on the
trailing side! In order to keep the smaller
piston as the leading piston (which must
happen to ensure even pad wear!) this
change must occur before installation.

From Brakes Direct:

The fluid cross over pipe must
be switched around, and the left caliper
used on the right, and vice versa! On the
Cadillac the caliper mounts on the leading
side, on the Commodore it mounts on the
trailing side! In order to keep the smaller
piston as the leading piston (which must
happen to ensure even pad wear!) this
change must occur before installation.

I see what you’re saying now. I didn’t even notice the difference in piston sizing. Thanks for adding the Info & I’ll be sure to sort that out.

 

[Jeda]

I see what you’re saying now. I didn’t even notice the difference in piston sizing. Thanks for adding the Info & I’ll be sure to sort that out.

No worries mate.

How good are ZZ Performance though, bloody superstars. I ordered my calipers from them and my rotors from sparesbox. My calipers arrived 2 weeks before my rotors got here.

 

[Ccoastcalais]

No worries mate.

How good are ZZ Performance though, bloody superstars. I ordered my calipers from them and my rotors from sparesbox. My calipers arrived 2 weeks before my rotors got here.

Agreed, very professional operation.
I had mine about 5 days after ordering, came very well packaged too.