Brake upgrades, inc handbrake concerns

[Turn & Burn]

Got one side mounted , the bracket just needed a little tweak & I've also machined some grooves in them now,


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just need to wait for the salt to go and i can test them out

Gary, have u had chance to try these under 15”
Rotas yet. I’m about ready to buy wheels and and stuck between 15x8 et10 Rotas or 16x8 et0 JR19s. I think I’d prefer the Rota due to the ET10 spacing but don’t want it to clash with the big calipers.

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

Under 14".

wrong side caliper etc but you should get those under 15" if these are under 14".

 

[Turn & Burn]

Under 14".

wrong side caliper etc but you should get those under 15" if these are under 14".

Thanks Jason, they look great. What size rotor are you using? I have some Wilwood rotors, they’re 11.75” ~ 298mm. The discs I’ve got on at present are 293mm.

 

[atomman]

Gary, have u had chance to try these under 15”
Rotas yet. I’m about ready to buy wheels and and stuck between 15x8 et10 Rotas or 16x8 et0 JR19s. I think I’d prefer the Rota due to the ET10 spacing but don’t want it to clash with the big calipers.

I tried a wheel on it today and it clears ok , mine are 15" ET 0 Rota's

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

Thanks Jason, they look great. What size rotor are you using? I have some Wilwood rotors, they’re 11.75” ~ 298mm. The discs I’ve got on at present are 293mm.

they're 286mm. I think the caliper is what limits it.

 

[Turn & Burn]

I tried a wheel on it today and it clears ok , mine are 15" ET 0 Rota's

Good news that as I’d prefer to go down the 15” route, thanks for checking.

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

Good news that as I’d prefer to go down the 15” route, thanks for checking.

Thats ace news.

 

[Turn & Burn]

I’ve had a set of 298 wilwood rotors floating round for a while so now I have a wheel to test them under I thought I’d mock them up with the R32 caliper. What a winner! They work far better than my previous rotor, using a 10mm plate disc rather than a bell, totally alleviates the need for spacers on the back face of the caliper mounts and the front face of the caliper is still 5mm clear of the wheels.
As a means of further weight reduction I’ve used plywood instead of aluminium. I reckon it’ll hold up just fine at normal operating temps

 

[LiamR]

Under 14".

wrong side caliper etc but you should get those under 15" if these are under 14".

Those are absolutely gorgeous! Any part numbers for this setup? Guessing it's not a bolt on affair?

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

Those are absolutely gorgeous! Any part numbers for this setup? Guessing it's not a bolt on affair?

No part numbers but is a 'bolt' on. Ish.

 

[jonbills]

No part numbers but is a 'bolt' on. Ish.

After a few hours on the CNC, you can bolt it on [emoji4]

 

[jonbills]

What brake lines do you guys have with the R32 front calipers? I'm looking at getting some HEL ones made up -
m10 straight banjo to fixed m10 x 1.0 female, 37cm (to go all the way from the hard line on the body to the caliper)?

 

[Turn & Burn]

I haven’t done mine yet, I’ll be keen to see how fits. Can u feedback on progress.

 

[atomman]

What brake lines do you guys have with the R32 front calipers? I'm looking at getting some HEL ones made up -
m10 straight banjo to fixed m10 x 1.0 female, 37cm (to go all the way from the hard line on the body to the caliper)?

I tend to angle the banjo a bit for clearance, there's a few company's that will make them up for you, as well as HEL will dig out who I use later for you

 

[jonbills]

I haven’t done mine yet, I’ll be keen to see how fits. Can u feedback on progress.

Will do

I tend to angle the banjo a bit for clearance, there's a few company's that will make them up for you, as well as HEL will dig out who I use later for you

Thanks Gary - HEL have 25% off at the mo, how does £45 delivered sound?

 

[atomman]

£45-50 is about the going rate , this is who I use https://furoreproducts.co.uk/

370mm sounds a bit long though

 

[jonbills]

£45-50 is about the going rate , this is who I use https://furoreproducts.co.uk/

370mm sounds a bit long though

I'll price it up with them too then. how long are yours? I was thinking its better too long than too short!

 

[jonbills]

I got the HEL ones in the end. They were cheaper with the 25% discount offered, and their online tool for speccing it was easy.
In the end I ordered 360mm with 10mm banjo ay the caliper and female swivel at the inner arch.

It looks like it'll work, but I think it would be better with the straight/fixed female at the inner arch and maybe 380mm [emoji4]

 

[jonbills]

yep, 360mm straight is better.

 

[Turn & Burn]

Have u tried it with the loop going downwards instead of upwards, it looks like on full lock it may get close to the top inner rim?