daddysport
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im thinking of putting larger brake disks on my corsa but need to put bigger calipers on as well. Does any1 know if any other vauxhall brake calipers will fit, a mate of mine said that cavilier sri will do the trick????
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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vectra v6 ones id recomned.
astra gte ones too
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L330wnz
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aye...astra gte or cav 2.0l fit... but veccy v6 are the best ones u can get 
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finni
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dont bother with astra gte brakes as they are exactly the same size as your corsa discs. go for v6
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by finni
dont bother with astra gte brakes as they are exactly the same size as your corsa discs.
Same diameter different thickness!
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Big Col
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quote:
Originally posted by finni
dont bother with astra gte brakes as they are exactly the same size as your corsa discs. go for v6
yes the disks have the same diameter(256mm) however the caliper piston is bigger. This gives you much increased stopping power.
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Nath
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1.4 16v brakes vs Astra GTE brakes
Need i say which are which
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by finni
dont bother with astra gte brakes as they are exactly the same size as your corsa discs. go for v6
but the corsa 1.6 uses crap calipers and thiin discs
the 2l 16v ones use much better calipers and thicker discs. after all these were fitted too 150 bhp cavs which are a lot quicker and a lot heavier than a 1.6 corsa and they stopped them quick enough.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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i gots 2litre spec brakes on my Gsi corsa, they 24mm x 256mm, same diameter as old disk but 4mm thicker, and the calipers are like twice as big 
they got massive stopping power compared to standard ones  i feel so much safer with them
car doesnt swerve side to side no more under heavy braking from 80mph+, and they work brilliant with ABS
i cant imagine how bloody powerfull the V6 ones must be
you need to have min 14inch wheels for the 2litre and 15inch for the V6
BARGAIN at £200 from V-Tunning the calipers are quality, however the disks are not best quality as they rust in the vents, but they are good enough 
[Edited on 09-08-2004 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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sigibbons
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So whats better V6 or GTE?
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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im not sure on the GTE disk and caliper size??
but the one with the bigger will have more stopping power...however i reccomend that you have ABS! as you will be able to lock the wheels easily at high speeds  otherwise just go for the 2litre spec
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stuyw
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i think the v6 ones are only 20mm thick, but the face is 284mm. Fiat coupe turbo disks fit as well, but u will need a spiggot ring which fits over the hub so it fits on correctly
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Siberia
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for the extra 50 auid get them V6 jobbies i have them and there excelletn although u have to be carefull in the wet.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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yep, u jus gotta have ABS!!!!!!
i would have got the V6, but i only got standard 14inch gsi alloys!! and i need to have at least 15inch for the V6 so i had to do with the 2litre spec, but im very happy with them 
quote:
Originally posted by stuyw
i think the v6 ones are only 20mm thick, but the face is 284mm
are you sure they are only 20MM thick are the calipers larger too compared to the 2litre spec??
but i guess the larger disk makes up for it
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sfxer
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fit v6 ones, and hope that you dont have abs cos its shite.
you dont need a spiggot ring to fit the fiat coupe disks as i have them on my corsa, just need to put the wheel o with the hub in a certain position, tricky at first but not a problem now.
disks - £60
calipers (v6) £40
bargain,
do fit some braided lines tho.
by the way the fiat disks are thicker than 20mm!!!
[Edited on 09-08-2004 by sfxer]
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ainsley_brader
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what model are the disks off exactly?
fiat coupe what? what year engine etc?
what size are they 284 or 288 by what?
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sfxer
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284mm cant remember width exactly
they are from a fiat coupe 2.0 20v NOT the turbo,
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Siberia
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right just went out an measured my v6 jobbies and there 20mm wide
fecken hands are all black now
heres some pics i took before they went on the car... i tryed to use the phone so u get an idea of the size
to the best of my knowledge vectra/calibra v6 disks are 284mm.... calibra turbo disks are 288mm
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snottysnowy1
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i used v6 calipers from scrappy and 284mm discs from lmfvauxhall.. great price and look great when fitted
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sfxer
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i stand corrected on the 20mm width, i have a feeling mine (fiat ones) are 22/24 tho ill check tomorrow.
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ffls
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I went crazy and have fitted 288mm discs and Tarox six pot calipers.
They used to stop my Subaru Impreza with 250bhp
So they overbrake 99,9% of cars on the road BMW's,MERCEDES,AUDIS included and other sXXt brake equipped models.
You should see theirs faces thinking they have much brakes
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Siberia
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the good thing about the 4 pot and 6 pot calipers appart from the stopping power is they weigh SOOOO much less than the GM stuff. theses things weigh a tonne. i know cos a v6 pad fell on my big toe required a hospital visit
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stuyw
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quote:
Originally posted by sfxer
i stand corrected on the 20mm width, i have a feeling mine (fiat ones) are 22/24 tho ill check tomorrow.
i think the fiat ones are 20mm as well
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L330wnz
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how do u know if ya got abs?? i have a 1.6 corsa sport btw
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Ajones_17
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You know if you've got abs cos when fire up your car and all your ignition lights come on it'll say in orange letters ABS, can't be more obvious than that eh haha. I personally haven't got abs on my 1.6 sport but it stops ok. I defo need upgrade ma brakes but not sure which ones to get. Wouldn't mind 6 pots but i ain't that minted haha, still at college,
[Edited on 10-08-2004 by Ajones_17]
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