283mm Front + 283mm Rear With Standard Calipers

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Hi guys n gals,

 

Been done on front with extender brackets but can you do on the rears and what do the disks come from?

 

I know its pointless without changing the calipers but will do at a later stage.

 

Just looking at cheaper options since I can do the calipers later but I need to do brakes anyway.

 

Thanks

 

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[Rich_p 23]

Is there much point going that big with the rears? Surely they'll end up locking up?

 

My civic has awsome brakes & weighs a ton & thats only on 260 oddmm rear disks

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Cituning used to do a kit that utilses 266mm front vented disks from a 306

used a pair of spacers on the caliper to get the width and a bracket to move the caliper out

retained the 247mm caliper with handbrake function

 

not sure if its still available

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

http://projects.205gtidrivers.com/b1ack_mi16-brakes

 

266x20mm vented rear discs.

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Cituning used to do a kit that utilses 266mm front vented disks from a 306

used a pair of spacers on the caliper to get the width and a bracket to move the caliper out

retained the 247mm caliper with handbrake function

 

not sure if its still available

 

Just wandering the 1.9 has 247 on front and rear.

 

Just want to go along that line as I like my brakes as is. I mean wouldn't changin' jus' the front alter the bias in some way.

 

Yeah changin the front to 283 and rear would keep the bias the same and the braking effect would be more powerfull but if you changed only the fronts wouldn't it alter the bias.

 

Not had experience compared to you guys.

 

So I'm wandering.

[Rich_p 23]

They also have compensators to reduce the rear braking effort so even the 247 discs are not being used to full effect.

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They also have compensators to reduce the rear braking effort so even the 247 discs are not being used to full effect.

 

Never thought about that, learn stuff all the time from here.

 

So my best but is to change the front to 283mm and brackets and just keep the rear standard.

 

Can anyone recomend a place for the extention backets or are the £20 ones on basingstokes Okay.

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The 306 s16 and gti6 only have 247mm rear solid disks.

Though im told the later gti6 had a larger piston diameter

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Am I right in saying that doing a 283mm disk conversion with standard calipers only requires the brackets.

 

And discs

 

Can you use any 283mm disk from the PSA range.

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

Easiest bolt on solution if you must have 283mm discs is the 306 GTI6 front brake setup. This will bolt straight on to 1900 front hubs, you will just need a longer brake flexible hose.

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Easiest bolt on solution if you must have 283mm discs is the 306 GTI6 front brake setup. This will bolt straight on to 1900 front hubs, you will just need a longer brake flexible hose.

 

This guys just read my mind.

 

Am 100% going in that direction but can't afford the full setup yet.

 

I'm thinking just disks at mo, with caliper spacers.

 

Anyone selling GTI6 calipers let me know.

 

Are all peu/cit 283 discs the same or do they vary slightly?

 

And can I use GTI6 discs with caliper spacer brackets?

 

Sorry to ask so many questions. Even though I've read so articles on here.

[Tom Fenton 1,540]

Once you have bought the caliper spacers you are not far away from affording the bolt on calipers, personally I'd save up and do it once rather than doing the job twice.

[jackherer 543]

I currently have a Citroen C5 V6 with 283mm (ish) front brakes and the handbrake is on the front wheels. UNLIKE earlier hydraulic citroens the C5 uses a conventional master cylinder for the brakes so they may be a good source for upgraded calipers for the rear. I believe the HDis have the same brakes as the V6 and lesser models are 266mm.

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I currently have a Citroen C5 V6 with 283mm (ish) front brakes and the handbrake is on the front wheels. UNLIKE earlier hydraulic citroens the C5 uses a conventional master cylinder for the brakes so they may be a good source for upgraded calipers for the rear. I believe the HDis have the same brakes as the V6 and lesser models are 266mm.

 

Okay now this what i'm going for :-

 

GTI6 Disks

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Spacer Brackets.

 

As soon as set of 6er calipers come up I'll snap em up also.

 

Right now I think should be okay.