Ap Racing 270 Mm Brake Upgrade

[danny56712 1]

Hi guys iv just been offered a set of 4pot ap racing calipers and discs. Have any of you previously fitted this setup and my main concerns are use on a road car daily driver.

 

Are there squeaks and noise issues?

 

Also are pads available anywhere at competitive prices for these calipers?

[Batfink 201]

There will be plenty of aftermarket pads available. I sell a fair few but you will need to know what the caliper number is or have some pads to get a shape match.

Squeaks and noise will be mostly due to the pad choice though some disc harmonics can simply be frustrating.

[Cameron 16]

Strangely, I don't get any vibration / squeaking with my AP setup and DS2500.

 

Mintex are decent cheap pads and should be fine for the road.

[welshpug 1,655]

make sure they are AP racing, not AP lockheed, quite a difference in weight!

[danny56712 1]

Thanks for all advice guys, so I take it all AP racing are aluminium?

 

Yes just was worried earlier searched online for pads and couldn find any and no pads with these but im sure if i get them and post pics of calipers someone here will know suitable pads

[Cameron 16]

There will be a calliper number on the casting, you can use that to search the Ferodo parts database.

[kyepan 291]

cameron, what calipers and discs do you use on this setup?

[MiniGibbo 142]

Id check they have dust seals too.. Dont want to be taking them off every few months to clean them out lol.

[Cameron 16]

I did use AP twin pots with AP 280mm rotors.

 

Mmm.. 1.1kg per caliper with pads.

[kyepan 291]

I did use AP twin pots with AP 280mm rotors.

 

Mmm.. 1.1kg per caliper with pads.

 

excellent, did you use solid disc's or the fancy ones with alu bells?

[Cameron 16]

Fancy bells.

[Baz 421]

Lotus Elise rears iirc?

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

I've got a set of AP Motorsport 4pots (280 iirc) on one of my cars and they are absolutely incredible! No squeaks and pads are readily available, I highly recommend them.

[kyepan 291]

I did use AP twin pots with AP 280mm rotors.

 

Mmm.. 1.1kg per caliper with pads.

 

do you happen to have the caliper and disc part numbers for both?

 

cheers

J

Edited July 12, 2012 by kyepan

[Cameron 16]

They're Lotus Elise / Exige / VX220 front calipers, can't remember what the part number was though.

 

The rotors I used weren't cheap btw, you can get a better deal using Elise discs then get bells and brackets made to suit.

[oonip 4]

CP5119 caliper family number. Twin 25.9mm pot as on the lotus elise etc.

[Cameron 16]

Pretty sure the pistons are 42mm.

[oonip 4]

Sorry they are 44.5mm (1.75").

 

The 25.9mm I said before is the thickness of disc they are designed to run with!