A Topic Of What Bigger Brakes Would Fit A Gentry

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

I know this is a daft one, But I'd thought I'd start this and see what sugestion's I would get, Please don't add 'Don't bother'

 

Basically I'm looking at some bigger brakes for the old Girl manly for look's as stopping power of the Auto isn;t really a problem as top speed isn;t high by any mean's and it's got some 16's on it now.

 

I can't swap the 1.6 hub's that I know of, but I havn;t really looked into it but I know the Driveshafts are funny length's, Not quite a 1.6 or 1.9 GTi type or I would change it all over to 1.9 front end, The choice of changing to a Manual isn;t there either as the mrs's drives it most of the time.

 

 

So....

[Anthony 1,003]

You sure you can't just swap it over to base model hubs, as in theory any driveshaft that fits a 1.6 hub should fit a base model hub? That would allow you any brake upgrades that'll fit 1.9 hubs whilst retaining the existing driveshafts....

[James_R 3]

6 calipers and then get some bells made up to space some rotors approptiately

[taylorspug 7]

You sure you can't just swap it over to base model hubs, as in theory any driveshaft that fits a 1.6 hub should fit a base model hub? That would allow you any brake upgrades that'll fit 1.9 hubs whilst retaining the existing driveshafts....

 

What he said.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

hmm, Brembo's here we come in that case, None of these poncy 6 Caliper's!! they weigh as much as the car (Almost)

[Alastairh 47]

25 KG actually with the discs and pads

[Matt Holley 11]

25 KG actually with the discs and pads

 

Really I knew they weighed a bit but not that much, lighter brakes needed for mine then

[James_R 3]

1.9 calipers with decent pads in will last out fine in a stripped 205, never had issues with mine so far on DS2500 pads front and premier rears

 

And you can get galfer or alike 2 piece bells/rotors to make them even lighter.

[tom_m 0]

And you can get galfer or alike 2 piece bells/rotors to make them even lighter.

 

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