Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

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Steve Horrocks
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Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

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Right, now engine should be at the stage for being sorted, i'm gonna be after a brake upgrade.

Think i'll be going for hi-spec 4 pots, but which ones?
Which bits do i need & how much?
Or any other manufacturers/kits you can think of, with prices too if possible?

Cheers guys
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Post by colligreen »

I'd be a bit wary of Hi-Spec. The Evo forums had a big thread on them a while back, they weren't too impressed (IIRC somethingg about discs warping). Their HQ is around the corner from where I work, ordered some brake hoses for steve's MR2 from them which took much longer than they said they would to come in.

The brakes look brilliant, having seen them in the flesh i was tempted for mine but just a bit worried having heard some dodgy reports, and bad after sales service.
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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

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AP racing are around the corner from me. Am hoping they'll be making a floating brake setup for my car. This won't happen till atleast the summer though.
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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by SFLee »

I thought people can you most brake caplier, but only need to make bracket up for it, but very limited number of company make full kit for MK2 ??

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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by D3xt3r »

Greddy only does a front kit for the MR2.

Movit also makes a really good kit for the MR2.
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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by Lauren »

Don't forget the rear brakes as on a mid-engined car they do quite a bit of the braking. Putting bigger discs on just the front will upset the bias.
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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by GT Rich »

Now then mukka how the hell are ya??

Right dude i went for the 330mm disk upgrade as you know and the kit gives you everything you need to fit em and it a doddle!!

if you like i can call up and you can try mine out to see what you think :?:

later dude

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Post by gtschris.com »

Steve Horrocks wrote:Right, now engine should be at the stage for being sorted, i'm gonna be after a brake upgrade.

Think i'll be going for hi-spec 4 pots, but which ones?
Which bits do i need & how much?
Or any other manufacturers/kits you can think of, with prices too if possible?

Cheers guys


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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

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my mates got wilwoods on his pular and they are well cool. top brakes. don't know if you can get em for a 2?
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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by stevecordiner »

This lot do Wilwoods http://www.precisionbrakescompany.com/ but check out the prices lol - About £1k for fronts and the same again for the rears
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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by Dan_DCDezign »

We have supplied Hi-Spec for a while now, and they are a bit pants for picking up the phone, although better than they used to be, and the kits are made to order, so ETA's can be optimistic, although again, this is much better recently. The brakes them selves are a work of art. We have got them on everything for MR2's to Dax Rushes with 0-60 times of 3.4 seconds, and they never fail to impress and we have NEVER had a warranty return ... ever. (touching wood now of course!)

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Re: Which Hi-Spec brakes for me car?

Post by poyntesm »

I have them and they are great. Top piece of kit. Good few on here have them and I have yet to hear of any problems.
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