Help Better Brakes For St185 Gt4

[crashbang]

Proud owner of a inport 1990 GT4,running 17 inch rims,full Tien suspension.But what I need now is some better brakes,what is the mounting centres of a ST205 front caliper,is any brakes from another model that will inprove my stopping. CHEERS

[Leeky]

If i was you i would go for a brake upgrade kit from someone like HI-Spec

[dawesy]

and pray they fit....lol

no, hi-spec did do a kit for the 185 but expect to Shell out about 1200 quid.

[GTForbes]

the rears are a straight fit but the fronts need a special bracket and different disc's, i'm just waiting on a person making up brackets then i'll get my discs and let everyone know how i get on :)

[crashbang]

and pray they fit....lol

no, hi-spec did do a kit for the 185 but expect to shell out about 1200 quid.

[gt4turbo]

Hi i just fitted a set of st205 front brakes to my 185 got a few pic here but not finshed doing the write up yet

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/r1biker/205brakesonst185.html

[chrisb]

Hey thee looking good mate!All work fine!

I wouldnt like to play around with new brakes myself but fairplay, looks like it was fun!

CB

[gt4turbo]

Hey thee looking good mate!All work fine!

I wouldnt like to play around with new brakes myself but fairplay, looks like it was fun!

CB

yes they work fine

just after fitting them i wanted to get them checked so i took it to my mates garage that has a brake tester & checked then they was pulling up good & nice and even

you are right if you are unsure what you are doing better to leave it alone or get a motor mechanic to do it

[Bibbs]

The two main parts to braking are

tyres

pads

Get those two uprated and it'll be a great start. The rest is designed to stop fade (bigger disks, braided lines, better fluid, bigger calipers, more pistons, lighter materials). If you have the ability to lock a wheel, you have enough brakes :D

[antscelicagt]

would it not have been easier to use the hub from the st205 aswell as the disks and calipers??

i changed the disks and hubs on my gti for a later versions that had bigger brakes and all i changed was the mounting bracket on the back. brakes worked great first time.

excellent what uve done though. get that write up finished boy, so i can get the same done to mine! ;)

tony.

[GTForbes]

that wouldn't work as the ST205 uses super strut suspension and the ST185 uses the good old trust McPherson strut

[gt4turbo]

would it not have been easier to use the hub from the st205 aswell as the disks and calipers??

i changed the disks and hubs on my gti for a later versions that had bigger brakes and all i changed was the mounting bracket on the back. brakes worked great first time.

excellent what uve done though. get that write up finished boy, so i can get the same done to mine! ;)

tony.

yeah ive been a bit lazy with the write up been a bit busy but i will get it done this week i hope