Big Brake Kits are becoming more and more popular, especially the offerings from D2 and K Sport due to their price point and build quality. They offer immense stopping ability and the most popular sizes are 330mm and 356mm designed to fit under 17″ and 18″ wheels respectively, although in some instances a narrow wheel […]
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D2 Brake Kits
We had a couple of cars in recently for D2 big front brake upgrades, both receiving D2 6 Pot kits with 330mm alloy belled discs to fit under 17″ Alloy Wheels: Purple Calipers: Red Calipers: Also available with 356mm discs to fit under 18″ Alloy Wheels. Kit prices start at £1022.00 including DOT5.1 braked fluid, […]
Astravan 1.9 CDTi Stage 3+ Tuning Package
We had this Astravan 1.9CDTi here recently for a few days undergoing some fairly extensive upgrades to cover the engine, brakes and chassis. Performance: A Stage 3+ conversion. The van was fitted with our hybrid turbo charger, full 2.5″ stainless steel exhaust system (turbo back), full height CSRacing Intercooler and 80mm Air Flow Meter with […]
Big Brake Kits – Caliper Maintenance
Preventative Maintenance is always more cost effective in the long term as it prevents smaller issues from becoming more major problems. Take for example ‘Big Brake Kits’ which are now more commonly fitted on road cars and feature 4 pot, 6 pot and 8 pot calipers. These calipers are aluminium for lightness and strength. Usually […]