Gauging Interest: AP Racing Big Brake Kit

[Jaw_F430]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ant FR (original)

Yup, do yourself a favour and bin em, terrible wheels

Stock is the look of the car though

I want TD1.2's but still can't make up my mind on th ET

[Ant FR]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaw_F430 (original)

Stock is the look of the car though

I want TD1.2's but still can't make up my mind on th ET

i went 38's and hopefully my Brembos when the bloody things turn up, will squeeze on without a spacer,

[GRSmotorsport]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaw_F430 (original)

Maybe be depending on price

Also are any spacers needed with S-spoke 17"?

I think you'll need 15mm spacers, here's the AP pattern for the brake calipers, http://www.apracing.com/drawings/p16119.pdf;)

[Matts Mini Adventure]

interested depending on price

[Vecchio Engineering]

Hello everyone thanks for posting your interest. I’ve now compiled a list of people interested (subject to price). We have 10 people interested, this should help keep prices even lower.

1. super c00per
2. Ant FR
3. Aberdeen Al
4. RCS
5. jam4knr
6. Darrin
7. Chiu
8. Jaw_F430
9. dazo
10. Matts Mini Adventure

If I've missed anyone out please contact me and I'll add you to the listed. Apologies if I have left you off the list.

Thanks, Leo

[dazo]

Good to see lots interested.... Good luck with the pricing

[Chiu]

Quick question Slightly off topic sorry.

I've got 16" wheels at the moment so I'm thinking about getting a set of 17x7 Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 wheels in order to be able to fit thse AP Racing brakes.

I don't fully understand offsets, so can anyone tell me what offset I should be going for with these TD wheels to make them more suitable for the AP Racing brakes? Or is it a case that I would still need spacers regardless of the offset I go for?

The eBay shop I'm looking at getting these wheels from seem to have them available in the following:

4X98ET38
4X100ET38/45
4X108ET38/45
4X114.3ET38/45



Cheers!

Chiu

[James@fomsport]

4x100 (this is the minis bolt pattern) in et38 (is the offset) the lower the offset the further from the hub (stock is et45/48 on some rims) et38 and lower is best for BBK's as that means youll only need a 5mm spacer to run this kit.

HTH

james

[Chiu]

Thanks James Appreciate the quick and detailed response.

Been doing some googleing on offsets and I think I now get the jist of it. Didn't think getting new wheels would be so complicated

So if I understand correctly, going for the ET38 (less positive offset) the spokes are going to have better clearance for the BBK, although I will still need spacers in this case to provide enough of a gap.

Would I be in any danger of having the wheels sticking too far out? My suspension is standard at the moment (R53 MINI Cooper S) but I'm having Eibach Pro Kit springs fitted next week to lower the car by 20mm. Just wondering if I should be concerned about how the wheels will sit in the arches and if handling might be affected with the change in offset + spacers?

Also, would spacers be required on the rear wheels to balance things out at all?

Thanks again,

Chiu

[James@fomsport]

it varies wheel to wheel, the guy i know with AP's runs et38 team dynamics with 5mm spacing and is lowered 30mm on coilovers, after that i cant comment as its the problem with so many different shapes ans sizes with wheels, as offset and rim width affect arch clearance and offset and spoke design affect caliper clearance, can be a real nightmare sometimes

[Jaw_F430]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chiu (original)

Quick question Slightly off topic sorry.

I've got 16" wheels at the moment so I'm thinking about getting a set of 17x7 Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 wheels in order to be able to fit thse AP Racing brakes.

I don't fully understand offsets, so can anyone tell me what offset I should be going for with these TD wheels to make them more suitable for the AP Racing brakes? Or is it a case that I would still need spacers regardless of the offset I go for?

The eBay shop I'm looking at getting these wheels from seem to have them available in the following:

4X98ET38
4X100ET38/45
4X108ET38/45
4X114.3ET38/45



Cheers!

Chiu

Have a look here as there is a thread on this subject

Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2s - Mini Torque

[rivet588]

any prices yet?

what sort of price will you be able to get a new set of discs for when the old ones go? arnt they about £400??????

just to add my 2 pence but i had a price off TCE

TCE Performance Products - Producing Winning Results since 1993

for a Willwood BBK 330mm, 4 pots

# Wilwood FSL calipers w/stainless steel pistons
# Steel mounting brackets
# TCE billet aluminum rotor hats
# 13.0" x .81" directional cast rotors
# Gas slotted and zinc plated
# BP-10 pads
# TCE spec stainless steel hose
# RED powder coat finish

shipped to the uk for £811. seems wrong not to take advantage of the crappy dollar!

TCE also do up to a 355mm dics too.

[todd tce]

Quote: Originally Posted by rivet588 (original)

seems wrong not to take advantage of the crappy dollar!

Hey, I resemble that remark.

[rivet588]

[Darrin]

Quote: Originally Posted by rivet588 (original)

any prices yet?

what sort of price will you be able to get a new set of discs for when the old ones go? arnt they about £400??????

just to add my 2 pence but i had a price off TCE

TCE Performance Products - Producing Winning Results since 1993

for a Willwood BBK 330mm, 4 pots

# Wilwood FSL calipers w/stainless steel pistons
# Steel mounting brackets
# TCE billet aluminum rotor hats
# 13.0" x .81" directional cast rotors
# Gas slotted and zinc plated
# BP-10 pads
# TCE spec stainless steel hose
# RED powder coat finish

shipped to the uk for £811. seems wrong not to take advantage of the crappy dollar!

TCE also do up to a 355mm dics too.

This Wilwood kit has another big advantage in that it will fit under most wheels without the need for a spacer!

However, with a width of 0.81" it is smaller than a stock rotor. I wonder if having a rotor with a larger diameter and smaller width than stock would increase the chances of warping?