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Old 26-06-2005   #29 (Post Link)
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Re: 330mm Brake Upgrade

Thanks DaveC, informative as ever.

My calipers (shown below) obviously look differerent to AlfaDublins,
so I am now curious as to what exactly I have

It is possible that I misunderstood Autodelta when they said that mine use the same pads as the GT 3.2 (which is defintely true), but maybe the calipers themselves are different.

Andy, (if you have nothing better to do) could you pick which type is closest to yours in the pictures below?
The difference between the two is most obvious if you look at the distance between the "nipple" (or nut) at the top of the raised tier of the caliper ..and the furthest point of the end of the caliper.
Its approx 30mm in mine and a few mm in AlfaDublins.
Cheers,
TB

Originally Posted by David C
It does, but if you can get a setup which is more naturally balanced it will take the load off of the EBD system and feel more natural to drive.

The ideal for a fwd car is to have higher friction pads on the front and lower on the back, i.e.: DS2500 front, DS-Performance rear.
On a rwd or 4wd you want the same front & rear.


The V6 GT uses the same calipers as the 2004-on GTA.
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