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I have been looking at a nice low milage 2009 58 plate 2.2JTS Brera as a replacement for my 159, up until the 159 replacement appears. I am a little puzzled though. Both my 159 and our 946 Spider both have the 4 pot Brembo callipers with 'Alfa Romeo' on the side. The Brera I have looked at has what almost look like rear callipers, quite small. Whilst I'm sure its correct, it seems a little odd to me.

 

[JabawokJayUK]

The Brembo's are only on the larger, heavier engine cars by default. (2.4 & 3.2) the 2.2 doesn't have them.

 

[David C]

Later 159/Brera had Brembos on the smaller engines too though, but smaller Brembos than the larger engines & Ti's.

 

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The Brembo's are only on the larger, heavier engine cars by default. (2.4 & 3.2) the 2.2 doesn't have them.

Both our 1.9 JTDM 159 SW and 2.2JTS Spider both have Brembo brakes, but not to be confussed with the red Brembo callipers.

 

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Later 159/Brera had Brembos on the smaller engines too though, but smaller Brembos than the larger engines & Ti's.

Thats strange, the Brera I'm looking at is newer (2009) than both our current cars (2008)

 

[David C]

Do you have Ti ?
They all have the 330mm Brembos regardless of engine size.

I think it was 2010 that all the small engines got the smaller Brembos (with the small engine Ti still having the bigger 330 Brembos).

 

[David C]

Both our 1.9 JTDM 159 SW and 2.2JTS Spider both have Brembo brakes, but not to be confused with the red Brembo callipers.

What do you mean...?

 

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What do you mean...?

Both our cars have the (smaller) aluminium (not red) 4 pot Brembo callipers on. they might not be red but I understand the callipers with Alfa Romeo etched on th eside are made by Brembo.

 

[cj romeo]

My old 1.9 Jtd delivered in 2006 had single piston calipers, my mates, same engine (Lusso), delivered in 2008, had 4 piston 'brembo type' calipers in silver.

 

[David C]

A correction to my earlier post.
2.2 Brera got the small Brembos (replacing the basic single-piston caliper) from 15th March 2008 production.

So the 2009 car that the OP is looking at is actually older than the 2008 cars he already has...

 

[JabawokJayUK]

Out of interest, what sized discs are the silver 4pot Brembo's David?

 

[David C]

Out of interest, what sized discs are the silver 4pot Brembo's David?

Depends on what the engine is!
2.4JTD & v6 will have the larger 330 discs.
1.9JTD & 2.2JTS will have the smaller 305 discs.

 

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A correction to my earlier post.
2.2 Brera got the small Brembos (replacing the basic single-piston caliper) from 15th March 2008 production.

So the 2009 car that the OP is looking at is actually older than the 2008 cars he already has...

That is what I suspected David!