Scott-EP Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Right as you must all know the Standard brake's are abit appalling to be fair hahaWould Grooved Disc's and Red stuff pads all round be a sufficient enough upgrade to totally eradicate brake Fade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan507 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 there are lods of options avalible, all depends on you're budget.Personly uprating you're rear brakes is dead money IMO. most of the braking is at the front.Might be woth upgrading to a levin brake it with groved discs and red stuff pads.braided hose lines do alot aswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott-EP Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 there are lods of options avalible, all depends on you're budget.Personly uprating you're rear brakes is dead money IMO. most of the braking is at the front.Might be woth upgrading to a levin brake it with groved discs and red stuff pads.braided hose lines do alot aswellI'm not planning any mad power so won't be needing some 4 pots or anything lol, Yeah i know back brake's don't do much but it looks better having all round the same brake's in my opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Levins are a good upgrade... If you stay with starlet ones tho, I'd think twice about red stuffs for road use, you'll probably never heat them up properly. I'd go with greenstuffs or mintex 1144'sBraided lines and BMC will make a nice difference aswell! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
addz Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 For a good brake set-up at a decent price I'd go for the below (currently running myself) - this is a fast road set-up many have gone for:3G 10 grooved discs,1144 mintex pads,Braided lines all around,Dot 5 motul brake fluid.This should suffice for fast road set-up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott-EP Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 For a good brake set-up at a decent price I'd go for the below (currently running myself) - this is a fast road set-up many have gone for:3G 10 grooved discs,1144 mintex pads,Braided lines all around,Dot 5 motul brake fluid.This should suffice for fast road set-up.Is this also good for Track Use ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 It would work but the pads wouldn't be ideal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
addz Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Is this also good for Track Use ?Depends on how extreme and how regular.Think you would have to change the pads for some EBC's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenV Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 i've got a set of levin twin pots for sale if your interested bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
durmz Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 how much ben? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steed Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 i have corolla SR setup just lying around, big single pot style that i'm going to be using. once i've tidied them up of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 You're better off going for bigger brakes rather than throwing money at the standard ones. Spend a bit extra and get some proper brakes, IMO the standard Starlet setup is just too small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Wilwoods Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wee-jo Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I recently bought new brakes which included:EBC grooved discsYellowstuff padsCusco BMCSHEL brakelinesRear pads5.1 Brake fluidThat should be sufficient enough for fast road/track. If you where to go for more power I'd probably go for levin/willwood brakes, or some traders sell a gt4 brake conversion kit which offers ridiculous stopping power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B11G KY Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 For a good brake set-up at a decent price I'd go for the below (currently running myself) - this is a fast road set-up many have gone for:3G 10 grooved discs,1144 mintex pads,Braided lines all around,Dot 5 motul brake fluid.This should suffice for fast road set-up.I have this set up and it's awful, the 3G discs have fallen apart, I will post a picture of them when I take them off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 dont agree with the grooved/dimpled/drilled nonsense save your money and get a decent set of vented discs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I think 3g's are abit hit and miss.. Brother had some on his Glanza many moons ago and they were actually really good.If their groved/dimpled etc they'll still be vented mate grooved disks are actually worth having tho, as the grooves are there to keep cutting the face of the pad to stop them glazing over and to keep the pad surface fresh. You will go through pads quicker tho.IMO, if I was doing loads of trackdays yes I'd go for willwoods/WMS 4pots etc, but if it was mainly a road car with occasionally trackdays I'd stick with the uprated pads and discs option. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 x2 with asadthe most effective mods are the bmcsbraded linesand fresh fluid with a higher boiling pointthese are the mods that make the most noticable difference Quote Link to post Share on other sites
addz Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I have this set up and it's awful, the 3G discs have fallen apart, I will post a picture of them when I take them off.I've not had issues, but there have been members who have. A bit of a hit and miss, still a few use them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam starlet87 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 wilwoods hands down!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keri-WMS Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 x2 with asadthe most effective mods are the bmcsbraded linesand fresh fluid with a higher boiling pointthese are the mods that make the most noticable differenceHave you tried your WMS kit yet though? (sorry if my replies will be slow, in the Alps part of a roadtrip!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 pm sent kerri! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexGTAdv Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Would like to say that i think ebc pads are wank. Had yellow stuffs in mine for around a year and got loads of brake fade with them, they took stupidly long to heat up and actually work! only plus point is they wear well, i have changed them now for some Hawk carbon pads but when i took them out they still had over half the pad left i would say and i did abuse them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul_JJ Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Would like to say that i think ebc pads are wank. Had yellow stuffs in mine for around a year and got loads of brake fade with them, they took stupidly long to heat up and actually work! only plus point is they wear well, i have changed them now for some Hawk carbon pads but when i took them out they still had over half the pad left i would say and i did abuse them.What is wrong with the EBC Discs???http://www.potn.co.uk/toyota-starlet-13-tu...13_p1140354.htmPads - I have the Mintex 1144 - good brakes, but squeal is annoying! Heard a lot of bad words about the EBC pads, especially Green Stuff!Braded lines improve about 10-20% brake efficiency!Keep the rear standard - won't notice any difference to uprated, it's not easy/cheap to get uprated pads and discs for the rear!And for god's sake don't put DOT 5 fluid in, it's not compatible with Starlets -))) Use DOT 5.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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