Performance discs for Hi-spec 4 pots?

1. saxo_ron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing

   #1 23rd October 2009, 09:45

   Ive had a search and come up with very little.
   
   Ive got the 285mm set up and im looking to upgrade the discs from the standard hispec to some performance ones which will handle higher temperatures.
   
   I know Kam is looking at something but surely people have used uprated discs with these before.
   
   So what has been used?
   
   Thanks
2. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #2 23rd October 2009, 11:40

   From reading up some good brake fluid and pads should be okay. I'm planning on going for some of the Carbone Lorraine fluid and RC5+ pads which should be plenty fine!
   
   Kam is looking into discs - I'd love a set of 2 piece discs.
3. saxo_ron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing

   #3 23rd October 2009, 13:36

   Ive got performance pads but my discs have seen better days. Im just trying to line some up rather than buying from hi-spec again. Agreed dot 5.1 all the way.
4. Aron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 3554 EP3 Civic

   #4 23rd October 2009, 14:08

   hi-soec build some brilliant discs. should not need any better. you can always get the wider disc kit. will make a difference.
5. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

   #5 23rd October 2009, 14:36

   If you contact Hi-Spec directly, they can manufacture you 2 piece discs. Very expensive though! Works out at nearly £400 IIRC.
6. saxo_ron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing

   #6 24th October 2009, 08:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Toad If you contact Hi-Spec directly, they can manufacture you 2 piece discs. Very expensive though! Works out at nearly £400 IIRC.

   Waaaaay out of my budget for a set of discs
7. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

   #7 24th October 2009, 08:45

   Yep, me too. But if you must have floating discs... They look so sweet.
8. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #8 24th October 2009, 08:54

   I'm just going to run gti-6 discs until I stop doing soo many miles or the hi spec discs drop in price
9. saxo_ron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing

   #9 24th October 2009, 09:35

   Floating discs would be sweet
   
   They must match an existing disc though. Raunchz - you ground your pads didnt you?
10. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

    #10 24th October 2009, 09:50

    rally design are putting the price up for my dis £137 incl vat lmao
    
    need to find what car i can get mine off
11. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #11 24th October 2009, 12:26

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo_ron Floating discs would be sweet They must match an existing disc though. Raunchz - you ground your pads didnt you?

    I took less than 1mm off the outside pad - I really didn't need to take much off. It sounds like I hacked away at the pad but i just took a small flat file to them.
    
    If you fit the discs with the pistons pushed all the way in you'll see what needs to be ground off.
12. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #12 24th October 2009, 12:37

    2piece discs from hispec rock
    
    
    
    
    
    About £140 + vat per side last time I checked, although hispec like putting prices up and not telling people.
13. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #13 24th October 2009, 12:44

    I'd love a set of those !!! ^ ^ ^
14. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #14 24th October 2009, 12:47

    i wont be running them atm though, bloody retards lost my measurments off the computer, and ive got some part worn single piece discs cheap to rape.
15. Dougal Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 5

    #15 27th October 2009, 21:53

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ryan i wont be running them atm though, bloody retards lost my measurments off the computer, and ive got some part worn single piece discs cheap to rape.

    What did you need to know i'm running these:
    
    
16. unreal106 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Dudley Posts: 1634 106 GTI

    #16 27th October 2009, 22:15

    how much were these dougal?
17. Aron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 3554 EP3 Civic

    #17 28th October 2009, 10:07

    those dics look massive! what size are they?
18. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #18 28th October 2009, 10:17

    They look huge!! I'm guessing you go them from Hi Spec? They must have the sizes me thinks - just another avenue for spending more ££££
19. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #19 28th October 2009, 10:54

    I think i have the right starting disc now. Now its a case of finding costs of machining them to fit the saxo
20. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #20 28th October 2009, 10:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KamRacing I think i have the right starting disc now. Now its a case of finding costs of machining them to fit the saxo

    Nice!!! I can feel my wallet tembling already, would go nicely with a set of RC5+ pads
21. Olly Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Meerkat Harborough Posts: 2638 Saxo vtr mk 2

    #21 28th October 2009, 18:03

    Pretty sure Evans_1089 (iirc) could get discs made up! Worth a pm anyhows.
22. Dougal Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 5

    #22 28th October 2009, 18:05

    You'd all hate me if you knew what i got them for!! But they came from 3 differnt people, the bells and brackets came from a ebay as someone had changed cars and just got new bits to swap brakes between cars. The calipers are early hi spec ones as if you look close they have a Nike style tick on them which Nike made them remove due to copywrite these were for someones kit car project that never got finished so were new. Finally the discs were new from Hi spec!
    
    Bit of a saga but well worth it and they are 300mm so i have to run 16's.
23. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #23 28th October 2009, 18:08

    the tick is the 'swoosh'
    
    I did laugh when chatting to hispec about this years ago.
24. Dougal Newbie Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 5

    #24 28th October 2009, 18:14

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ryan the tick is the 'swoosh' I did laugh when chatting to hispec about this years ago.

    Yeah seems they must have people looking if others are using the Logo
25. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #25 28th October 2009, 18:22

    Yep they will have a legal team allways searching for anything like this.