Furio brake upgrade???

1. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

   #1 10th March 2010, 13:11

   I want to upgrade my brakes on my furio but am undecided as what to go for. Would vts brakes be of any use, maybe 266mm's from berlingo etc. can you make suggestions and list what i would need for each conversion.
   Cheers
2. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

   #2 10th March 2010, 13:19

   furio ones are th same as vtr/vts iirc. 266 or if you have 15" wheels 283s are a good shout.
3. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #3 11th March 2010, 10:22

   GTI-6 Calipers
   
   Brembos from a 406 with xantia V6 discs.
4. user_30728 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 st.austell Posts: 2549 106 quiksilver

   #4 11th March 2010, 15:48

   106 GTi brakes are perfect!
5. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #5 11th March 2010, 15:49

   high spec 4pots
   
   vtr/s re-discs best way to go i think
6. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

   #6 11th March 2010, 18:29

   Would the vtr or vts brakes give me a noticible difference or would it be a waste of time? and as for the 4 pots, i would love them but they're like £500 odd quid
7. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #7 11th March 2010, 18:47

   VTR VTS brakes are the same as Furio? If they aint then the only difference is tha tthe VT discs are vented.
   
   The saxo brakes are shit and just not worth while.
   
   266mm setup is a good single pot setup, its fairley light and gives a good difference over the standards.
   
   283 GTI6 are next up, alot heavier and alot of poeple say the weight of these make them no more benificial over the 266mm, however it depends how you brake, as the 266 will warm up quicker than the GTI6 as they have smaller discs.
   
   Ive just got GTI 180's and i now realise how the 266mm will have a huge advantage over them in weight. These are rediculously heavy.
   
   After them you have the brembos then your 4 pots etc

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8. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #8 11th March 2010, 19:57

   ye mine where 800£ but i think a vtr/s rear axle is good with any sort of front disc conversion.... i dont think they do loads compard to the front but nice to have all round discs
   
   quicker to cool down
9. Ashleyp Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2008 Bedford & Manchester Posts: 17504

   #9 11th March 2010, 20:06

   266's for a furio. the engines not powerful enough to need any more
   
   283s weigh shit loads
   
   my 247 set up weighs more than my wilwoods!
   
   4pots are great untill you realise how hard you have to drive to make them worthwhile. you can have just as good a set up on a single pot set up especially with a 1.4 engine.
   
   just make sure you get good discs and pads
   
   generally, pads and discs are far more expensive for 4pots, hispec charge £400 for a pair of 2peice discs
10. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

    #10 11th March 2010, 21:24

    Ok then, 4 pots are off the table. yeah i'll probably go for the gti brakes. Would these be te right 266's to get or are there better ones for the job?
11. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

    #11 12th March 2010, 07:36

    You can get the 4 pot brembos for quite cheap. On ebay there around £200. Which aint too bad, and they are v light.
    
    The GTI-6 brakes are good, but heavy. So it might be worth the extra few quid getting the brembos if you have a track car.
12. stupotvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 EDINBURGH Posts: 3143 BMW e36 328i sport

    #12 12th March 2010, 16:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by adamskiTNR Ok then, 4 pots are off the table. yeah i'll probably go for the gti brakes. Would these be te right 266's to get or are there better ones for the job?

    266s are from pug 206 gti with 140bhp (not the 206 gti 180) you can also get them off berlingo's, pug partners and other bigger cars in the PSA range.
    
    to fit them you will need the caliper, caliper carrier, caliper bolts from the donor car (they're longer) pads, discs

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13. E3D Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 Tunbridge Wells Posts: 1465 Furio 1.4 2002

    #13 12th March 2010, 16:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by James106 106 GTi brakes are perfect!

    they are the same as furios. All vt models have the same front brake set up bar abs. (which you can for Rs and furios/westcoast because it was an optional extra.)
    
    Iv got gti-6 brakes purely for looks on my furio.
14. planetrover Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 leicester Posts: 390 saxo furio vtr lookalike

    #14 12th March 2010, 18:38

    got 266 of berlingo on mine fitted straight swap with bolts hoses off the old brakes took 10 mins to fit each side now it stops dead
15. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

    #15 12th March 2010, 19:20

    The berlinga brakes do look like a good option for the money. how much did you get them for?
16. planetrover Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 leicester Posts: 390 saxo furio vtr lookalike

    #16 13th March 2010, 08:51

    i paid 80 quid for the lot inc new pads