266mm brake differences?

1. user_53326 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Redditch/Swansea Posts: 152 Mk2 TwoTone Saxo VTR

   #1 10th August 2011, 22:49

   Hi......
   
   Was looking into 266 mm brakes and have seen that people use a few different ones such as 206 gti, xsara, berlingo e.t.c.
   
   I was just wondering whether there is any difference performance-wise between any of them?
   
   Obviously it's down to the quality of pads, discs and fluid e.t.c. Would be great to find out if callipers off one car are any better than another or whether they are all the same?
   
   
2. DreamEater Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane

   #2 11th August 2011, 12:40

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   Originally Posted by barlow135 Hi...... Was looking into 266 mm brakes and have seen that people use a few different ones such as 206 gti, xsara, berlingo e.t.c. I was just wondering whether there is any difference performance-wise between any of them? Obviously it's down to the quality of pads, discs and fluid e.t.c. Would be great to find out if callipers off one car are any better than another or whether they are all the same?

   Have a read of this
   
   The general gist of it is, the 266mm discs/callipers come in two sizes one with a 20.7mm wide disc and the other is 22mm. I've just done an upgrade on mine which I wrote a little about here
   
   The callipers are the same performance wise, it's just one takes a bigger disc than the other, and you're right, it is down to which pads and discs you use, and how well you bed them in. I bought some cheap pads and discs for my 247mm originals just to get me by until my new ones arrived, didn't bed them in at all. One has a very big crack going through the middle because of this.
   
   Dave.
3. user_53326 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Redditch/Swansea Posts: 152 Mk2 TwoTone Saxo VTR

   #3 11th August 2011, 16:38

   Cheers for that bud
   
   Yeah was just interested to see if one calliper was better than the other but obviously not really, and it is down to the discs and pads (which I wouldn't be tight with anyway).
   
   Have you bedded them in yet? if so, was it worth the upgrade?
   
   
4. DreamEater Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane

   #4 11th August 2011, 20:32

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   Originally Posted by barlow135 Cheers for that bud Yeah was just interested to see if one calliper was better than the other but obviously not really, and it is down to the discs and pads (which I wouldn't be tight with anyway). Have you bedded them in yet? if so, was it worth the upgrade?

   I haven't bedded them in yet (fitting tomorrow) but from what I've been told they are well worth the upgrade. I got my callipers from Mikol who supplies them fully refurbished.
   
   The Mintex pads and discs were £63 including postage from eBay. Which only makes them £20 more expensive for the both over 247mm. Replacing the pads would only cost around a fiver more than the 247mm ones.
   
   Dave.
5. user_38811 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Sawtry Posts: 3456 Saxo VTS Saxo VTR

   #5 11th August 2011, 20:44

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   Originally Posted by DreamEater I haven't bedded them in yet (fitting tomorrow) but from what I've been told they are well worth the upgrade. I got my callipers from Mikol who supplies them fully refurbished. The Mintex pads and discs were £63 including postage from eBay. Which only makes them £20 more expensive for the both over 247mm. Replacing the pads would only cost around a fiver more than the 247mm ones. Dave.

   Got a link for the mintex pads and discs mate? Been looking around for ages as i bought same calipers of mikol aswell
6. DreamEater Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane

   #6 11th August 2011, 20:51

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   Originally Posted by lwigmore Got a link for the mintex pads and discs mate? Been looking around for ages as i bought same calipers of mikol aswell

   The discs I'm using are MDC1491 and the pads MDB2283 bought for £63 on eBay
   
   Message the seller with those part numbers to confirm this is what you're ordering.
   
   Also, these discs and pads are for the 266mm which are 22mm wide, there is another calliper that takes 20.7mm discs. Confirm with Mikol if you're unsure.
   
   Dave.
7. user_53326 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Redditch/Swansea Posts: 152 Mk2 TwoTone Saxo VTR

   #7 11th August 2011, 22:37

   Cheers for the info mate
   
   Just out of interest, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you get the refurbed' callipers for?
8. DreamEater Established Member Joined: Jun 2011 Hertfordshire Posts: 1574 '07 Saab 93 Vector Sport - '79 Citroën Dyane

   #8 11th August 2011, 23:15

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   Originally Posted by barlow135 Cheers for the info mate Just out of interest, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you get the refurbed' callipers for?

   No problems :-)
   
   Less than what he was asking as I collected.
   
   Dave.
9. user_53326 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Redditch/Swansea Posts: 152 Mk2 TwoTone Saxo VTR

   #9 11th August 2011, 23:16

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   Originally Posted by DreamEater No problems :-) Less than what he was asking as I collected. Dave.

   I will ask him then haha