306 to saxo brake conversion....

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #1
    hey.

    was looking at a smashed up 306 xsi the other day and the brakes looked bigger then the ones on the front of the my S.

    Now was wondering what size are the disks? also how much smaller then they compared to the gti-6 setup that most people go for??

    If i could get hold of all the bits cheap would it be worth doing? or wait to get a big brake conversion or gti-6 setup???

    cheers guys
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR
    #2
    I dont think they would be much different to the gti-6 set up mate, I would personally go for the gti-6 ones to start with.
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #3
    266mm, i dont see why people NEED the 283mm it? i have went gfrom gti180 to 4 pots and now down to 266mm. as they offer great braking and less rotational mass.

    you can over brake your car when you dont need to.
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26
    #4
    what are the Saxo's 255mm?
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 West Yorks Posts: 5765 Seat LCR 225
    #5
    i have the 266mm and there great just right

  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Soulless View Post
    what are the Saxo's 255mm?
    246 summink like that i think
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 Kunt & Sorrey Posts: 5763 Rep mobiles & Joes ma
    #7
    saxo are 247mm. 306 xsi are 266mm, if its an early one it will have shite calipers, needs to be the facelift version to have decent calipers.
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #8
    cheers for the help people, so the general concensos is that it would be worth doing???
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #9
    yes. i have a few sets for sale aswell
  10. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AlexR View Post
    saxo are 247mm. 306 xsi are 266mm, if its an early one it will have shite calipers, needs to be the facelift version to have decent calipers.
    yeah it is a facelift one. will i need anything else for the conversion??? also how much should i pay for the callipers and proberly disks?
  11. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26
    #11
    Dave mate,
    me and nick were selling a set of 206 GTis they were 266mm

    but no one wanted them so thats what Nicks running atm...

    gotta say those 266mm discs look lush!!

    look for around 125quid ish?
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #12
    i'll sell you some for £100 delivered.

    got 3 sets.
  13. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26
    #13
    that with Discs?
  14. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Soulless View Post
    that with Discs?
    ditto soulless question?????
  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi
    #15
    nope. just calipers.

    discs are about 30 - 40 for these.
  16. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #16
    alright mate well let me see what they want for the others and i;ll get back to you.

    rep given to the helpfull
  17. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #17
    williams and dan sais i need to spred it around abit first sos
  18. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26
    #18
    Hundred quid for callipers !!!(reasonable btw)

    ill just wait till i see another GTi on its roof
  19. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #19
    ^^^ lol what do nicks work like then ?
  20. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 ashford Posts: 196
    #20
    woodgates have got a few 306 xsi's in atm they wont want much atall for the calipers and discs
  21. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Ashford kent Posts: 3161 PoP! bAnG! pOp! BaNg!
    #21
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by james_pug View Post
    woodgates have got a few 306 xsi's in atm they wont want much atall for the calipers and discs
    yeah thats where i have seen them....
  22. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2004 Kunt & Sorrey Posts: 5763 Rep mobiles & Joes ma
    #22
    where is this woodgates place?

    I used to pay £30-40 for a pair of mint calipers, but i know the guys at the breakers well and i have the joy of taking them off, identifying them etc.
  23. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV
    #23
    yep, 266mm discs are a great mod and increase the braking loads, i have 283mm 206gti 180 discs and calipers on mine and they are shit hot, you can nearly pull endos lol

    anything bigger than 266mm wont fit behind 14" alloys mind you.

    they also go straight on without the need for any grinding of the calipers etc, they just fit in the same holes and use the same bolts as the vtr/vts

    any pug over 1.6 or most deisels the likes of a partner van and berlingo has 266mm discs and calipers fitted. these are also the same as the 206gti

    206 gti = 266mm discs
    206 gti 180 = 283mm discs
    306 gti-6 = 283mm discs