Envi XR8

Hi All,

I want to upgrade the brakes on an XA that I am going to rebuild. I'm not sure if there is a common conversion. Any ideas? I want to put a 4 spot caliper of some type on there.

Can any one suggest anything?

regards Chris

xbgs351

Why do you want 4 spot calipers, are you circuit racing?

tony xa

Hopper stoppers do brake kits for a xa falcon .I don't think they do a 4 spot but they are worth looking at for a idea on whats avail .
RRS do bigger brake systems than hoppers but thats with their suspension upgrade

Envi XR8

The car will be built to do a variety of things, and saturday sprints are included in the plan. I have driven old fords most of my life, and after driving a BA, those old single spot clunkers just won't cut it. I like the whole package, going, and stopping!

Envi XR8

Thanks for your reply. I wasn't sure if they did a conversion kit or not. Cheers. Mate.

xbgs351

Owning a XB and BA, I prefer the single piston PBR's on the XB over the dual pistons PBR's on my BA.

In my XB it takes about four or five laps of Winton before I start to get any brake fade and I'm only using Comp 9 pads up front and Comp 2 pads at the rear. There are far hotter pads available, but the pads I am running are totally streetable and don't squeel at all.

If you are serious about multi piston calipers, speak to Race Brakes.

Envi XR8

Thanks for that. QLD Raceway I'm told is tough on brakes and the bigger cars feel it a bit more. BTW what times do you get around Winton?

xbgs351

Doing low 1:50's on street tyres. The car is FAR faster than the drivers. We were braking from 180km/h on the front straight.

xbgs351

Comp 9's are no longer made to suit the HQ pistons that I run, so use Comp 6 for street and Comp 15 for track.