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evouk
02-10-2007, 22:46
Going to be fitting the 4 pot willwoods soon, what size discs do i need to run under std rims??????

Any ideas on cheapest place to go???
richy
03-10-2007, 00:18
depends on what kit you got, if its from the group buy on here then most likely std size discs
evouk
03-10-2007, 08:41
yes got the 4 pot kit from tony16v....

can i go slightly bigger discs or is this kit just for std discs?

What size are standard?
stevie_b
03-10-2007, 09:39
What size are standard?

259mm
stan
03-10-2007, 09:52
285mm from a R1 TXE will fit if the caliper brackets allow.
richy
03-10-2007, 19:20
you will need the std, 259mm as pointed out for that kit, would need brackets making up to allow 285mm etc
evouk
04-10-2007, 06:58
cheers :D
evouk
09-10-2007, 08:25
OK now i need to know what brake fluid you reccomend, its a track/race car only so race fluid would be best but no idea what spec i need...........

and how much i need....

can anyone advise
stevie_b
09-10-2007, 09:08
OK now i need to know what brake fluid you reccomend, its a track/race car only so race fluid would be best but no idea what spec i need...........

and how much i need....

can anyone advise

Castrol SRF is what I use. If you bleed it carefully I would think you would probably get away with just a litre of it. I'd buy two to be safe though!
summeh
10-10-2007, 02:43
system is ~400ml, so 1 litre will be plenty.
evouk
10-10-2007, 07:44
cheers
summeh
10-10-2007, 10:22
mind you thats with standard calipers. dont expect 4pots would be any more though.
arj256
12-10-2007, 19:49
Castrol Response Dot 4 Brake fluid.
I would say 2ltrs as the wilwoods can be fiddly to bleed at times.
evouk
14-10-2007, 21:54
cheers guys may get 2litres of dot 4


save me looking in the garage are std discs vented or solid??

thinking of getting std ones to see how they perform
summeh
15-10-2007, 17:47
vented.

Get some brembo max std discs, they are vented and grooved.
evouk
16-10-2007, 07:04
thanks chap,

i got home today and father in law has got me a set of std discs, 28 pound a pair!!!
u33db
16-10-2007, 13:04
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk do 2 delivered for £30, only a tenner a piece if you pickup.

Mines came and they were mintex...
summeh
17-10-2007, 04:29
nice one, the brembo's are only 30quid for the pair from gsf.
evouk
17-10-2007, 07:05
brembos grooved etc for 30 squid

thats good?
evouk
17-10-2007, 08:44
anyone got any tips on fitting willwoods, going to start today. Need to drain the old fluid out first???
stevie_b
17-10-2007, 10:23
anyone got any tips on fitting willwoods, going to start today. Need to drain the old fluid out first???

I would - especially if you are planning to start using one of the better fluids suggested above, but you don't need to go mad getting every last drop out or anything. Do you know what is in it at the moment? If its DOT 5 you should really flush the system before refilling with anything other than another DOT5, but since it is a Cup car it should be pretty unlikely that anyone would have put DOT5 in it, so you shouldn't need to worry too much.

Fitting the calipers is pretty straightforward. You just need to grind off the edges of the hub carrier where the caliper bolts go into it in order that the caliper bracket can clear it (or you could machine out a bit of the caliper carrier bracket I guess, but these looked too much a work of art to play with!)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/2stis/clio_newhub.jpg

Then just bolt back onto the car and connect up the brake pipes, bleed and then run in for a few hundred miles and you are done!
evouk
17-10-2007, 13:50
cheers dude.........

having majopr problems with getting the old callipers off, two of the large nuts are stuck well tight.....

Just been to buy a blow torch to heat them up a bit as spent too long messing about and dont want to round them off.....

I wont have time to run them in for 200 miles, im doing donny end of month!!!
richy
17-10-2007, 18:54
dead easy to fit, just had to grind a small amount off each hub for clearence for them to fit perfect, id drain the system and rebleed with fresh fluid
summeh
17-10-2007, 19:39
brembos grooved etc for 30 squid

thats good?

yep
evouk
18-10-2007, 14:14
Ive just fitted one calliper ontot the car and have not had to rub any metal down to get it to fit ok, have i done something wrong? It lines up with the bolt holes no problem, is this ok?

Also does the brake hose brass threaded nipple thing twist ALL the way into the calliper, mines only goes down to say 0.2 mm of thread left on it, the nut part isnt fully up to the calliper. IS this OK or do i gave to ensure its all the way down touching the calliper.
evouk
19-10-2007, 13:14
Just noticed the calliper does not sit central with the disc, is this why i am meant to file of some of the original hub carrier to get it central so i can get the pads in easier?
richy
19-10-2007, 18:37
could you get any pics?, only reason i had to file mine was because the caliper bracket wouldnt quite meet the hub holes to bolt up
Lunner
19-10-2007, 18:54
cheers dude.........

having majopr problems with getting the old callipers off, two of the large nuts are stuck well tight.....

Just been to buy a blow torch to heat them up a bit as spent too long messing about and dont want to round them off.....

I wont have time to run them in for 200 miles, im doing donny end of month!!!

Use a big bar and a 6 sided socket
evouk
19-10-2007, 19:25
all sorted now...............

willwoods lighned up perfectly now...........

brake bleeding in the morning
evouk
22-10-2007, 20:50
sorted my problem with the brake parts i needed (see wanted section) apparently these are non renault standard items, so no idea who fitted these, factory or race team....

Just finished re bleeding system and took it for a spin with new castrol super dot 4 in. Pads not bedded in yet but nearly hit my head on windscreen (must wear harness when road testing)

!!!! :D
MAXIBOY
22-10-2007, 20:53
yeah never seen them before. are clio cups widetracked and are these extenders or some sort of in line valve...
tony16v
22-10-2007, 20:57
glad you got them alsorted mate...
evouk
23-10-2007, 15:45
cups are wide tracked yes.....

no idea what it was

:D