Shockworks 6 pot alloy calliper upgrade

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by Romulus

I just need to lean on Brett a bit more and see if he can do a better deal on a suspension and brake package

If you're successful let me know cause there was no blood coming out of that stone for me

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by Romulus

It would be great to see a picture of the brembo vs Frixa pad side to side to see the difference in height.

I am getting these brakes fitted this Friday. Some rough and ready technical specifications:

Caliper weight with 2 pads inserted = 5.7 kg per side.

34 mm disc with radial curved cooling vanes per side = 9.95 kgs

The thickness of the Shockworks Frixa pad is 9mm as per here:

The thickness of a 4 piston Brembo pad is 10 mm as per this Ferodo DS2500 which is a great track/street pad

And here is a shot of the 6 piston caliper with 4 piston brembo pad sitting inside the caliper to show differences of pads

I will measure the weight of the OEM discs and calipers, but will not be totally accurate as the oem discs are worn, as are the Brembo 4 piston pads.

More interesting to come- is how the brakes operate-and perform - normal and spirited driving

[asagaai]

Fitted- needed new front lines.

Then drove and brakes needed bedding in- which I did. Came back nauseous and a bit shell shocked- like when I took that heavily worked F6 for a test drive-thinking WTF was that about. Bit of a visceral shock- physical sensations and physics a first for me- good and bad.

Someone said that these feel OEM- from my experience these are so far removed from OEM 4 piston Brembos in so so many ways.

Going to have a few drinks tonight to quell the nerves and let it all sink in. Might do a new thread to not pollute this Shockworks thread any further.

Time for a Fat Yak or two.

[Romulus]

Great review. Will have to wait for Brett to find out when the rear kit becomes available.

You've FPV wheels - do you think 255's will fit on the front?

[arronm]

Tyres and brake pad material make a massive difference to braking. As well as suspension component rigidity.

[Shockworks]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the great review asagaai. We ourselves were a little surprised with the clamping power of our new calliper and have been able to spend full days at Sandown bashing them up with no fade or pedal change throughout.

In regards to the brake nipple and bleeding. After the full bleed, we find best to spray water inside the nipple and then blow out with air and repeat. After bleeding, there can still be some fluid in the top of the nipple that will seep out of the rubber cap due to the G forces over bumps and looks like they may be leaking. Tight nipple's do help though ha!

I will get some photos together and post our new 4 pot rear upgrade for the mighty Ford. The current spec uses the Brembo CTS-V calliper, however we have now finished the developed of our matching 4 pot slimline calliper which will be used in the future rear kits.

[boss351290]

That is a massive caliper... I'll have to keep my eyes out for you driving around Newcastle. If you see a strange bloke in a white FGX turbo ute trying to pull you over it's not the police. Just me.

[Shockworks]

Here is a photo of the rear 4 pot upgrade we have developed. This is now using the Brembo CTS-V calliper but future rear brake kits will use our own slim line 4 pot calliper to match the front 6 pots we have made.

[KRISL]

Nice. Are these the only 2 piece front and rear discs avaliable to fit onto a gtp fg that already has 6 and 4 pots calipars? Any other slotted patterns? Or hat colours?
Thanks

[Shockworks]

Originally Posted by KRISL

Nice. Are these the only 2 piece front and rear discs avaliable to fit onto a gtp fg that already has 6 and 4 pots calipars? Any other slotted patterns? Or hat colours?
Thanks

Hey Krisl,

At this stage, these are the only model of rear disc we make. We can change the slot design or maybe color but would be a custom order mate.
Cheers
Brett

[KRISL]

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Originally Posted by Shockworks

Hey Krisl,

At this stage, these are the only model of rear disc we make. We can change the slot design or maybe color but would be a custom order mate.
Cheers
Brett

[Interceptor]

will they fit inside BA-BF FPV 19"s?

[NCII40]

These still available ?

[Shockworks]

I am sorry but we are moving away from the brake upgrades and just focus on what we do best which is the dampers.
Cheers
Brett