Smug ;-) :lol:Odin said:
*Testing of the K-Sport 304mm 6POT Brake kit*
- Thread starter fubar andy
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36 hrs :shock: You should be able to bed in DS2500's in about an hour tops :lol: Didnt you get the instuctions with them :?fubar andy said:
You only need to do 25-30 brake applications of about 4 secs each using moderate brake pressure (ie enough to get some heat into them but not just stamping on the pedal) and then let the brakes cool down and thats it. Job done! When i did mine i just braked from about 80-20 mph around 30 times and then let them cool down for half an hour. After that i just gave them full abuse, red hot discs/smoke coming off the pads etc etc and they've worked fine ever since 8)
As for the bleed nipple problem you shouldnt ever need to put ptfe tape on the threads! The tapered part of the bleed nipples should seal on the seat in the caliper not the threads :?
I fitted the pads late and only drove the car round the block to ensure the kit worked and nothing was catching. The next day I drove to Cadwell so that was my bedding in time, but they bedded in time. I think my 36hrs was a little ott ;-) :doh:MarkTurbo said:
That’s right and that is what I expected but since I’ve sheered off a few nipples in the past I didn't want to do that again with a brand new set. Don't get the wrong idea either Mark, they are on tight and the fluid loss is very slight. It might be a case of just pushing that little more and see if I can screw that little bit more from them. Just didn't want to sheer them off right away. Not only that, I'd prefer not to use PTFE on the threads as it should seal without assistance.MarkTurbo said:
...and with a little bravery it seems to have worked. They were very stiff to tighten so I slackened them off and wrenched them up as tight as it could go. There was a few creaking noises when I did it :? but it seems to have done the trick.fubar andy said:
Also an image of the gap from calliper to alloy (8mm)
gap from disc to ball joint
and as mentioned before about the bolting the bracket to the hub, the bolt is a little too small in diameter for the hole but this can be changed
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Odin
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I could go out and read the label on the bottle if I could be arsed but I can't ;-) , I'm not sure what it's made of or if it is actually Mintex fluid, All I know is that it's blue and it doesn't damage my paintwork ;-) , Which was my point I believe :lol: :lol: .youngsyp said:
Rob
Trondelond
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There's no torque specified for the bolt either? That would be helpful during installation, I'd think.fubar andy said:...and with a little bravery it seems to have worked. They were very stiff to tighten so I slackened them off and wrenched them up as tight as it could go. There was a few creaking noises when I did it :? but it seems to have done the trick.
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Odin
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KevD said:
Well hopefully they will all have the good taste to choose the black option ;-) .
The Orange is just plain nasty :shock: :yuck: :yuck: :yuck: .
Rob
Trondelond
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When does the GB close, with all the changes that have been?
KF79GTIR
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WTF!!! Looking at this from an outsiders point of view i would not be happy in paying almost the same price as for the 8 pot kits for one by what people have been saying the kit is quite a bit smaller than the 8 pots less parts and a lot less materials are being used so what you have said above sounds like $hit! Considering you are acting as an agent for K-Sports i would imagine you are making good money out of this as you run a business and why would you do stuff like this for peanuts so it sound like people are getting shafted one way or another and as always people don't seem to be giving a $hit just chucking their hard earned money down the pi$$er. Either that or i am a tight b@rstard but considering i used to work with cnc machinery i don't think i am? Just thought i would add my view so every one can see things a little clearerKevD said:
Kev
nitrosgti-r
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well said kev!!
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pulsar craig
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i used to be a cnc engineer and i dont think really that the amount of cnc machine time would b a factor in keeping the price the same, tbh the group buy time scale is abit of a joke once the machine is set up you could machine all the parts needed in a couple of days so why`s it taking a couple of months to get the stuff in the first place because it cant be the machining time surely,
also on the k-sport website why is the brake packages being listed as if there availible for sale now when they clearly are not?
and if u look at the prices listed for all the kits for the gtir there is a steady decrease in the price on the smaller u go kits so why is the 306mm kit different to the rest?
http://www.ksport.co.uk/order.asp?id=283&loc=2
just my 2 pence worth
also on the k-sport website why is the brake packages being listed as if there availible for sale now when they clearly are not?
and if u look at the prices listed for all the kits for the gtir there is a steady decrease in the price on the smaller u go kits so why is the 306mm kit different to the rest?
http://www.ksport.co.uk/order.asp?id=283&loc=2
just my 2 pence worth
You've obviously never looked into making up a brake kit and the costs involved then ;-) What you said about less parts and less materials being used is a load of rubbish too, theres just as many parts in a 304mm kit as there is in a 330mm kit its just the discs & calipers that are different :lol:KF79GTIR said:
Theres not going to be any real differance in machining times whether the bells & brackets are for a 330mm kit or a 304mm kit. The differance in amount of material used would be minimal too, a bell for the bigger kit is probably only £2-3 more to produce than for the smaller kit ;-)
Sounds like it to me, you must spend too much time looking at the price of wilwood kits :lol:KF79GTIR said: