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heya all

was wondering is it a worthwhile upgrade (if it may be called that) to change from my stock brembo 4 Pot brake setup with QFM A1R pads and dba5000 rotors to the kit available through justjap sold as the Attkd 8-pot 354mm front brake kit? cant seem to find any reviews on it so abit reluctant, but the pricing seems reasonable. it doesnt have to be the Attkd kit, but am on the market for an upgrade that wont require too much stuffing around as i will be doing the install myself and cannot fabricate anything. if you know of someone selling a good upgrade i might even be interested in that

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Worthwhile? Depends if your current brakes fade at the present? If they do then going bigger will help fade. If by worthwhile you mean the car will stop quicker then you wont be spending money on the correct parts going for bigger brakes,

If brake fade is marginal then going to a better pad then the QFM A1R will yield an improvement itself as whilst they are a reasonable performance pad, there are plenty around that are better. Bit of course they are more expensive

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thanks for your response Roy. only enquiring as the stock brembos are coming towards 17years old now and thinkn if its worthwhile to swap over. also to get more into circuit racing so if changing them will yield larger time gains it might be worthwhile. maybe just swap out for ferrodo ds2500 and fresh rbf600?

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The age of the caliper is not a factor for a road car. The condition of the rotor, caliper seals and lines and of course pad and fluid will dictate how they work. Do you run ABS? If you are doing street duties and starting to look at light track duties then I would get some PMU Club Racer or Endless CCX pads. Far better than the DS2500s which are not really different to the pads you currently have.

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