JCW Are jFCW brakes Brembo manufactured or Brembo "style"
#1
Are jFCW brakes Brembo manufactured or Brembo "style"
I (due to lack of internet skills no doubt) cannot find a solid answer to this question. I've seen Mini official documentation state both "Brembo style" and flat out "Brembo".
Can anyone point me to a technical document that actually clarifies if the brakes are manufactured by Brembo or are called "Brembo style" because they're big and red but are manufactured by Mini?
Thanks!
Can anyone point me to a technical document that actually clarifies if the brakes are manufactured by Brembo or are called "Brembo style" because they're big and red but are manufactured by Mini?
Thanks!
#2
I (due to lack of internet skills no doubt) cannot find a solid answer to this question. I've seen Mini official documentation state both "Brembo style" and flat out "Brembo".
Can anyone point me to a technical document that actually clarifies if the brakes are manufactured by Brembo or are called "Brembo style" because they're big and red but are manufactured by Mini?
Thanks!
Can anyone point me to a technical document that actually clarifies if the brakes are manufactured by Brembo or are called "Brembo style" because they're big and red but are manufactured by Mini?
Thanks!
#7
Hi,
They are brembo, but they are a not particularily high quality calipers. Certainly they are not designed for motorsport.
Many people have had issues with the seals melting. Several people (including myself) have had problems with the pistons melting during track use.
The pistons are made of some cheap plastic type material. Mine melted and partially collapsed during motorsport use. I had to rebuild them with metal pistons.
This is unlikely ever to be a problem for people who do not race or track the cars, and for standard road use the calipers are an excellent product.
Brembo is a large company. They make some of the best motorsport calipers in the world. They also make some pretty average cheaper calipers which are sold to OEM manufacturers so they can put "brembo" brakes on the car.
Robbo
They are brembo, but they are a not particularily high quality calipers. Certainly they are not designed for motorsport.
Many people have had issues with the seals melting. Several people (including myself) have had problems with the pistons melting during track use.
The pistons are made of some cheap plastic type material. Mine melted and partially collapsed during motorsport use. I had to rebuild them with metal pistons.
This is unlikely ever to be a problem for people who do not race or track the cars, and for standard road use the calipers are an excellent product.
Brembo is a large company. They make some of the best motorsport calipers in the world. They also make some pretty average cheaper calipers which are sold to OEM manufacturers so they can put "brembo" brakes on the car.
Robbo
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#11
Hi,
They are brembo, but they are a not particularily high quality calipers. Certainly they are not designed for motorsport.
Many people have had issues with the seals melting. Several people (including myself) have had problems with the pistons melting during track use.
The pistons are made of some cheap plastic type material. Mine melted and partially collapsed during motorsport use. I had to rebuild them with metal pistons.
This is unlikely ever to be a problem for people who do not race or track the cars, and for standard road use the calipers are an excellent product.
Brembo is a large company. They make some of the best motorsport calipers in the world. They also make some pretty average cheaper calipers which are sold to OEM manufacturers so they can put "brembo" brakes on the car.
Robbo
They are brembo, but they are a not particularily high quality calipers. Certainly they are not designed for motorsport.
Many people have had issues with the seals melting. Several people (including myself) have had problems with the pistons melting during track use.
The pistons are made of some cheap plastic type material. Mine melted and partially collapsed during motorsport use. I had to rebuild them with metal pistons.
This is unlikely ever to be a problem for people who do not race or track the cars, and for standard road use the calipers are an excellent product.
Brembo is a large company. They make some of the best motorsport calipers in the world. They also make some pretty average cheaper calipers which are sold to OEM manufacturers so they can put "brembo" brakes on the car.
Robbo
Where did you source the metal pistons?
I have noiced the dust seals cracking from heat but did not check the material of the piston...
#13
I am hoping that when I pull apart the GPII calipers I will find that although they are the same caliper as the 135 that they already have the metal pistons inserted. I will let you know
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