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Brembo are market leaders in braking technology with a world wide reputation for excellence.

Together with unique know-how in the manufacturing of braking systems for high performance vehicles, Brembo brakes are able to guarantee top quality standards and the most advanced technological knowledge, making them a world market leader in their sector.

Brembo brakes are the natural choice for use in the most sophisticated sports vehicles and high-class saloon cars. Brembo brakes skill ensures an unsurpassable performance level in the best cars produced in Europe, the USA and Japan today.

There are a number of options available in terms of caliper and disc sizes, finishes and specification, please use the link at bottom of this page to access the full application and price list for all makes and models of all vehicles, then contact us to discuss your order.

Typical Brake Kit Contents :

-Either cross-drilled or slotted lightweight motorsport rotors.
-Curved internal rotor vanes for greater airflow cooling.
-2-piece "floating" hat and rotor assemblies.
-Aluminum calipers have sequentially sized pistons.
-Aluminum hats with McLaren F1 floating hardware.
-Calipers have a quick release pad system.
-Calipers are a radial mount design.
-High performance Brembo brake pads (track pads are also available; contact us for details).
-DOT and TUV approved Goodridge® stainless steel braided brake lines.
-Mounting brackets with aircraft quality hardware.
-Red, black or silver calipers. Custom colours available at extra charge.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Why use a two-piece "floating" disc assembly?
There are several reasons that a two-piece floating disc assembly is of benefit. First, by using an aluminum bell for the hub section of the disc saves a great deal of weight. Since this is both rotating and unsprung, it benefits the acceleration, braking, and handling of the vehicle. Secondly, it is better able to handle the large temperature changes that a brake disc experiences. During severe use, temperature variances become present in a one-piece disc and generally cause warping of the disc. This not only results in vibration of the vehicle, and pulsing of the brake pedal, but also pushes the pistons farther away from the disc. In a two-piece floating disc assembly, the iron disc heats up more uniformly, and the controlled float which is present allows for the differential expansion of the very hot brake disc, and the relatively cool aluminum bell. This allows the disc to be used under severe conditions without having a detrimental effect.

Is the biggest brake disc the best answer for my vehicle?
Not necessarily. There are many factors to take into account when choosing a performance brake system. First and foremost, a brake system must be designed based on the vehicle parameters, and the type of use it will experience. Brake systems are designed to operate best within a prescribed temperature range. While modern high performance friction materials broaden this temperature range from relatively cold pad temperatures to the high temperatures experienced in performance driving situations, the use of a disc that is too large will limit disc temperatures to the extreme lower end of this range. Not only will the disc temperature not reach the optimum range, but it will also be heavier than necessary. Below you will find an explanation of how reducing the weight of the braking system further enhances performance.

What are the advantages of drilled and slotted discs?
Drilling or slotting discs aids the disc in several ways: The edges of the slots or holes continuously clean and refresh the pad surface as well as providing increased brake "bite". Additionally, they prevent gasses from collecting between the pad and disc interface. The disc is lightened, thereby decreasing its rotational inertia. Improved ventilation increases the disc's ability to shed heat, resulting in cooler operating temperatures.

Are discs with cast-in-place holes better than cross-drilled discs?
Brembo has extensively studied and tested cross-drilling versus casting the holes in place and found no significant effect on performance or durability.

Why are there so many holes in a cross-drilled disc?
The number of holes in a cross-drilled disc is part of the engineered system. Brembo has done extensive testing with regards to the number of holes, their size, their location and their chamfering. This attention to detail is what truly sets Brembo apart in the world of braking. The same attention to detail that is delivered to the Ferrari Formula One effort is a component of the high performance program. The number of holes in a disc is in part a function of the size of the disc and the internal venting (if it is a vented disc).

Should big brakes be installed on the front wheels or all four?
During braking, the front of the vehicle does the majority of the work. Exactly how much is influenced by the vehicle's weight distribution, wheelbase, and center of gravity height. Brembo engineers all of its systems to ensure that the brake balance of the vehicle is not compromised. If not designed properly, adding a big brake system to the rear of the vehicle can result in an unstable condition, and actually degrades braking performance. Brembo offers rear brake systems for a select number of high performance applications.

How does reducing weight of the braking system benefit the vehicle?
The mass of any vehicle requires energy to accelerate or decelerate. Reducing the vehicle mass improves acceleration, and requires less energy to be dissipated during deceleration. Rotating mass requires additional energy in order to increase or decrease its speed of rotation. Therefore, decreasing the mass of the caliper is valuable due to its contribution to total vehicle mass, and decreasing the mass of the disc has an even greater benefit due to the fact that it must rotate as well. Additionally, the mass of the brake system is also unsprung mass. Reducing the unsprung mass has the additional benefit of improved suspension performance, resulting in enhanced ride and handling.

BREMBO BRAKE KIT & SPARE PARTS APPLICATION & PRICE LIST

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6 PISTON & 4 PISTON
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ST60 6 PISTON & ST40 4 PISTON CALIPERS
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If you already have a Stoptech ST40 4 piston caliper set up on your car, you can now upgrade it to the ST60 6 piston caliper./

StopTech has recently announced the ST-60, a six-piston, squeeze-forged caliper for premium luxury, performance and competition vehicles. Certain to be prized by the race engineer, discriminating performance enthusiast and aficionado of automotive excellence, this caliper offers the best performance available from a six-piston caliper upgrade.

Whereas competitors may provide high-tech products to race teams and less-expensive products to their street users, customers purchasing a StopTech Balanced Brake Upgrade® will receive the exact same ST-60 caliper design that has been tested for two seasons in punishing SPEED World Challenge GT-class competition on the #28 LG Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette and contributed to the car’s two race victories during 2005.

Attractive Styling
The ST-60 caliper’s longer body fills the space in larger wheels and looks great when paired with larger-diameter brake discs. Side contours clearly show the six-piston design, while the tapered ends and enclosed cross bolt features provide a sleek, smooth appearance and a shape that is easy to keep clean.

Patented Technology
The ST-60 uses StopTech’s patented bolt-in bridge technology, which reinforces the caliper and virtually eliminates distortion, helping make the ST-60 significantly stiffer than any competitive six-piston caliper benchmarked to date. The bolt-in bridge allows changing pads without disturbing the caliper’s mounting and provides slots to enhance cooling airflow through StopTech’s patented AeroRotor®. A feature at each corner of the caliper protects bleed screws and crossover tubes from damage by foreign debris or carelessness during wheel removal and installation.

Correctly Engineered Applications
A wide range of piston sizes allows StopTech’s engineering staff to tailor the ST-60’s force output to the specific requirements of each Balanced Brake Upgrade application. Engineering the correct distribution of brake torque between the front and rear axle of a vehicle provides the shortest braking distances, a result that has been shown time after time as StopTech-equipped vehicles have outperformed competitors in magazine tests and racing. Furthermore, correct caliper piston sizing ensures a firm brake pedal feel. Combined with the stiffness of StopTech’s caliper designs, braking response is consistent and linear, giving drivers ultimate confidence.

Quality Manufacturing Processes
StopTech's ST-60 caliper is manufactured using a squeeze-forging process in which pressure is applied during cooling, producing beautifully finished, high-density caliper bodies without porosity. All finish machining, assembly and testing is performed at StopTech’s facility in California, and every finished caliper is tested to 2500 psi.

Versatility
The StopTech ST-60 caliper can be used on rotors ranging from 328mm (12.9 in.) to 380mm (15.0 in.) in diameter and from 28mm to 35mm thick. The ST-60 uses a standard pad shape, which is readily available in more than 15 street performance and race friction compounds. The larger pad volume compared to StopTech’s ST-40 caliper provides greater brake pad life, whether in endurance racing or paired with today’s heavy luxury vehicles in street use. Differential piston sizes minimize pad taper for longer pad life and a firmer pedal feel, while dust boots are standard for reduced maintenance in street applications. Titanium backing plates are available for extreme applications to reduce heat transfer by radiation and conduction from the brake pad to the pistons and caliper body.

Balanced Brake Upgrade Kits
Balanced Brake Upgrade kits include two piece floating, directional AeroRotors with 7075 T-6 directional billet aluminum hats, calipers, brackets, street performance pads and DOT-compliant stainless steel brake lines. All kits are a direct bolt-on replacement of the stock front system with little or no modification required to the chassis or suspension.

StopTech Balanced Brake Upgrades incorporating ST-60 calipers are ready for shipment to customers, with 21 Balanced Brake Upgrade part numbers covering 34 vehicle applications available now and four more currently in development. Owners of such premium and performance vehicles as the Audi S4, BMW 5 and 6 Series, Dodge SRT-8 , Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, Porsche 911 can benefit from this outstanding new development.

StopTech LLC, located in Torrance, California, manufactures high performance brake systems and components for production cars and production-based racecars. The company is the leader in Balanced Brake Upgrades for production cars and has three patents in basic brake technology and one other pending. With a worldwide network of resellers, StopTech’s product line includes Balanced Brake Upgrades for approximately 450 applications, two-piece Direct Replacement AeroRotor Kits, braided stainless-steel brake lines and slotted and drilled original-dimension rotors. StopTech also stocks a wide range of performance brake pads. The company’s website, www.stoptech.com, is a clearinghouse of performance brake information, and provides details on StopTech products.

Please note this is for the ST40 to ST60 upgrade kit

This kit consists of;
1pr ST60 6 Piston Calipers
Caliper Mounting Brackets
1 Set of Hawk Performance Ceramic street pads

Estimated Installation Cost at CA Workshops: £165.00 inc. VAT

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Replacement discs for Stoptech big brake kits, includes discs and mounting hardware, but not aerohats ( ie hubs).

Avaialble in the following sizes (all in mm) :

282x25 282x28 322x22 324x30
325x32 328x28 328x35 332x32
355x32 355x35 380x32 380x35

Available in slotted or drilled finish, plain or galvanised.

**Please refer to price list link below for your application ( lists all Stoptech products and kits) then please call or E-Mail us to make your order.

Fitting Time: 2.50 hours.
Estimated Installation Cost at CA Workshops: £150.00 inc. VAT
Estimated Product Shipping Weight inc Packaging: 12.00 Kg

STOPTECH PRICE & APPLICATION LIST, ALL PRODUCTS ( Excel Format)