Switching to a lightly modified 1990 Volvo 240 4-pot Girling caliper allowed me to go to vented front rotors and EBC track oriented pads!
Yesterday I took my E30 (325e sedan) to a brake shop...Both sides got the discs a bit warped and brake pads were uneven, so I got them resurfaced since they were still thick and new brake pads were installed. Right side got corrected and free right away but left side was still stuck even with the new brake pads. ...We discovered the caliper slider pins were bended and got them replaced but still the problem persisted. Guys at the shop told me I needed a new caliper on that side since it could be bended and that's why with the new brake pads it gets stuck since they're thicker. I already got a pair of new ones but will replace them tomorrow. Replaced both sides and now they’re working perfectly fine.
I was initially looking at these but I wasn't able to find many options for brake pads. A little bit of digging and I found that isweep makes their full range of pads. But the TTS calipers seem to be the best bang for the buck.
There is a huge difference in unsprung weight going to the TTS caliper - might want to highlight that as a selling point as well as noting that this set up is not only OEM+ but around half the price of say Neuspeed, Alcon, AP Racing, APR etc upgrades.
Running Girling 60 dual pot calipers and carriers out of a 1988 Audi 5000 Quattro with 11" rotors from a Corrado G60 up front, a drum-to-disc swap out back with the proper proportioning valve, and a master cylinder out of a 1990 Audi 200 (non-abs). Braided lines feed all 4. Possibly most importantly, all that is run using RBF600. I have run all sorts of different pads over the last couple years but I have found that the car really isn't heavy enough or fast enough to need anything more than OEM type pads (even at track days). I did have to get bigger wheels to fit the front brakes so I found some nice light RPF1 knock-offs. The overall setup feels much firmer than stock and is very easy to live with. The only other nit-pick I can think of is that not all the pads I have tried come with shims (sheets of soft metal that goes between the pad and caliper piston) which leads to extra noise and can be unpleasant. I have found that most of the time, you can just move the shims from the old pad to the new and it works 99%.
I bought brand new girling calipers(33 bucks shipped on ebay c'mon!) Previously I ordered rotors from rockauto. Installing new unworn pads is impossible.not enough room.
Those would be the Girling G60 (not to be confused with the Girling G54 that came on cars with G60 engines). IMHO too heavy and, at least over here, totally overpriced for what they are.
I'm not a fan of the Girling 60 calipers due to the weight of them and also the scarcity of replacement parts (due to low production volume).
G60's didnt clear the 15's i bought. Went with smaller girling 54's with 11" discs instead cause I liked the wheels to much. Ive heard the g60's are heavy pos anyways.
The girling 60's I own are to large and I've given up on wanting to use them. They are stupid heavy and its not worth trying to find another set of wheels just to run brakes that do more harm then good.
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