Martijn_B Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Hi All, I have been looking for some new brakes for quite a couple of months now. The Porsche BBK was on the top of my list, downside was that I would have to switch to 18" on my 850 T-5R and would have to say goodbye to my newly coated 17" Titans. Then we have the WP and AP kits, good performance but very expensive, pair of new disks will go for $800 here in The Netherlands. Then another Volvo driver here made me some brackets to fit a 320mm kit from a Volvo V50/S40 T5 AWD Geartronic, also mounted on some of the ph2 C70 2.4 and T5 cars from the last five years. Positve --> Larger discs and piston that 302 --> Very affordable: $350 from the breakers --> New discs from Bosch are just $120 a pair, Volvo still <$200 --> Performance pads available --> Fits behind Titans --> Brakes a lot harder and longer , even after braking hard 3-4 times in a row --> Bracket shoulnd't be hard to build Negative --> Big, but not really Big Brakes like the Porsche set, which does brake harder Pics: 302 versus 320: Installed: Clearance with Titans: On the car: Would i recommend this kit to be used for a die-hard 450bhp track-only race car? NO! Is this a perfect, low cost, high quality and easy to maintain set for a fast road and some trackdays car? YES! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Mac Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Nice job on that setup, it looks great. More pictures of that car though...everybody loves olives ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequitas_Veritas Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 pics of the brackets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo5.0 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Any pictures of the brackets you had made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5power Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 That is really really cool. i will probably do that in a few months if someone gets these brackets made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bah Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Would love to see brackets made for this! Also, am i to understand i could buy the calipers(w/core charge of course),rotors, and pads all on that site for this kit? If so...this sounds like it would cost a little bit more than 302mm, but with so much more power!http://www.swedishautoparts.com/V50/Volvo-V50-brake-pads-rotors-and-related.htmlBe even cheaper to just get new ones from Tasca! Wow, definitely wanna keep track of this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sconeman Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 very interesting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn_B Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Yes you could just buy the whole lot at the dealers, but remember that the calipers come without brackets. Really: breakers are your best option. As for the brackets, what you do is take the original bracket and weld a 6-7mm thick extra piece of flat steel to the side that connects to the "hub"(?). One bolt hole, I believe the lower one, is the one that you can maintain. The one on top you have to re-drill with just a 12-15mm offset. Sorry I can't help you guys with pictures, willTry to search some: (edit:found!) Again, performance is like how Volvo should have sold this car from the factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb5 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nice work, looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdlimy Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 nice job looks great, was wondering when someone would do this! This will be the new 302 bbk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellshock Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Pretty cool indeed! If you get a chance, post some more pictures/info regarding the bracket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g00b86 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 +1 ^ need some dimensions on these plates. I can sketch them up in Solid works and maybe make a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claymore Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Looking at the pic, does it actualy need to be welded, or would a threaded hole and bolt not do the job, with less chance of the two different metals cracking the weld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilber33 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 So is that a bracket from the V50 made to work on the 850? Or is that the 850 bracket made to fit the V50 caliper? I can't tell. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 so the brake rotor fit ok on the 850 hub? I thought they were different size... fyi Porsche 928 n/a calipers are for 320mm rotors...might be worth looking at, I actually have a set for sale :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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