Yeah deffo, have you rebuilt yours? I did mine last year but assume similar could happen soonSamDC5 said:AP5000R kit is 2K from Area Motorsport.
The problem with the OEM setup is how much heat it retains...
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They're crap mate the standard brakes, absolute turd.ep3itrdc5 said:brake kits are a big financial mistake, decent pads and discs with OEM calipers will be more than adequate for most people
judging by what you post here everything about a DC5 is crap in your opinion mateCrazylegs said:They're crap mate the standard brakes, absolute turd.
Annoyingly Marc's been very unlucky with this second DC5 he has owned :-(judging by what you post here everything about a DC5 is crap in your opinion mate
I don't see the point of the Spoon kit personally as you can't even run bigger discs. Calipers will be a bit lighter yes, but if you're spending that kind of money you may as well upgrade them properly.carl hammond said:Yeah deffo, have you rebuilt yours? I did mine last year but assume similar could happen soon
That‘s not a bad price on the AP tbh
Monoblock setup will always be better and spoon always catches my eye as I know how good and light they are
I wouldn't go as far to call them 'crap', they've done me a hard year on numerous circuits. Never had fade on the actual track, because these calipers retain so much heat it's important that you use them correctly. I found myself riding the brakes a lot before coming up to a corner which was putting a hell of a lot of unnecessary heat into the caliper and disc. Once I forced myself to brake later and harder they weren't too bad. But still, all the people in my group with Hondas have BBK's and they could out brake me with confidence.Crazylegs said:They're crap mate the standard brakes, absolute turd.
Dependfs on the costs of other setups, the Spoon don't only offer the weight loss of around 50% over OEM and the likes of the Megane kit they also are a monoblock construction and are very rigid compared to the oem or similarI don't see the point of the Spoon kit personally as you can't even run bigger discs. Calipers will be a bit lighter yes, but if you're spending that kind of money you may as well upgrade them properly.
No they weren't rebuilt and to be honest it would be pointless as the dust boots would just melt again. It's evident that the temperature is getting too high causing the issue so it'll be a new kit for me next year.
Depending on how much free cash I have, it'll be between the YSR kit or the AP kit that Area Motorsport do.
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I've really gone off the Integra having suffered from major issues both with this and the previous one. As above I really don't rate the brakes, they're extremely poor. You obviously like them so that's absolutely fine, I'm just not getting on with the DC5, they're not the car for me sadly. I also don't think they're particularly well built in terms of components. Anyway, hopefully I'll be away from the forum soon so you won't have to see anymore of my posts.ep3itrdc5 said:judging by what you post here everything about a DC5 is crap in your opinion mate
That's fair advice, out of them I'd go for the Yellowspeeds.Reggie91 said:So I just got back from TGM and spoke to Tom regarding my brakes. Hes said well they are 15years old almost, and they're not designed for continual abuse on track.
He even recommended going for the cheaper brands like K sport, yellow speed etc. As they'll still be a noticeable upgrade from OEM.
Obviously you get what you pay for and proper brembo/ap race kits are even better but it all comes down to how deep your pockets are
You're looking at around 1-1.2K for the cheaper kits like Yellowspeed. Or 2K for a set of AP5000R's. Those prices are with PBS pads or you could go for a pad like RS29's for a bit more.abbey132 said:interesting opinions here, am thinking about brake upgrade also soon, wondering if you guys who have already upgraded will post up some pics and rough price you paid.. (optional) lol.. also is the rear worth upgrading?
Can't remember if I paid 1900 or 2k for mine. Came with rs29 pads.abbey132 said:interesting opinions here, am thinking about brake upgrade also soon, wondering if you guys who have already upgraded will post up some pics and rough price you paid.. (optional) lol.. also is the rear worth upgrading?
Did you get the bolted kit or floating?Mebz said:Can't remember if I paid 1900 or 2k for mine. Came with rs29 pads.
Always get confused which one is which.... see pic.Reggie91 said:Did you get the bolted kit or floating?
carl hammond said:“ You seem to have alot of views on parts that you have no experience from “ such as? What are your examples as I‘ve experience with many makes, models and parts and try only offer advice based on experience thanks...
For one you spent months and months going on about how you would never ever buy anything made in Taiwan as they are cheaply made, waste of money, won't perform etc. Any thread relating suspension in the past about people looking at running Meisters, BC, YSP you had the same view and now you have bought a set of yellow speed coilovers which are made in Taiwan.
In this thread you are advising to go the Spoon caliper which is basically the exact same as the standard DC5 caliper but it has Spoon on it. These were on my radar when considering brakes for my DC5 and I was lucky enough to try a set out on an s2000 before I put in my order and I am glad I did. No upgrade really.
When it comes to advice regarding car mods there's alot of hear say and car park rep points for certain parts which every one jumps on the band wagon given their personal opinion when they have zero experience of those parts. It's 95% hear say or reading reviews online not from actual personal experience.
Now getting back on topic regarding the brake kits, I have had Ksports in the passed and tried out YSR kits as well on different cars and for the money they are a great piece of kit especially now some companies offer replacement discs for not that much money.
If you can get an AP kit with RS29 pads on it for 1900-2k I would find it very hard to look past this. Yes it is a fair whack of money initally but resale value is high with AP so you won't lose a massive amount of money on them.
Firstly the Yellowspeeds. I had no budget I‘m on suspension kit 4 currently and bought them as a trial. I‘ve always hated them yeah and so far from my use of them they are not anywhere near the quality of the B16‘s but do have their benefits.ekchris139 said:For one you spent months and months going on about how you would never ever buy anything made in Taiwan as they are cheaply made, waste of money, won't perform etc. Any thread relating suspension in the past about people looking at running Meisters, BC, YSP you had the same view and now you have bought a set of yellow speed coilovers which are made in Taiwan.
In this thread you are advising to go the Spoon caliper which is basically the exact same as the standard DC5 caliper but it has Spoon on it. These were on my radar when considering brakes for my DC5 and I was lucky enough to try a set out on an s2000 before I put in my order and I am glad I did. No upgrade really.
When it comes to advice regarding car mods there's alot of hear say and car park rep points for certain parts which every one jumps on the band wagon given their personal opinion when they have zero experience of those parts. It's 95% hear say or reading reviews online not from actual personal experience.