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yeehaa
 Post subject: DISK BRAKES??
PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:03 am 
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i am thinking of putting 7.5 inch disk brakes on my mini van to keep ten inch wheels and was wondering what price a set of 7.5 will set me back??? :?:





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about 1200 - 1500 for recon ones.

Worth it IMO. All up it cost me about 1200 to buy a SH set of metro hubs and then rebuild them....

Not worth the dramas. The mini shops generally sell you a kit with "everything" that you need.

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ABSOLUTELY worth it, IMHO. $1500 should buy you a good reco setup, between there and $2000 for brand new.

If you've got a little extra to spend, consider Mini Spares (UK) 4-piston alloy calipers, I have them on my car and they are sensational. Beware though, they're a tight fit and may not clear your wheels (unless you have e.g. ROH Contessa's, which are fine).

The confidence that a disk-brake front end gives you is easily worth the $$.

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you should be able to get a brand new setup complete with ball joints, bearings and CV's around the $1600 mark - a lot of people have found buying and rebuilding a 2nd hand set to cost them more than that

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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/mini-cooper-s-7- ... dZViewItem

$1499 brand new set of cooper S discs.

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2 S's & a clubman wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/mini-cooper-s-7-5-disk-brake-assemblies-quality-all-new_W0QQitemZ270226306720QQihZ017QQcategoryZ42605QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$1499 brand new set of cooper S discs.

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bargain.....

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$1499 starting price... bargain at that price but you're likely to spend more.

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Yeah the bloke is a top bloke, I bought an A+ 1275 off him and no dramas, highly recommended!
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sgc wrote:
$1499 starting price... bargain at that price but you're likely to spend more.


give him a call then ;)

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