Hi there,
I'm planning to upgrade my front brakes froms OEM to Brembo 4pistons calipers, just tired of the neverending issues with OEMs......
Do you guys know whats the OEM caliper PCD, so I can make my adaptors between front hubs and Brembos?
Or point me a thread if it's already exist.
THX
Allright, I got it, it's 125mm from one hole to another, if it can help someone...................
What are the never ending issues with the OEM brakes? In my opinion they're reasonably good.
Ha! Took the words right out of my keyboard. "errrrmmmm WUT neverending..."
The big ol' 540 mono-pots (as well as the M5 big ol' mono-pots) seem pretty rock solid. Underrated actually... they are a little heavy but BMW has worked out the 'big-single Ate brake system' pretty well IMO.
Nothing wrong w/ Brembo BBK BTW, just sayin.. nothin really wrong w/ the factory setup at all.
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
I do wish the M5 would have gotten a fixed aluminum caliper setup so the rest of us could have an easy upgrade path. But yeah, these brakes are pretty robust as is.
Nate J.
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If the OPs considering the Brembo's off the E38 (or similar, not sure you got the 728i in the states that came with the Brembo calipers) then personally; I'd stick with stock calipers, decent discs and pads and braided brake lines
The 4 pot Brembo's aren't/weren't all that IMO and I find the E39 brake calipers do a fine job at stopping my car, from speed, using good discs and pads
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
The brakes are good just don't use crappy brake parts that's it
I'm guessing those are the aforementioned E38 Brembos..?
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
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