FTO AUSTRALIA

Right.

Without meaning any offence, if you're not up to pulling off the wheel and having a look around yourself... then you're best off taking it to a garage and asking them.

If it's simple, they'll laugh at you. Laughing is good because it's cheap.
If it's a problem, they'll fix it (hopefully). This is good also because then it's fixed.

nicholas wrote:Right.

Without meaning any offence, if you're not up to pulling off the wheel and having a look around yourself... then you're best off taking it to a garage and asking them.

If it's simple, they'll laugh at you. Laughing is good because it's cheap.
If it's a problem, they'll fix it (hopefully). This is good also because then it's fixed.

anywhere you recommend??

if its a solid sound its could be your strut insert!

It prob is either the strut the top strut mount bearings may be shot or could be droplinks/bushes but if you dont know what you doing take it mechanics

Where do you take the car to get it serviced? Could just take it back there.

A lot of the guys down your way use Pulse Racing; Aza should be able to give you the details; I hear they're very good.

nicholas wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but the UAS brake upgrade kit is just too big for an FTO if you're only using it at the street.

Simple physics; the kit comes off a 1600kg car and goes onto a 1200kg car.
The bigger the car, the harder the brakes work to stop it, the hotter the brake pads get.
Brake pads are made to work best at a certain 'operating' temperature.
Because the FTO is a lighter car, you'd only reach the 'operating' temperature of the pads when you drive the car really hard, ie. on a race track.

I've recently discovered a solution to that....

It came in the form of a $400 set of pads that actually bite when cold. For that price you'd want them to haul up a f**king NASA shuttle

So is there a downside, apart from the $$$ upfront? Wear out quicker perhaps?

At the end of the day, I guess you're still looking at a brake kit which is overkill in size for purely street use?

Yep, 330mm is too big. 300mm would be perfect for a street setup.

This is the best one I've seen, Redlines setup:

Wilwood calipers used were the 120-6816's (a 4 pot)

http://www.wilwood.com/Products/001-Cal ... /index.asp

They retail for about $330 for the pair

The discs used were a 294mm rotor straight off an EVO 4. Places you can buy them from:
http://www.racebrakessydney.com.au
http://www.dba.com.au

I would probably go with a dba version of this rotor - get a nice slotted 4000 series unit (to suit Evo 4)

The mounting brackets you'll need to get a machine shop to whip up for you, they are made from 3/8" steel & were $40 each.



Add another $40 odd dollars of automotive bolts & washers and you're done. A very tidy & effective upgrade. Not only are the Wilwood calipers very good, but that are also a great deal lighter than the stock GPX units.

f**ken hell... I've just described a cheap, effective & to my way of thinking, one of the best brake upgrades for a street driven FTO you can get...... and nothing!! Silence! n00bs.

I think everyone's standing back, scrathing their chins, going "ohhhhh..." and waiting for someone else to comment first.

Liking the sound of some different ideas to the norm.

Bennoz wrote:f**ken hell... I've just described a cheap, effective & to my way of thinking, one of the best brake upgrades for a street driven FTO you can get...... and nothing!! Silence! n00bs.

Haha, for street use, this one would be nice
but how about on 70% street 30%track
can this system handle it?

how did i miss this thread lol

brillant ben, that sounds like an excellent setup and criss it will be perfect for track and street depending on the pads you use. Ben did you mention any pads (cant be assed going back to have a look )

Down side to the wilwood calipers is pad selection...very limited as the pads are specific to wilwood. A plus to this setup though is the ability to run the 5000 series rotors

http://www.dba.com.au/2006/products_5000.asp
ive got an enqiery with them for a price