R8 brake kit for B5

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Post by jimbo1234567 » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:06 pm

they were the silver calipers on the green rs4, its the same brembo caliper

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Post by MilkybarKid » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:33 am

far as i knew the r8, b7 rs4, c6 rs6 and lambo 8 pots are all the same

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Post by jimbo1234567 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:28 am

c5 rs6 calipers are the same, c6 are big 6 pots

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Post by rsmonkey918 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:10 pm

Was under the impression they are all made by Brembo.... anyone?
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Post by Virdee Autos » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:57 pm

Yes thats what I thought.

Even the new 6 pot C6 are Brembo.
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Post by don » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:42 am

I would have thought the R8 calipers would give you too much rear brake bias so better to go with B7, at least the weight distribution is obviously very different on the R8 and I would have thought the rear disc, piston and pad area was larger. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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