I was looking for an alternative to the Alcon brake discs which unfortunately was very unsuccessful, but during my research I found some information, which may be interesting for those who have the standard brakes front and/or rear. (I hope it has not been posted before...)
I learned that the Atom hole pattern 4x 3,75" (95,25mm) and centre hole 56,6mm was used for the MG F and MG TF and there seems to be a little company (and probably also others) offering upgrade kits for these MGs in the UK.
If I am right, the affected MGs do have brake disks with the original dimensions:
- 240mm diameter
- 43mm total thickness
- 22mm thickness of friction surface front (vented) and 10mm rear (solid)
If the discs of the Atom standard brakes do have the same (or very similar) dimensions (I only know, that 240mm is correct) it may be possible to still use the standard brake callipers (and handbrake) but upgrade to 280mm discs.
There will also be spacers to reposition the callipers.
Most likely not as good as the Alcons (I hope
) but perhaps worth a try for 175-250 GBP per axle.
http://mgfmania.com
I was looking for an alternative to the Alcon brake discs which unfortunately was very unsuccessful, but during my research I found some information, which may be interesting for those who have the standard brakes front and/or rear. (I hope it has not been posted before...)
I learned that the Atom hole pattern 4x 3,75" (95,25mm) and centre hole 56,6mm was used for the MG F and MG TF and there seems to be a little company (and probably also others) offering upgrade kits for these MGs in the UK.
If I am right, the affected MGs do have brake disks with the original dimensions:
- 240mm diameter
- 43mm total thickness
- 22mm thickness of friction surface front (vented) and 10mm rear (solid)
If the discs of the Atom standard brakes do have the same (or very similar) dimensions (I only know, that 240mm is correct) it may be possible to still use the standard brake callipers (and handbrake) but upgrade to 280mm discs.
There will also be spacers to reposition the callipers.
Most likely not as good as the Alcons (I hope ;) ) but perhaps worth a try for 175-250 GBP per axle.
http://mgfmania.com