Volvo 850 brake conversion

[Pedro Fandango]

my EBC turbo grooves are ready for the bin aswell, got faint cracking on the discs

[wright_t5]

Umm, that's interesting, cos I have already had a new set replaced under warranty... cos they were shaking..... the new ones seem ok (most of the time) but time will tell...

[Pedro Fandango]

i had the OE spec EBC's fitted at first but they warped & the pads fell to pieces, convinced the shop to upgrade me to turbogroove & greenstuff pads when they replaced them under warranty.

Fancy going upto 302's next time i change my brakes anyway

[wright_t5]

I agree with Lance, the standard brakes give up when you really don't need them to, I was always running out of road into round-abouts, and when trying to stop hard, others could out-brake me all the time, the EBC have cured that bit, but I think they will not last.... so it might be time for a saving spree.......

[855t5r]

Ive got titatnium compound crossdrilled and grooved front discs and originally they had Mintex fast road pads on them. Initial bite was good but the fade was quite frightening sometimes especially if you were coming upto a roundabout quickly!

The mintex pads didnt last 5000miles and ive now got OE Volvo ones fitted until a lovely set of APs find thier way onto the front!

Im amazed that some people actually think that the standard set up is OK!

[Mrsmopp]

I find the standard set up fine tbh. I overcome the hair raising moments coming up to roundabouts and the like by applying my brakes before I hit the island - problem solved see! LOL

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[wright_t5]

Umm,

Now I run 17's I could go bigger too.... means I won't have the 16's as me Pod wheels....

[Bracer]

I will soon be able to supply the new mounting bracket required to fit the 302mm disc's

[Pedro Fandango]

I will soon be able to supply the new mounting bracket required to fit the 302mm disc's

i'll be interested in a pair aslong as the price & quality is ok

[Bracer]

i'll be interested in a pair aslong as the price & quality is ok

Have no fear Bracer is here

[Mrsmopp]

Have no fear Bracer is here

Be afraid! be VERY afraid!!! LOL

Just kidding babe!! Love ya really!

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[Bracer]

Be afraid! be VERY afraid!!! LOL

Just kidding babe!! Love ya really!

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And I was going to give all the Moderators a free pair, but you've gone and spoilt it for the rest of the team now

Unless you can think of a very good way of saying sorry

[Mrsmopp]

And I was going to give all the Moderators a free pair, but you've gone and spoilt it for the rest of the team now

Unless you can think of a very good way of saying sorry

LOL! Opps! I'll make my offer on msn!!!

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[Bracer]

LOL! Opps! I'll make my offer on msn!!!

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Its probably best, so not to offend anyone with a nervous disposition

[Justin]

Ok, i get sick of hearing this, "standard brakes are pants" nonsence....When your car left the factory those brakes were awesome, hardly any fade and real tight, but after 1**+ miles things get left deserted, ie, bang some cheap pads in and that will do, same with disks. The police complained to Volvo regarding them fading on later 850's and so the 302mm disk was introduced, after that the old bill never mentioned it again.

Now i drive fast, and i mean fast....but i dont ever drive mine as hard as the plod do and if its good enough for them its ok with me.

Point being the standard setup is fine as long as they are all in good order, but you DO NOT need £1500 worth of AP kit to have good brakes, its a waste of money, infact they are illegal due to them being race brakes, if you want a good setup buy Brembo disks and Ferodo DS2500 pads, they will cost you about £250 inc fitting and you'll go through the dam windscreen, believe me.

The money you have left is a bonus

[mac855t5r]

Justin.

Interestin that you think the AP's are illegal...! Perhaps you should inform AP of your findings... i'm sure they'd be glad that you did......

THEY ARE NOT 'RACE' BRAKES - THEY ARE NOT ILLEGAL.

Oh, and the best money i've spent on the ovlov. All the other setups i've experienced don't even come close. Feel... Power... NO FADE... over and over and over.

Brembo didn't have a great rep for quality control... lots of warped discs out of the box, annealing probs (causes cracking). Maybe things have changed.

As for standard, the plod always complained about the brakes in the 850, whatever disks were fitted. Took a mate from S.Wales traffic out in mine on some twisty highlands roads just after i'd fitted the AP's and he couldn't believe it... 17000 miles later, pads still good, still stops like a good un.

[Murphy]

Well - maybe not such a bad idea after all

[Mrsmopp]

What a load of TOSH! If you have £1500 to pish into the wind (which effectively is what you are doing as you will never get any return for your money) then waste it on pretty brakes. If you learnt to drive your car effectively then you would find the standard brakes do their job very well indeed.

I paid 2.5k for my car - It just isn't rational to spend over half of the value of my car on fancy brakes when the originals do the job well.

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[Tomcat]

I've already got 302's so I don't need em


I'm running motorfactors brake pads and replacement discs all around and don't have a problem. Then again I can't drive around like a loonatic with my 5 year old daughter in the back now can I?.....

[855t5r]

What a load of TOSH! If you have £1500 to pish into the wind (which effectively is what you are doing as you will never get any return for your money) then waste it on pretty brakes. If you learnt to drive your car effectively then you would find the standard brakes do their job very well indeed.

I paid 2.5k for my car - It just isn't rational to spend over half of the value of my car on fancy brakes when the originals do the job well.

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Maybe ive got too much money to spend......eh?