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#1 satvinder

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 01:57 PM

what do you think about the KAD 4 pots? r they any good???? and thing better but cheeper????

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 02:31 PM

With KAD you are paying quite a lot for the name, but there is one very important difference between KAD and other billet 4 pots...

KAD's have a removable radial mount which does not restrict you on any particular disk size, if you want to run small or bigger diameter disks you just change the mounting bracket to suit...

I believe both Minispares and Minisport are both fixed mounted so are particular to the disk size..

Other things to take note of are the use of dust seals or not...

I've had a pair of 7.5" minisport 4 pots for probably 7 years and never once had a problem with them...

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 02:33 PM

Also just had a set of KAD 6 pots pass through my grubbly little hands, and they were the donkies....

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 02:36 PM

Are you sure the KAD 4 pots are radially mounted GW? The last couple of sets I had definitely weren't.

The 6 pots definitely are though, and are definitely the dogs.... :thumbsup:

For general road use, you won't notice the difference between any of the alloy caliper options from the different companies, KAD, 'Spares, 'Sport, etc.

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 02:45 PM

Are you sure the KAD 4 pots are radially mounted GW? The last couple of sets I had definitely weren't.

The 6 pots definitely are though, and are definitely the dogs.... :thumbsup:

For general road use, you won't notice the difference between any of the alloy caliper options from the different companies, KAD, 'Spares, 'Sport, etc.


Ooohhh you're right, I thought all KAD's were radial... well that's a bit of a sticker...

In which case ignore everything I said about that, and go get some from Minispares or Minisport... !

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 02:47 PM

chears, iv had a look around, and for all the brake stuff the kad kit i found is nearenought the cheepest or close to it and comes with everything i need,

im uprating the engine some time, by quite alot so want to get the brakes and suspension sorted asap. because my brakes are burnted out, and got groved because i totaly abuse them lol.

all in good fun. anyone got any preferances in the brakes, and found any decient kits i can have a look at????

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Posted 17 October 2008 - 02:48 PM

o yerr what u mean radially mounted? the guy i rang up said the fit straight onto the bolt holes where the origional calipers mount!!!


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