Brembo Brakes

CAUTION:
^ The Brembo caliper is aligned to the brake disc when it is first installed to the vehicle, therefore, care must be taken not to disturb this alignment. When removing the caliper; remove the bolts that secure the anchor bracket to the vertical link only. DO NOT loosen any other caliper bolts.
^ Do not loosen bolts securing brake disc to disc mounting.

Brembo calipers and discs provide higher-performance braking using the existing hydraulic braking system. The brakes are installed to the vehicle using unique vertical links, hubs, hydraulic hoses and disc shields.

The front brake disc consists of a ventilated, cross-drilled disc, bolted to a disc carrier. The disc assembly is mounted on the wheel studs and clamped between the wheel and hub.

A unique feature of the front disc is the slanted (non radial) ventilation webs which lean the opposite-way to the disc's direction of rotation. This design enables heat generated by the disc to be dispersed by air entering at the disc's center and being forced outwards through the cooling ducts.

Due to the use of fixed calipers in place of the standard floating caliper, certain lateral dimensions on the vertical link and hub are critical to achieve correct clearance and operation of the brakes. Therefore special vertical links and hubs set within a certain tolerance are installed with Brembo brakes.





The front discs are handed and must be fitted to the correct side of the vehicle. The left-hand disc can be identified by a groove running around the circumference of the outer disc wall as shown in the illustration.

Modified disc shields are installed to accommodate the larger diameter discs.

The four cylinder brake caliper is rigidly attached to the vertical link via an anchor bracket. The caliper is a split assembly with each side of the caliper, housing two pistons. The two-pairs of opposed pistons act directly on the brake pads mounted one each side of the disc.

Stainless steel hydraulic hoses connect the calipers to the existing brake tubes. It is important that these hoses are aligned correctly when installed to prevent them fouling on the steering and suspension components.

The Brembo disc brakes require no adjustment.