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Old 08-04-2011, 05:58 PM
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I just got off the phone to Warwick. The 6 pot Sth African made, ADR approved kit is $2500 per end, as pictured in Greg's (hsv300) post above. There's also a lower spec offering for about $1800 to compete with Race Brakes, Hoppers Stoppers, etc.

I think I'll stick with a new set of DBA slotted rotors and RB74 pads for the back, bed the whole lot in properly and that will be more than good enough for the street and social track days. I'm not running good enough tyres to really push an extreme brake package and don't intend to in the foreseeable future.

For those struggling with brake bias issues, the brake bias valve (rubber o-ring) can be removed from the XF master cylinder giving equal pressure front/rear and a $130 adjustable valve fitted externally. To keep engineers happy this has a removable cap which means nobody can fiddle with the bias after it has been set.

The trick for setting bias involves fitting a torque wrench at 60 ft lbs to a wheel stud on the rear, pressing the brake pedal down and adjusting the valve until the wrench cracks. Thanks to Warwick for all this info.

Sambo
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