Group Buy: Braided Brake & Clutch Lines

[sozman]

Hey Al,

my brake and clutch lines arrived today, they look fantastic.

Haven't as yet had the chance to fit them, maybe this weekend if all goes well.

Thank you for your efforts in organising this buy.

Adrian

[GTRgeoff]

OK done, had a few technical hiccups. Thanks Al. Not sure you should have allowed Chris a set as he is already fast enough

[rs73]

Just got confirmation email from Maltech today that my brake line set will be in the mail today. They said I should receive it tomorrow or Thursday. Al, thank's for organising this group buy!

PS: Edited - sorry wrong name. Got confused with oil cooler group buy.

[GTRgeoff]

Hah. Rianto is stocking up for a track weapon.....

[rs73]

LOL Geoff, I hope I'm not going overboard as my car is still a daily driver.... it's just too tempting not to get it with so many group buys recently.

[Al]

Great to hear all the good reports, thanks for the kind words.

The guys at Maltech are so great that, they have refunded me the difference between the price I paid (2 months ago) and the group buy price. I didn't even expect or asked for it, they just thought it was a fair deal , I’m so happy.....

Chris you share the same philosophy that I have. I have put a lot of money into handling and braking, yet the engine and turbo are still standard. I have now gone as far as I wanted with these key areas, as I have installed; dba4000's (5000's not avail. for gts-t at the time), braided lines, pads, coil-overs, sway bars, bushes, hicas lock, adj camber/caster, pineapples, etc. Next year I will start looking at some "mild" power upgrades , the wheels are already in motion (so to speak).

[rs73]

Off topic: what about rims, Al? I got ANZ matrix 17" but I have no idea whether that is lighter or heavier than stock 16" rims... I was told that getting a lightweight rim will improve track handling, but to what extent?

[Scotsman]

I think grip and width of rim/ tyre combination might be the area to concertrate on more than weight of rims. I think that the difference in weight would only be marginal. But I could be wrong.

[lwells]

The issue with wheel weight is that it is unsprung weight so it has a proportionally larger effect on acceleration (disregarding issues such as better handling) than typical weight.

And the difference can be substantial. A high quality Japanese forged rim can be as light as ~7kg (in a decent size).

LW.

[Downforce]

And the difference can be substantial.  A high quality Japanese forged rim can be as light as ~7kg (in a decent size).

LW.

Agreed. And my black racing wheels only weigh 6.9kg each

[GTRgeoff]

Mine arrived today so I'm happy. These guys are red hot on the service and Al, you have to be happy with the refund. Now to fit them.....

[rs73]

got my express post notification, pity i came home a bit too late today so will have to wait till tomorrow to pick it up.

[lwells]

Having spoken to Steve @ Maltech (who said paying/ordering today is fine), I put my order through just now. Unfortunately National's online banking sucks and the description field is highly restrictive in both length and what you can enter.

Anyway, my description was "SAU lwellsR32gtrBC" which is the maximum characters it would allow me (it also wouldn't allow me to use an ampersand).

Al, for your records, I am after a brake and clutch set for a R32 GT-R in black.

Hope it doesn't cause any problems. Stupid banks

Lucien.

[rs73]

Received my braided lines today. I'm happy with it. Thank's Al for organising this group buy!!! They're all labeled as said and got ADR approved stamped on the rubber end cap.

[Al]

Lucien, just email Maltech with all the details, as described in the second half of the first post, to make sure there will be no confussion.

In all honesty all weight effects car's handling, i just bought a set of cheap 2nd hand track rims and fitted my re55's. My 17x8/9 only cost me $300 for a mismatched set. I am in no competition, but i still will like to kick some people's arse .

Having spoken to Steve @ Maltech (who said paying/ordering today is fine), I put my order through just now.  Unfortunately National's online banking sucks and the description field is highly restrictive in both length and what you can enter.

Anyway, my description was "SAU lwellsR32gtrBC" which is the maximum characters it would allow me (it also wouldn't allow me to use an ampersand).

Al, for your records, I am after a brake and clutch set for a R32 GT-R in black.

Hope it doesn't cause any problems.  Stupid banks

Lucien.

[rs73]

In all honesty all weight effects car's handling, i just bought a set of cheap 2nd hand track rims and fitted my re55's.  My 17x8/9 only cost me $300 for a mismatched set.  I am in no competition, but i still will like to kick some people's arse .

Hey Al, u finally got some 17s and dump ur 19s? Those 19s are way too heavy aren't they?

[lwells]

Hi Al,

Lucien, just email Maltech with all the details, as described in the second half of the first post, to make sure there will be no confussion.

Yeah, I did that before I posted. Just wanted to let you know in case they contacted you if there was a problem or other. Got an email back from Steve (top bloke) saying they should be delivered by mid next week

Thanks for organising the g/b!

In all honesty all weight effects car's handling, i just bought a set of cheap 2nd hand track rims and fitted my re55's.  My 17x8/9 only cost me $300 for a mismatched set.  I am in no competition, but i still will like to kick some people's arse .

Indeed it does, but unsprung weight has a far greater impact gram-for-gram than standard weight. When you can knock 5+ kilos off each wheel thats a significant saving in my books.

LW.

[NRB]

Got mine today. Easy doing business, prompt service and a top product. Can't wait to fit them.

[Al]

Hey Al, u finally got some 17s and dump ur 19s? Those 19s are way too heavy aren't they?

1./ Not exactly

2/ I agree the 19's are not suited to much, just look damn good under the arches :wassup:

Am also considering getting a 2nd set of cheap 17's for drift/burnout as i understeer too much with the std. 16's.

[rs73]

Hi Al, rather than thinking it was the rim n tyres, could it be your suspension setup that's causing it to understeer too much?

U got a nice garage there, looks clean :-)

PS: ANZ wheel just got back to me, each 17" matrix wheel that I have weighs about 12.5kg that's quite a lot of unsprung weight there, not including the tyres.