Hi all,

new here so be kind...

I have done a search and trolled through 15 of the 75 pages of the brakes/handling section of this forum, but so far have found nothing regarding the PBR C4 calipers. Actually, they seem to be almost non-existent on Google too. I recently bought a bigger front brake kit off ebay which included RDA grooved rotors (I think they're 330mm), PBR C4 calipers (with adapters), Goodridge braided lines, and EBC Redstuff pads.

So far I have not been able to install this kit. The first problem was the (to me) alien design of the calipers (which, thanks to Mat from RaceBrakes Sydney, I was able to rectify), the second problem is that they don't seem to fit inside the rims. By this I mean they mount too far out towards the outside of the car so they scrape against the inside of the (factory standard) rim.

Has anyone else bought this kit/similar and had problems? I bought it from Tuffcarparts on ebay (Justin has been helpful so far in trying to solve my issues).

Car is a BA mk2 XR6T ute.

Cheers.

on a completely separate note, does anyone else have the issue when posting that the editor is in the way of what you're trying to type?

Lol I thought it ws only Brembo's which gave trouble with rim clearance. Maybe you need new wheels? What size are they at the moment?

With the editor being in the way - it used to do it when I was logged in on my old laptop. It went back to normal when I pressed the compatibility view button at the end of the address bar (only if you have internet explorer

The wheels I have are standard factory 17" XR6T BA mk2 ute wheels.

So far I've found stuff all on the C4 calipers but apparently there are plenty of people who use them (saloon car series etc).

Just to add, Justin from Tuffcarparts on ebay has offered to subsidise a new set of wheels to fit over the new brakes (his supplier guaranteed they would fit over 17's). I realise it's a backwards solution but I want to upgrade them anyway.

Thanks for the tip with the editor, but it appears that I don't have a compatibility view button...

Can you post a pic of the brakes?

I thought BF onwards (and maybe BA mk 2's) had PBR C6 calipers on the front stock...?

How much did you pay for the brakes?

C6 PBR calipers are the BA premium breaks that came with 325mm rotors. To fit these premium breaks you need either BA Mk1 17 inch wheels or 18 inch wheels.

I am not sure about C4 calipers, but if they are anything like the C6 you will need one of the wheels I mentioned above or an FPV wheel.

Post some pics of the kit and measure the 'hat' depth of the rotor. I have 330mm x 28mm early T-series rotors on mine with an adaptor bracket to move the stock caliper into position. Works good on the street once they're installed, would probably die on a circuit though.

C6 PBR calipers are the BA premium breaks that came with 325mm rotors.

All of the BF's came (as standard) with the premium BA brakes. Thought they are a 328mm rotor on the BF however...

Nah the BA premo's are a different caliper, they're a C6 as stated. BF's have the old BA junk caliper. BA premo's are 32mm as oppossed to the stock BA/BF 28mm.

I paid $1150 for the kit, which I reckon is pretty good (if I get them to fit that is...). Attached are some photos I took when I tried to install it. I'm lookin at a wheel and tyre package on ebay to fit over them:

18inch New GUNMETAL NEUTON GT Wheels & Tyres NISSAN WRX - eBay Wheel, Tyre Packages, Wheels, Tyres, Car, Truck Parts, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 26-Oct-10 14:03:31 AEDST)

Cheap, but I reckon the wheels look good. Not expecting much from the tyres but I don't really have the budget for anything much more (gotta pay off the car first...)

Just to finalise this small thread: Justin from Tuffcarparts has organised a full refund including shipping costs for the kit, despite the fact that he is an ebay seller and that I assembled the kit on the car. He has been very helpful with this and has expressed sincere disappointment that the kit didn't fit as it was supposed to. I have since bought a set of DBA4000's and Bendix ultimates.