rob275 1817 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 As some of you know I acquired a BBK kit from TAROX late last year for evaluation purposes. A stint of illnesses and other bits and bobs mean't that I got the kit fitted on just before the new year. Now that I've had it on for some time and have a trackday under my belt with them I can provide a well enough review to you all on the brakes and rotors. So the kit they gave me was the 328mm Sport Compact brake kit which consists of the following Red 6 pot TAROX Calipers, discs, pads and hardware to mount to the car. Braided hoses and all the nuts & bolts and boring bits! Packaging was well enough! The box came with a dent in it but nothing was damaged and the whole kit was packed well enough to prevent and scratches or chips to the calipers. Being in one large box it obviously weighed a fair bit! Also came with a complimentary lanyard of course and a small booklet of all their kits. Disc used is their F2000 single piece, obviously many think the grooves are pointless but lets not get in to a debate about them here! Their website states that their Sport Compact kit comes with the B280-6 or B30-6 Calipers usually. However the below suggests otherwise with the B32-6 Calipers instead. The one thing I do need to clarify with TAROX is what pad is used in the kit and I will post that up shortly when I get a response Drawings of the Caliper can be found here: http://en.tarox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/B32-6.pdf Piston number Disc Ø (min-max) Disc thickness (min-max) Disc Depth Weight Mounting Type Lug offset Minimum internal wheel Ø Lug PCD Knockoff Piston Mounting Centres Piston Layout (Diameter in mm) Total area (both sides) cm² Piston Layout (Diameter in mm) Total area (both sides) cm² Piston Layout (Diameter in mm) Total area (both sides) cm² Pad Code Pad Area Pad Choice Pad Thickness Pad Depth 6 290-330mm 10-30mm 60mm 2.2 kg Lug N/A N/A N/A Optional 89mm 26/31/26 363 26/34/26 394 31/34/31 483 SP0239 80 cm² .114/.501./116/.601 17mm 60mm Daily Driving Usage As a daily driver, I was sceptical about putting a BBK on as I didn't want all brake and nothing else, I didn't want the Girlfriends head flying through the windscreen whenever I approached a set of lights! Safe to say that in these respects the brakes are probably somewhat tamer than the brakes they replaced which were DIXCEL ES Discs & Z Type Pads. The TAROX has a lesser initial bite and seem more progressive, i'm guessing these pads work better with a bit of heat in them (more on that later). The pedal feel however is improved with the braided lines and overall braking performance is definitely not decreased. They stop well in day to day traffic and handle fast road work just fine. Do not squeak which is an advantage. Dusting on the brakes is probably somewhat less than the DIXCEL pads but ultimately this isn't something that i particularly factor in when looking at a kit, if some of you do, they will dust more than stock but I guess lesser than some pads out there. Track Use Hopefully one of many trackdays to test the brakes out I was at brands hatch in January to give them a better test, slightly hampered by both the weather and the black flag I incurred (not through my poor driving I might add) but never the less a good day. As suspected the lesser initial bite was seemingly due to the pads working once they had a bit of heat in them. Probably more for the track biased then, but by no means a death trap on the road. It's worth noting i'm not 100% sure what pad it is. I shall find out for all though. They stopped well enough, it's all I can really say as they didn't particularly feel any better than my old discs and pads as the ABS would just kick in as it was an extremely wet and greasy track. I need to pencil myself in for a dry day clearly to compare properly. Brake fade was non existent, it wasn't on my previous discs and pads either but what I can say is they are an improvement over stock. I'll give them another test in May and see how they do for now though, overall i'm happy with the performance of the kit and would recommend it, it's not the cheapest of BBK out there, but it's certainly not the most expensive. 6 Lauren, Sideways?, MangoNo5 and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, don said: Nice review. Get some pictures up of them on the car though! Added Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegunulgener 84 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 What did you have before the tar.ox? Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 This is just the front? Ow much is a kit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 @tegunulgener Dixcel @Lauren I believe they are around £1500 just for front yes. 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 54 minutes ago, tegunulgener said: What did you have before the tar.ox? 4 hours ago, rob275 said: .....than the brakes they replaced which were DIXCEL ES Discs & Z Type Pads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegunulgener 84 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 Yeah I've actually read that but somehow I forgot while I'm reading it. Thank you for the help Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary p 46 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 @rob275 love the TAROX design of the discs I have them on the rear ( standard size) look good on the 86 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted February 16, 2017 If you mention pads .. worth also finding out type of pad shapes used, if it's common enough among brake pad vendors to broaden choice, and if it's relatively cheap type. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted March 27, 2017 Update 2 I've not done much driving since, or nothing significant to warrant an update but the weather forecast was so good this weekend just gone that I felt the need to give the car a much needed wash and took a drive out to portsdown hill, squeezing in a few B roads of course as the A3 is dull as hell . Portsdown hill was busy given the weather and the fact it was mothers day contributing. I was deprived of awesome photography opportunity but made do with the space I had. Perhaps if the Mrs got her arse out of bed earlier the day would have worked out better on that front and the sun would have been facing the right way!! Safe to say that the brakes are great, they saved my bacon on the way down after hitting standstill traffic from xxx mph the car came to a perfect halt in what seemed like mere seconds Clearly a bit of warmer weather and dry tarmac is what was required to make them shine! Despite me not really being able to afford it, having driven the hybrid for a couple of weeks and going back to this yesterday for a drive it's got me all excited and i'm becoming increasingly vulnerable to the IABTSS (I Accidentally Booked TSS). Though I will only be going But over the course of the day braking was great, a lot more progressive than my previous brakes which is nicer for road driving but they still stop when putting your foot down that little bit harder. Think i'll also be taking the car out for a trip to wales at some point in the coming months, I also wouldn't mind getting more pictures of the car without the stripe, it's growing on me! I think I prefer it? Obligatory edit below to show off the brakes Though the spokes get in the way, when I get the rays on they will show better. 3 DanJ, Sideways? and Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted April 21, 2017 Just seen this. Thanks for the review and update, I'm on the lookout/researching potential upgrade. Keep us updated. I hope others can contribute to what they have and their thoughts. I noticed someone had AP Racing? Also do these fit with the standard 17" alloys? Brakes are really expensive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 442 Report post Posted April 21, 2017 I have Stoptech fronts, 328mm. Really impressive after 2 weeks of road and distance driving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted April 21, 2017 38 minutes ago, Cerastes said: Brakes are really expensive Do you track the car a lot? If not then you don't need a BBK.... All a BBK affords you is heat capacity. Not many fit under the OEM wheels, the spoke to rim design isn't helpful in that regard. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19756 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
