Belgian 275 gets some upgrades

A few weeks back I fitted the PFC 348mm floating disks, Ferodo DS1.11 pads, some braided lines and Motul 660 fluid. The stock brakes were my only real disappointment with the the car. I think I cooked the first set of stock pads on track, and I also had some transfer or I warped the stock rotors. Probably the former, as it seems I was able to clean them off with some hard braking, but the problem never went away. After the stock pads were done, I fitted a set of PFC Z-Rated pads. I was hoping to find some more initial bite and overall torque with these pads, but I did not, they did improve the feel of the brakes much. So, I figured I’d just start over with the best bits I could find. With the new disks/pads/lines/fluid the braking is in a different league! Maybe I just need to recalibrate myself, but the initial bite is almost too much. I’m also now wondering about the brake balance as there is so much more torque at the front. I guess I should fit some more aggressive pad at the rear. Suggestions welcome.





Last week I brought the car into Raeder at the Nurburgring to install KW Clubsports. These guys know their way around Meganes, and really seem to know what they are doing. The car was corner balanced and aligned. It’s running -3 degrees of camber in the front. Ride height is 34 front 33 rear. I have not had it on the track yet, but on some spirited driving around some twisty roads, the car feels solid and planted. The steering is also now much sweeter. Ride quality is about equal to stock on moderate road imperfections but starts to feel more 'firm' on crap roads.





At the same time I put on a set of Yokohama AD08Rs on OZ Ultraleggera 8x18 (ET48) wheels. The car was on the stock (19" Turini) wheels for about ten minutes between coilover install and the alignment rack and I’m glad I went with a different wheel setup. The offsets on the stock wheels look really silly with the car dropped by 30mm. The offset on the OZs looks perfect, but did required some light trimming of the wheel well liners in the rear. I also installed some new TMPS sensors (OEM) as I really like being able to see the pressures from the drivers seat. The guys in the tire shop were telling me that they need to be programmed, but that's not true. The car picked them up automatically.



Here is how it sits now.




Now the seal is broken… where to go next….???

 

No, stock rear pads at this point. I'm thinking to swap them based on how much more bite/torque there is at the front now - want to kept it balanced. Not sure what's the right choice. Seems there are not so many pad choices for the rear and no compounds as aggressive as the ds1.11. Open to advice on this.

I was debating the PFC disks for a while as they are not cheap. At least you can replace the rotors independent of the hats. I used that to talk myself into it!


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The setup sheet I received is in German, so I'm a bit handicapped. I'm quite sure there are no caster numbers on there. If "Spur" translates to toe, then it looks like 2.5/2.75mm l/r.

 

Yes, you got it - titanium grey.