Puma brake upgrade

Gazzabs

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• Mar 12, 2023

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Hello All, i bought a 2010 Puma 2.4XS last year. I have been busy bolting security measures on to it and am now ready to do a few upgrades. Though she passed her MOT, I have to be honest, the braking power (or lack of) scares the Hell out of me. I am running 18" Twisted alloys at the mo and wonder whether any of you wonderful people have upgraded successfully and if so what did you use? is it a caliper and disc thing, or should i go cylinder and lines? Trying to avoid spending loads on a system that is actually not that great.
TIA
Gaz

 

300bhp/ton

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• Mar 12, 2023

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Brakes should be pretty good standard. If they are scary it sounds more like something is wrong tbh. Maybe try and sort that out first.

 

Gazzabs

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Fair point. It seems to be the last little bit where they fade, so will start investigating that first. Thank you

 

brianp38dse

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Hello and welcome

 

Gazzabs

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brianp38dse said:

Hello and welcome

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Hello, taking some time to work out the method of using the old app, but i shall no doubt be posting more questions as i hit issues. Nice to know there are so many like minded people out there to call on.

 

300bhp/ton

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Gazzabs said:

Fair point. It seems to be the last little bit where they fade, so will start investigating that first. Thank you

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If it’s just fade. Try some higher grade brake fluid after a full flush. And some upgraded pads. On my 300Tdi when I was a good I could lock the wheels up at almost 70mph and could get the front wheels hot enough they turned my white Disco 5 spoke steel rims a sort of yellow off white colour. Not saying you couldn’t get them to fade. But you had to try really hard.

 

Gazzabs

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300bhp/ton said:

If it’s just fade. Try some higher grade brake fluid after a full flush. And some upgraded pads. On my 300Tdi when I was a good I could lock the wheels up at almost 70mph and could get the front wheels hot enough they turned my white Disco 5 spoke steel rims a sort of yellow off white colour. Not saying you couldn’t get them to fade. But you had to try really hard.

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, i shall do the pads and fluid first, then see if i can melt the alloys off as a road test!