Brake upgrade kit
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:34 pm
I have been using some of my spare time making this kit together with Michael from Mio Engineering.
We have made several different kits all using the Wilwood Dynalite caliper, which is a four pot caliper made from aluminium.
The kits are:
- Stand disk size Lotus Elan. For use with std. steel rims.
- Elan +2 disk size. For fast road and track, just fits inside my 13? Minilite rim.
- Ventilated ?260 mm rotor on aluminium hub. For size 14? rims and the serious autocrosser or hard track use.
The kits contain all you need; Wilwood Dynalite calipers, brake disks and pads, specific CNC?ed caliper bracket made from anodized 6082 aluminium, steel brake hoses and bolts and washers.
There is a range of different brake pads for the caliper, to suit all needs.
The kits will fit all cars using the Triumph Herald / Spitfile upright, so Lotus Seven, Elan, Elan +2, Europa and early Esprit?s. We have also made one for the newer Catherham uprigt, which uses a radially mounted caliper.
I have been using the kit with the Elan +2 brake disk for the last year, and it is one of the best upgrades I have ever made. No more sticking vacuum power assist, a very firm pedal with lots of feel and grip, and then there is the massive weight saving of 1.8 kg. pr. wheel, and it?s the good unsprung kind .
We have also made a kit for the Elan?s rear brakes, using the Powerlite caliper with integrated handbrake mechanism.
Just need to do one more iteration on the handbrake aktuation, there wasen't enough gearing in my first attemt.
Please have a look on the website, as you can see there has been put more effort into the parts than the website .
http://www.mio-engineering.dk/index.php?route=common/home
If you are interested please give Michael a call or send him an e-mail.
I have also attached a few pictures of some of the other stuff we have done, eg. centrally mounted clutch cylinder, with adapter to both the std. 4 speed and Lotus 5 speed gearbox.
Cheers
Jannik
We have made several different kits all using the Wilwood Dynalite caliper, which is a four pot caliper made from aluminium.
The kits are:
- Stand disk size Lotus Elan. For use with std. steel rims.
- Elan +2 disk size. For fast road and track, just fits inside my 13? Minilite rim.
- Ventilated ?260 mm rotor on aluminium hub. For size 14? rims and the serious autocrosser or hard track use.
The kits contain all you need; Wilwood Dynalite calipers, brake disks and pads, specific CNC?ed caliper bracket made from anodized 6082 aluminium, steel brake hoses and bolts and washers.
There is a range of different brake pads for the caliper, to suit all needs.
The kits will fit all cars using the Triumph Herald / Spitfile upright, so Lotus Seven, Elan, Elan +2, Europa and early Esprit?s. We have also made one for the newer Catherham uprigt, which uses a radially mounted caliper.
I have been using the kit with the Elan +2 brake disk for the last year, and it is one of the best upgrades I have ever made. No more sticking vacuum power assist, a very firm pedal with lots of feel and grip, and then there is the massive weight saving of 1.8 kg. pr. wheel, and it?s the good unsprung kind .
We have also made a kit for the Elan?s rear brakes, using the Powerlite caliper with integrated handbrake mechanism.
Just need to do one more iteration on the handbrake aktuation, there wasen't enough gearing in my first attemt.
Please have a look on the website, as you can see there has been put more effort into the parts than the website .
http://www.mio-engineering.dk/index.php?route=common/home
If you are interested please give Michael a call or send him an e-mail.
I have also attached a few pictures of some of the other stuff we have done, eg. centrally mounted clutch cylinder, with adapter to both the std. 4 speed and Lotus 5 speed gearbox.
Cheers
Jannik