K-Sport 304mm 6POT Brake kit
Well I have in my possession a K-Sport 304mm 6POT Brake kit.
Speaking to Kev about the kit, I’m going to offer as much information I can regarding the fitting, quality and performance that it offers.
I’m going to document everything that I do with photos; any problems I have, general day to day usage as well as track use and the positives gains it has over what I have been using – Wilwood 280mm kit
Just to point out these are my personnel views and might not apply to others as my driving style and frequency may differ. Also I am basing some of my finding with what my 4POT Wilwood kit offers and its performance.
So…
1st impressions.
The kit seems to be well made, visually there are no marks or machining errors and all the parts, seals and bolts are in good nick.
Kev has sent the K-Sport “sport” brake pads with this kit but he stressed (for my safety :shock: ) that I should use DS2500 pads due to my track usage and heavy braking, so even though I was keen to see the limitations of the “sport” pads I’ve taken his advice and gone with the 2500’s.
I was surprised to feel how light the calliper actually is compared to the Wilwoods, though the K-Sport is bigger its feels lighter that my Wilwood calliper! It’s also in a glorious black finish and tbh I’m glad they turned up like that as they subtly sit behind my wheels without saying “raagghh look at me”
The discs even thought they are only 304mm they look massive when you take them out of the box and again feel lighter than I imagined. They are also thicker (28mm) than the 24mm discs I use now.
Everything is well boxed up and all bolts and nuts are bagged as any brake kit should and the instructions are also included.
So far everything seems in good order and no major problems!
Fitting
Now I only did a quick test tonight to see if the kit fitted and what the clearances were.
I’m very happy to announce that they fit with space between my calliper and alloy spokes (3-5mm) as does the disc to the ball joint which has good space between them both too (3-5mm). At this point it is only visual and I will measure these gaps tomorrow when I have more time (no wheel were spacers required).
A couple of points that I have made is that the instructions are a little vague and perhaps the less mechanical minded person may be a little confused when fitting. Granted if you’re unsure then I’d not attempt to do them yourself and have a pro assist or a reputable garage fit them for you. However if you are a whiz then read the instructions and you should have no problems.
One other area that has baffled me was fitting the bracket to the hub, there are 4 threaded bolts for this (2 for each bracket) and about 20 washers with the kit, but no nuts to hold the bolts on with. (I’ll speak to Kev about this tomorrow and sort this out, no biggy from me, but I was scratching my head :noidea
. So to hold the brackets on I just used my old Wilwood bolts and nuts for a temporary solution.Now at this point I was taking pictures like a paparazzi at a glance of seeing Brittney’s rear arsé cheeks, but due to the retardness of my camera, its had a hissy fit so you’ll have to wait till tomorrow to see the finished products (yes I am a tease ;-)) but I can say they look well under my 16” Enkei wheels and with them finished in back, give that feel of: “yes I’ve got 6POTs but I’m not showing off to everyone, yet there on for a purpose” 8)
Kev has been very helpful in his service and though he had no DS2500 pads in stock at the moment, he had a batch despatched from his supplier straight to my work this morning (recorded delivery) Cheers Kev ;-)
More updates and images when I have them. ;-)
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