Brake Engineering expands disc range
Seven new brake discs have been added to the Brake Engineering range, covering no fewer than 70 vehicle applications.
Seven new brake discs have been added to the Brake Engineering range, covering no fewer than 70 vehicle applications.
Following up its brake disc range expansion last month, Brake Engineering has introduced a number of new product additions across its entire braking range of calipers, cylinders, discs and hoses.
Although coated discs are a relatively recent addition for volume suppliers distributing comprehensive braking programmes to the mainstream aftermarket, there are two very distinct routes to which these suppliers have committed themselves. The first is the partial coating using an oil-based formula; the second, as adopted by the First Line Group, is the complete coverage of the disc, with a water-based coating.
Starting in the third quarter of this year, the ATE PowerDisc will be available for even more vehicles. ATE will add 65 article numbers to the range, increasing its coverage by about 50 per cent.
Braking systems specialist, Brake Engineering has called on the automotive aftermarket not to “coat over the real issues of fitting brake discs.” The company states that training is more important than ever for the independent automotive aftermarket.
Now well into the 2015 race season, Alcon Components says this year has seen “unprecedented progress” for the Tamworth, UK brake and clutch manufacturer. Supplying products to Formula E, Alcon also reports US motorsport growth and increased work with original equipment manufacturers, describing the year so far as “a three-way success story”.
Braking systems specialist, Brake Engineering has added six new part numbers to its product range. The new references cover more than 50 vehicle applications for the following makes and models: Nissan Juke, Volkswagen Amarok, Ford B-Max and Fiesta, BMW 1, 3, and 4-series and Renault Clio.
Tarox has developed a new front brake upgrade for the latest 991 Series Porsche 911 3.8 Carrera S. With greater emphasis on weight reduction through the use of aluminium in the car’s construction, the new Porsche has inspired Tarox to develop a new two-piece billet steel and anodised alloy hub structure to directly replace the factory single-piece disc.
The First Line Group (FLG) has introduced double rubber Becktec shimmed brake pads to stand alongside its Becktec coated discs, in an improved and expanded Borg & Beck braking line up. The corporate blue Borg & Beck shims are designed to deliver anti-vibration and noise reduction benefits.
Brake Engineering has unveiled a number of new references for its brake caliper and disc ranges, underlining its commitment to range development for the benefit of parts distributors and installers in the independent automotive aftermarket.
Tarox has launched its latest brake packages for A-Class off-shoots The Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class saloon and A45 AMG.
Brake, the road safety charity, has expressed disappointment at Government plans to raise the speed limit for large lorries on dual carriageway roads to 60mph, despite serious concerns from a number of road safety groups. The move comes on the back of the Government’s decision to increase the speed limit for HGVs on single carriageway […]
As of 1 January 2015, Ralph Lauxmann will take over as head of Continental’s Systems & Technology in the Chassis & Safety division headquarters in Frankfurt. He will report directly to Frank Jourdan, head of the Chassis & Safety division and member of the executive board of Continental AG and functionally to Christian Senger, Head […]
Italian braking expert Tarox has released details of its comprehensive new big brake kit for the new Golf GTI Mk7. The kit has been thoroughly tested by the firm’s own UK demonstrator, following initial rig and dyno testing at Tarox’s Italian factory and R&D centre. Custom-built and designed from the outset for the Golf GTI, […]
The BMW S 1000 XR, launched at the 2014 EICMA show in Italy this month, is the first series model to receive Continental’s newly-enhanced Motorcycle Integral Brake (MIB) system. The latest version of MIB builds on the motorcycle anti-lock braking system Continental has manufactured for more than a decade by adding an optimised curve braking function that facilitates safer braking in curves.
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