Need a break upgrade advice

Romeo190 · 10-21-2018, 02:30 AM

Hey guys need your help to find out if anyone can tell me if I can fit the OEM M3 front calibers on an F30 2013 335i..... I currently have the OEM 4 piston brembo for the front I was thinking on putting does in the back and maybe upgrading to a 6 piston OEM M3 break caliper for the front the reason I needed it's because I fully.modified my 335i and I need more breaking power.

cfm56d7b · 10-26-2018, 08:54 AM

"More breaking power" involves much more than just swapping calipers.

Great thread on this topic:
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1529016

My suggestion would be to explore aftermarket brakes specifically designed for your car: either Brembo or AP Racing (my personal suggestion). Brakes with more stopping power are not inexpensive at about $3.5K per axle.

Logicoeur · 10-27-2018, 10:54 AM

OEM M3 front calipers would suffice. No need to spend all of that on AP or aftermarket Brembo kits, unless you are doing some serious tracking.

The f80 M3 front calipers are the same as the mperformance calipers for the f30. Run them with the F30 370mm rotors and you will be fine. Unfortunately the f80 M3 rears won't fit on the f30.

Msport front calipers (blue or gray) are actually the same caliper as well but with a shorter carrier to fit the 340mm rotors. You can't lengthen the carrier however as hey are built in.

Romeo190 · 10-28-2018, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Logicoeur

Own M3 front calipers would suffice. No need to spend all of that on AP or aftermarket Brembo kits, unless you are doing some serious tracking.

The f80 M3 front calipers are the same as the mperformance calipers for the f30. Run them with the F30 370mm rotors and you will be fine. Unfortunately the f80 M3 rears won't fit on the f30.

Msport front calipers (blue or gray) are actually the same caliper as well but with a shorter carrier to fit the 340mm rotors. You can't lengthen the carrier however as hey are built in.

Ok thanks for the advice. I'll see what I'll end up doing eventually.

enjoythemusic · 10-28-2018, 05:34 AM

Keep in mind you need to ensure the brake bias is balanced. There's quite a bit to brake calculations, and here's an example of what an ex-Brembo engineer (now with Girodisc) did with my heavily-tracked Ferrari. We uprated the front calipers/discs while also using more aggressive brake pads on the rears.

Romeo190 · 11-02-2018, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Keep in mind you need to ensure the brake bias is balanced. There's quite a bit to brake calculations, and here's an example of what an ex-Brembo engineer (now with Girodisc) did with my heavily-tracked Ferrari. We uprated the front calipers/discs while also using more aggressive brake pads on the rears.

Do u tbi k getting more aggressive pads in the rear help the issue atleast a bit

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cfm56d7b Lieutenant General 5886 Rep 10,256 Posts Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (2)	"More breaking power" involves much more than just swapping calipers. Great thread on this topic: https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1529016 My suggestion would be to explore aftermarket brakes specifically designed for your car: either Brembo or AP Racing (my personal suggestion). Brakes with more stopping power are not inexpensive at about $3.5K per axle.
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Logicoeur Lieutenant Colonel 993 Rep 1,934 Posts Drives: F30 335i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	OEM M3 front calipers would suffice. No need to spend all of that on AP or aftermarket Brembo kits, unless you are doing some serious tracking. The f80 M3 front calipers are the same as the mperformance calipers for the f30. Run them with the F30 370mm rotors and you will be fine. Unfortunately the f80 M3 rears won't fit on the f30. Msport front calipers (blue or gray) are actually the same caliper as well but with a shorter carrier to fit the 340mm rotors. You can't lengthen the carrier however as hey are built in. __________________ F30 335iX \| Remus Axleback \| Fabspeed Catted DP \| VRSF Comp IC \| 18X9 ET35 19lb MT1 \| 255/40/18 ECS \| Ohlins RT Millway Street \| Millway Control Arm Bushings \| Turner Endlinks \| TMH 75mm 14x1.5 Studs \| BMW MPerf LSD \| XDelete \| Pipercross Filter \| MHD Stg2 93
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