[GK]

Originally Posted by JC

I don't think your issue was caused by AU1 brakes. I suspect you were travelling too close to the car in front. There is nothing wrong with the emergency stopping power of AU1 brakes. Anticipation will work better than brakes. Leaving enough room to the car in front of you will work better than better brakes.

Having done the preaching, here's some (simplified??) info on the upgrade. To upgrade your brakes to AU2 spec, you will need the following:

AU2 brake rotors & pads
AU2 callipers (including hoses)
AU2 Upright including balljoint and lower control arm
AU2 swaybar
AU2 swaybar chassis mounts
AU2 swaybar link ends

You will need at least 16" wheels to fit AU2 brakes/suspension.

The last 4 bits above are the same from AU2 right through to BF, so you can substitute BA to BF for any of them. There's not a lot of difference between AU2 to BF XT, but the Terries (SX/SY) and BF XRs got bigger brakes, but the difference between AU1 to AU2 upgrade is more noticeable than AU2 to BF.

Having said all of that, and having done the swap myself, the braking distance doesn't halve or anything. It's an improvement of maybe a few metres from 60, but the real improvement is the fact that the brakes do not fade under repeated application (for example, like when travelling down the Clyde or Brown mountains in NSW).

You can get the above parts from most wreckers for anywhere between $500 and $1k, plus fitting on top. If your local wrecker wants to charge more than say $650- for the lot, just tell them you can get them from a mob in Qld for $650 delivered; they should match price.

Good advice JC.

GK