Brake upgrade for Discovery 2?

**Slunnie** · 9th December 2020, 09:55 PM

This will be interesting then to see if the brakes will fit factory D2 18" wheels then, depending on what offset the rotors and calipers run. Most fixed caliper setups these days have to run rims that are quite dished in the spokes to clear the calipers, where LandRover brakes are usually a fair bit further inboard and sit clear of the spokes and the narrowest part of the rim. I'm guessing they are close to factory offset to run 380mm discs..... but that may not be the case.

**twr7cx** · 22nd June 2021, 09:25 PM

LOF Clutches have Brembos available for the front now - Discovery 2 Front EXTREMEspec Big Brake Kit 330mm - Land Rover Clutches

The discs are a custom unit available through them only it would seem.

The brake pads are standard Brembo style and easily sourced in a variety of flavours from a variety of suppliers.

Nothing for the rear yet - apparently they're working on it though.

Nothing about the brake master cylinder and it's ability (or in ability) to run such large callipers (would they need more fluid displaced?). Dean Lapham from Total Td5 still seems to be the only brake master cylinder upgrade source using the L322 Range Rover unit.

Rather vague about fitment:

Fitment:Currently we recommend these Brake kits for 18" wheels, we are still in the process of testing the 16" rim styles, but with 330mm discs we are confident they will suit most applications, please bare in mind you may need 30mm wheel spacers with 16" wheels!

**twr7cx** · 17th December 2021, 11:54 AM

A bit of an update about this space for anyone interested - sadly, other than there is now an additional option available, there is limited progress:

In regards to Dean Lapham's TotalTd5 brake master cylinder upgrade setup that he's been mentioning since at least around November 2020:

L322 master cylinder Was not a thing! It was Late Range Rover sport and not quite finished yet

I could talk you through the conversion but it was late 545 or whatever it is Range Rover master and servo

Dean does also advise that his master cylinder upgrade is not necessary with the bigger brake setups:

I’m running massive 6 pots up front and four pots out back with no issues so far

LOF Clutches does finally have a big brake upgrade kit available for the Discovery 2. Even better is they've changed to Brembo brake callipers rather than the LOF branded ones that early versions were showing (means local support for parts will be easier to achieve within Australia or just from other suppliers).
But the pricing has blown right out. In July 2020 they indicated GBP 600.00 < Log in to Facebook >. In August 2020 this reduced down to GBP 500.00 < Log in to Facebook >. In May 2021 it was increased to GBP 750.00 < Log in to Facebook > And now that it's listed on their website their GBP 1,624.58 < Discovery 2 Front EXTREMEspec Big Brake Kit 330mm - Land Rover Clutches > - a huge jump in price!

This makes Dean's front and back kit a lot more price friendly:

The 2200 kit is much cheaper as it uses genuine land rovers discs and not 2 piece discs with bells
This is like the kit pictured
2x large ap four pot calipers front
2x medium ap four pot calipers rear
Brakes lines
Brackets
Bolts
340mm discs 4x

The big bonus here is that the rotors he is using are Land Rover off the shelf, so easy to source. The smaller setup at 340mm is also more likely to fit under a variety of wheels.

LOF Clutches are shipping to Australia:

Shipping to AUS no issue, no tax to pay either

Weight is around 35KG so shipping would be around £145

One friction point is that they have no details available to help you judge fitment of their kit with your wheels. The website ad offers:

Fitment:Currently we recommend these Brake kits for 16″ or bigger wheels

Please bare in mind you may need 30mm wheel spacers due to the size of these big calipers!

E-mailing them about dimensions received:

In truth I am still trialing wheels on the kit, Only thing we could do is get some dimensions of yours and I can try and measure?

It's surprising that they cannot provide any dimensions given they seem to have 3D plastic printed mock setups - Facebook

**Tins** · 17th December 2021, 12:14 PM

Please bare in mind you may need 30mm wheel spacers due to the size of these big calipers!

Which of course is illegal here.

**Epic_Dragon** · 17th December 2021, 01:08 PM

I upgraded my brakes recently, sort of a mini upgrade with new, different rotors all round. That smalll change made a huge, huge difference! as I now brake via my arms as drive with hand controls, so glad for the mini upgrade!

**Slunnie** · 17th December 2021, 11:06 PM

I wonder if Dean does the 6/4pot setup over the factory 380/340mm rotors also. This would probably be the same as the factory setup and then we know factory rims for the Brembo set would probably fit.

I'm really surprised they still have not worked out if a standard rim fits these brakes.

**Slunnie** · 2nd January 2022, 11:18 AM

L322 brakes into the Disco2? Sounds very similar to Dean Laphams, but this may just fit standard 20" L322 type rims which might solve the wheel spacer problems.

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