Any one fitted Hydro brake booster ( worked off power steering) or electric vacuum booster or event bigger calipers to the rear ..???? Because the XK8 brakes are sh1te.

 

Try and get the Brembo brakes that the XKR used, those are very good in my opinion. Some Redstuff brake pads would also go a long way.

 

I have just ordered a vacuum gauge to see what we have in the system ..not interested in spending thousands on a brembo set up .

 

They where standard fitment with the R model cars but yes they aren't cheap to find these days. Upgraded brake pads on the standard model will probably help a lot though. There is a full set of the Brembo calipers on Ebay for £800 if you are interested Jaguar XKR V8 Brembo Calipers full set | eBay

 

Read the F ing question.
Anybody fitted Hydro brakes or electric brake boosters ? Yes comment No shut up ..Not interested in Brembo etc
I dont want endless meaningless discussion.

 

Bad day?
I fitted a hydro boost to my old chevy truck because its brakes were similar to my xk8...after doing so it overpowered the abs (would give a short lockup b4 the abs reacted).
I understand your desire...no help but some insight.
WJ

 

Jaguar already tried it in the early 1990s. (XJS/XJ40-'nuff-said)

 

Was this under heavy braking only or during normal braking?

 

Heavy
WJ

 

I assume your car has 305 mm front brake discs?
You could upgrade to the newer 325 mm.
But maybe this was meaningless..........

 

I would try different pads first, before any expensive modifications are tried.

what pads are you using now ? As Kuddlesworth mentioned, the ebc redstuff pads are a worthwhile upgrade.

At least in my case they gave my 2002 XKR a substantial improvement in braking performance vs the OEM pads. They are easy on the rotors too.

Z

 

The Redstuff pads also made a noticeable improvement on my car, but I would still like a better pedal feel. I have bled my brakes enough times to know that the soft pedal feel is a design feature of this car.

 

not disputing, just wondering how would one design in that type of feature ?

Z