Hi,
I am trying to upgrade the front brakes of my Fiat 16 VT by the Brembos of the 20VT. For this I am profitting of the great source of information that is our Forum. The guide that I am using is the one below.
My doubt is that after googling searching for all the needed pieces, I found as an alternative to the hub carriers / uprights replacement, the use of an adapter bracket for the Brembos.
So, can someone tell me if this is a good (and safe!) option?
Where can I find these adapters?
I thank you very much for the support.
best regards
Joaquim

https://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbt...rue#Post1572913

It is an acceptable method, common on aftermarket brake kits or for say classic cars where no plug and play options exists.

I don't believe brackets are available off the shelf so you'll need to engineer the brackets yourself.

I have seen bracket patterns around but for Alfa 166 calipers which are slightly different.

When you say acceptable method, I believe that means the first option (hubs) is better...
So, as my 16vt is still a "baby" and my engineer skills are not that good, I will look for the hubs which, by the way, has not been easy to find.
Thanks
Joaquim

Can someone tell me what are the OEM part numbers of the hub carriers of the 20VT?
Thanks

I think your best bet would be to speak with Countrycrusing / Joe on here. He should have spares for all of this, but the cost to Portugal could be expensive

ok.
Thanks

Just mounted the Brembos with the hubs and steering rods of the 20VT.
One thing that I had to do and did not see commented in the forum was to put a spacer for the the wheels to fit.
I am still using the original wheels (16) of the 16vt Plus.
Is this ok or something is missing or not right?

It's the same question for fitting 16V turbo wheels to a 20V turbo and I've never seen or heard of this being done. I never considered this option as I had 20VT wheels beforehand. I'm not sure how far 16V turbo wheels will need to be spaced out, whether that changes anything. If the wheel spacers are engineered well I don't see a problem.

I thought that '-20VT or other suitable wheels' would mean that they should just be 16". I know now they different...
I will try the spacers and let you know,

Hello,
As a owner of both 16vt and 20vt I would question why you are fitting brembos from a 20vt. The Brembo does not stop the car as effectively as the original 16vt brakes.

When I had my first 16vt I was going to change to Brembo and realised that they are not as efficient as the original brakes, so I sold the brembos 16vt has a quicker steering rack, different coil springs, which make a difference to the handling and sharper brakes than the 20vt. Although the Brembo caliper does look prettier it is true to say. So it depends on the reason you wish to change the calipers, but if it is as an upgrade to stop quicker, the cost is not worth while. Better off buying a bigger brake kit.

16vt wheels will not fit over the Brembo caliper btw.

I found the brembos and the disks by chance almost for free and I thought that they could be an improvement for the original brakes since the car has now now about 220 hp.
I never saw so negative info about this upgrade in the forum. Nevertheless I thank you for sharing your experience and opinion.
So, as I am in time to reverse it, I would like to have more opinions about it.
Anyone?

I just saw your thread "When to fit 20vt brembos to a 16vt?" And it looks like I took a bad option.
The question is, since I am almost done, should I reverse or finish it?

Hi,
If you are almost done, it seems sensible to complete the job.

The main thing is choosing a good brake pad for the application that you are using the car. On the 20vt I have Feredo DS2500, and have used Pagids which worked well for me. I hope it all goes well for you and that you are happy with the end result.

Let us know what you think when it is complete and you are back on the road.

I already bought the DS2500. I decided to use the LE wheels, not the spacers.
I expect to have everything ready by the second week of March. I will post the results and also the total costs.
Thanks