Technical Punto HGT Brake Swap Options

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Technical Punto HGT Brake Swap Options

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Hello lads. I'm building a Punto HGT Abarth that will replace my 1.2 8v as a daily driver but I also wanna track it from time to time. Previous owner told me brakes are one thing that ask for an upgrade if I'm looking for the car to be dependable over extended periods of time of hard driving.

I was wondering what combination of disc + caliper and from what car would be the best option? Ideally I'd want to avoid having to change the hubs, tie rods and stuff like that.
Anyone with any experience of a brake upgrade on a prefacelift Punto HGT, please feel free to leave your thoughts. Cheers!
 

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Later HGT's had bigger brakes fitted at the front (257mm to 284mm discs). They bolt straight on with the bigger calipers.
 
I have the larger 284mm discs and larger calipers on my hgt off the facelift 03-05 hgt with ferodo ds2500 pads and uprated fluid, they are a staight easy fit and an excellant upgrade
 

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On a punto mk2a fit the punto mk2b brakes, these are slightly larger 257 mm to 284. This is interchangeable without modification. You can also buy an adapter from a fiat barchetta, then you can fit 330 brembo brakes from a 147 GTA. The fiat coupe 2.0 16v has the same brakes as the punto mk2b, you could also get them from this. The brakes of the mk2a are already very good, those of the mk2b are even better, if you choose to take brakes with different material and different pads, the 330 upgrade is not necessary, this is also pure overkill and the brake balance will be disturbed enormously.

 
I'm pretty sure the Barchetta adapter doesn't fit the HGT knuckle and only the non-1.8/1.9 Puntos.
I will measure barchetta brakes tonight and compare it to the HGT measurements.
It would be awesome if mid-size fiat calipers could fit it, that means 284/281 stilo calipers can fit
 
I'm pretty sure the Barchetta adapter doesn't fit the HGT knuckle and only the non-1.8/1.9 Puntos.
I will measure barchetta brakes tonight and compare it to the HGT measurements.
It would be awesome if mid-size fiat calipers could fit it, that means 284/281 stilo calipers can fite
Please let me know, someone told this to me but I’m not 100% about it.
 
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