After much deliberation I have finally recieved and installed my AVO Big Brake Kit. The quality of the kit is great and the job wasn't too hard. There are a couple of minor foibles that I will detail later. On with the pics...

As you can see the larger 330mm rotor looks quite a bit bigger in overall diameter than the standard DBA 650 it is replacing.



These are the brackets that move the caliper out to accommodate the larger rotor.



The rotor is a little thicker than a standard rotor, as can be seen here. Although I am measuring this against the old DBA 650 rotor, it is only 6 month's old and is showing little signs of wear, apart from the heat cracking.



Make your own mind up about rotor thickness...




The original rotor as it came off the hub. Notice the 2 separate places where the rotor has cracked right through. I did not realise it was this severe.



Bolting up the new brackets. I used a breaker bar and impact hex sockets, to do these up very tight. They were difficult to crack, so I would suggest that anyone else thinking about doing this get something better than an allen key.



This was one of the minor foibles that I was talking about earlier. Unfortunately the caliper does not fit perfectly and fouls against the hex bolt at the bottom. I had to use the grinder to take 1-2mm out of the caliper where it was fouling. There was no mention of this in the manual.



Caliper all mounted up. Note the very small tolerances that these parts are made to. There is a very small gap between the rotor and caliper that is maintained with the new kit.




Upgrade complete. Note the brake line at the back. Unfortunately the brake line is too short to reach the new mounting position when coupled to the bracket. I can see some braided lines coming up... There is no mention of this in the manual either.



After the job was complete I went for a run around the block. They felt great as the shuddering from the previously cracked rotor was terrible. They were smooth with a nice solid feel. Hopefully after a few bed in km's have been completed I will be able to give them a proper test. Stay Tuned...