Kangaroos 345mm brake upgrade

[T0Pnotch55]

hi, anyone has experience with this brake kit upgrade?

345MM 4 PISTON BREMBO FRONT BRAKE KIT - W124 / W201 / R129 - The Kangaroos Team

As we all know the old Mercs have a lack of braking power, especially when getting some bonus acceleration with some of our power adders! We came up with this kit as the best price to what you get solution that you can bolt on to any w124, w201 or r129. We saw a big demand and a lack of...

www.thekangaroosteam.com

 

[gsxr]

Although it says W220, I think it's partially a C32 AMG kit. You could get the same stuff for a lot less $$$ on eBay or from a salvage yard. The C32 rotors are 345x30 and have the correct rotor/hat offset. The problem is getting the hydraulic lines connected without interfering with W124/R129 knuckles, and getting the caliper centered over the rotor. I think they use W220 calipers because those are super cheap, and provide custom mounting brackets. Or just get the C32 calipers.

 

[T0Pnotch55]

Although it says W220, I think it's partially a C32 AMG kit. You could get the same stuff for a lot less $$$ on eBay or from a salvage yard. The C32 rotors are 345x30 and have the correct rotor/hat offset. The problem is getting the hydraulic lines connected without interfering with W124/R129 knuckles, and getting the caliper centered over the rotor. I think they use W220 calipers because those are super cheap, and provide custom mounting brackets. Or just get the C32 calipers.

i didn’t see any custom braket in the kit, i think its a bolt on caliper, i have seen someone else doing an upgrade like this and they bolted the caliper directly to the spindle, only problem i couldn’t see the oart number for the rotor he used

 

[Glen]

The brackets are the boomerang shaped pieces in the first picture. If the price is agreeable to you, it seems like a nice kit.

Btw, those are the same rotors I used in my homemade brake setup.

 

[gsxr]

Yup, what Glen said. The 220 calipers DO NOT bolt up directly.

Glen, what calipers are you using with your C32 345x30 rotors? Porch of some sort?

 

[Glen]

Yup, what Glen said. The 220 calipers DO NOT bolt up directly.

Glen, what calipers are you using with your C32 345x30 rotors? Porch of some sort?

I went big. 6-pot SLK55.

 

[gsxr]

I went big. 6-pot SLK55.

I forgot about that! For some reason I thought you used the matching 2-pc rotors. Did the C32 rotor sit in the center of the 6-pot calipers, without shims needed?

 

[T0Pnotch55]

The brackets are the boomerang shaped pieces in the first picture. If the price is agreeable to you, it seems like a nice kit.

Btw, those are the same rotors I used in my homemade brake setup.

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ohh got it

 

[T0Pnotch55]

I went big. 6-pot SLK55.

do you have any pictures of your home made brackets for the 6pot and what size wheel you have on? i have a set of 6 pot calipers i would like to make an adapter but i don’t know what brake disc to buy, if you dont mind can you share the part number for the brake disc please

 

[Glen]

I forgot about that! For some reason I thought you used the matching 2-pc rotors. Did the C32 rotor sit in the center of the 6-pot calipers, without shims needed?

I designed my own brackets…so yes, no shims and the rotors are perfectly centered in the calipers.

 

[Glen]

do you have any pictures of your home made brackets for the 6pot and what size wheel you have on? i have a set of 6 pot calipers i would like to make an adapter but i don’t know what brake disc to buy, if you dont mind can you share the part number for the brake disc please

See this post and also #127.

Post in thread 'OWNER - Glen (744)'

Jul 7, 2025

The stock brakes are perfectly adequate for the driving I do, but that isn’t the point here.
I call this my “vanity” brake upgrade and it’s only about bling

Enjoy...
6-piston, 345mm x 30mm rotor


4-piston, 330mm x 26mm rotor

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