Alcon has announced the launch of a new brake upgrade kit for the INEOS Grenadier. The announcement coincides with the DVD exhibition taking place at Millbrook Proving Ground 18-19 September 2024.
Launched by INEOS in October 2022, the Grenadier has been positively received in Europe and North America, especially by armourers and coachbuilders for modified vehicles. With this new kit, Alcon offers a ready-made solution for the necessary brake upgrade needed for heavier armoured modifications and high-performance models. This upgrade ensures the braking system can handle the extra weight, improving both performance and safety.
Alcon’s new Grenadier kit is fully compatible with the standard vehicle brake actuation and control systems and has been designed to fit standard INEOS wheels. The caliper is part of Alcon’s robust opposed piston CIR54 family. The large 350mm two-piece ventilated disc helps increase the available brake torque as well as its thermal capacity.
Fitting the brake upgrade kit will increase available brake torque, reduce brake fade and fluid vaporisation, extend brake service intervals and reduce through life costs.
The kit will be available with acid zinc nickel plating for a discrete upgrade as well as painted versions.
Alcon brake kits are also available for a wide range of armoured and specialist SUV’s, including, but not exclusively: Ford’s F550, F350 and F150-based Raptor and Ranger platforms; Chevrolet’s Suburban and Suburban HD; GM’s GMT K2-based platforms Tahoe and Escalade; Toyota’s LC300, LC200, LC78-79 and Hilux; Mercedes’ Sprinter; and Volkswagen’s Amarok and Crafter.
Alcon has over 25 years of experience in engineering brakes and clutches for specialist vehicles; from F1, World Rally and prestige performance cars to 30T-plus military armoured vehicles. This places them at the forefront of developing and delivering high-performance braking solutions for sectors where only the absolute best can be accepted. Alcon’s off-the-shelf brake kits allow both OEM’s and vehicle modification companies to overcome the challenges posed by up-armouring vehicles for both defence, security and specialist purposes. The kits are compatible with stock OEM actuation, so are easy to fit but have been fully “ruggedised” to ensure extreme levels robustness and performance balanced with the requirement to keep weight to a minimum.
Mike Jones, Chief Engineer at Alcon said: “We’re very pleased to announce the launch of this new brake upgrade kit today, it is a welcome addition for armourers and customers wanting to upgrade their Grenadier”. He added: “We have worked extremely hard to develop off-the-shelf solutions to meet the requirements of OEMs and vehicle modification companies and this new Grenadier kit adds to that story. The continuing strength of our world-wide sales confirms that Alcon brake kits meet the necessarily demanding requirements of the defence and security armoured vehicle sector as well as other specialist users”.
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