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mrzigazaga

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Should be ok mate..My calipers have a 15mm spacer kit fitted and the disc is 24.4mm..At least i hope it will..eek...I will know for sure later this evening if you dont mind waiting...Unless someone else can confirm...cheers..Ziga

dixiebabes

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Yeah that would be great if you could let me know Mark cheers.

Dix

mrzigazaga

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Hi Dix...The sheet that came with my calipers say's that an 8mm spacer was fitted but a 15mm spacer kit was supplied..Its a bit confusing..I have been told that 15mm might be a bit too much and a 10-11mm would be advisable..Hopefully someone can confirm as i dont like to offer incorrect info...Especially regarding brakes... eek....Ziga

dixiebabes

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Mark just copied this from the epistles

10.8 What discs fit Princess 4 pot callipers on a 350i?
Granada 2.8 '72-'84. You might also need a calliper widening kit. See here :
www.bress.freeserve.co.uk/wedge/maint_brakes_upgra... streaky
I wrote the article in the wedge pages but it was a while ago. The solid disc or vented disc is the first
question to answer. If going for the vented then you need the widening kit. Your parts supplier will be able to
tell you whether you are getting the vented or non vented disc. Good luck, I still think its one of the better
enhancements I did to my 350. mike350
10.9 Where do the solid discs on my 350i come from?
I believe came from a 2.8 Mk2 Granada that are fitted to my 350i? taffo
Go to the top of the wedge pages home page, click on maintenance then parts you'll find a lot of spares
numbers there. Front discs are Unipart FDB167. dickymint
page - 49
Also reported as Unipart GBD109 (but might be for earlier models). streaky
Alternatively go to Ford / parts factor and ask for a 2.3 1984 Mk2 Granada disc? Alternatively take to
opportunity to fit 2.8 Granny parts - vented discs and bigger pads with bigger callipers, a vast improvement
on mine. 350matt I haven't got any part numbers but you'll need the wider callipers and vented discs from the
2.8, estate or injection model again 1984 MkII Granada. They do just bolt straight on to your existing hubs
and uprights but will have to modify the back plate to clear the calliper ( 5 minutes work with tin-snips, files
etc) The piston in the calliper is the same size as the 2.3 calliper but the pad is larger so the increased area
provides more friction ( same principle as tyres where the pad 'bonds' to the disc) but the as the piston is the
same size you won't upset the hydraulic balance. basically an easy and effective upgrade and what was
fitted to some 400's 350matt

dixiebabes

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Monday 24th September 2012 quote quote all
dixiebabes said:
GV i believe these calipers come with a 15mm spacer but if i used the solid disk would it be difficult removing the spacer and what would be the difference in cooling as its not if i use it on tracks or driving mentally hard etc.

Dix
Just checked and they are 10mm spacers but they all seem to go together in my hand off the car so im back to square one? Not sure if they will fir now!!!!


Dix


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johntom

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Monday 24th September 2012 quote quote all
Hi
Do you have the pads? if so couldn't you fit them in the calipers, then measure the gap between the 2 pad faces?
Sounds like the vented discs are just under 25mmm so as long as the pistons are home, the pads are in and the gap is at least 25mm then the vented disc will fit in there?

I'am still debating if its worth replacing my new single (drilled/grooved) discs in favour of vented ones when i fit my AP's. The Princess calipers i bought have 10mm spacers fitted, i might just remove the spacers, rebuild them and put then over the new discs, otherwise its new discs again?
Not sure how much advantage the vented will give in normal driving?
Here's my current set up (rebuilt standard calipers, new fitting kit and bleed valves, green stuff pads etc):



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dixiebabes

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2,530 posts

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johntom said:
Hi
Do you have the pads? if so couldn't you fit them in the calipers, then measure the gap between the 2 pad faces?
Sounds like the vented discs are just under 25mmm so as long as the pistons are home, the pads are in and the gap is at least 25mm then the vented disc will fit in there?

I'am still debating if its worth replacing my new single (drilled/grooved) discs in favour of vented ones when i fit my AP's. The Princess calipers i bought have 10mm spacers fitted, i might just remove the spacers, rebuild them and put then over the new discs, otherwise its new discs again?
Not sure how much advantage the vented will give in normal driving?
Here's my current set up (rebuilt standard calipers, new fitting kit and bleed valves, green stuff pads etc):



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Edited by johntom on Monday 24th September 18:04
Yeah John the Vented discs are 24mm i believe. So that should be ok then?

Dix

mrzigazaga

6,651 posts

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Monday 24th September 2012 quote quote all
When rooodboy fitted my discs a little while back he confirmed that i definitely had 10mm spacers in mine..The vented discs are 24mm and when the pads are in it looks like they are touching the disc but dont!..In this post you can see a small gap in between the disc and pads..This is with 15mm spacers..Ziga
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
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