front brake calipers

[pieeater]

Hi everyone can you tell me if they will fit my mk2 350i
BRAND-NEW-UPGRADED-AUSTIN-PRINCESS-4-POT-CALIPERS and PADS-ESCORT-CAPRI-TRIUMPH. pre fitted spacers

BRAND NEW UPGRADED AUSTIN PRINCESS 4 POT
there on ebay £199. thanks.
Paul....

[wedgewood]

Yes the Princess calipers do fit. Not sure about the pads although I am sure somebody else will know.
You may have to cut away a small part of the back plate with some tin snips and I think you will need a bridge pipe and a t- piece as the Princess had a dual circuit system. All should be available from a decent motor factor.
I fitted these to my 350i many years ago but with solid discs and they were an impressive upgrade compared to the standard setup. They can be a bit of a faf to bleed, but once sorted I'm sure you will be very happy.
Price sound quite sensible.

[mrcrappy]

Hi, yes they will fit with standard discs or if you fit a spacer between them they will fit with the mk 2 granny ghia 2.8 estate discs (262mm x 24mm). The only issue i had was the spacer kit i bought would only allow 22mm discs, it also used standard 'o' rings on one side of the spacer instead of the square section rings which are designed not to roll under pressure, i ended up making the spacers from some 1/2" plate and used the seals from my old granada calipers.
I thought it was difficult to tell if they are an upgrade without using the vented discs as the area of the princess pistons is no more than the granada (slightly less iirc?), they do allow a larger pad though so should give more pad to disc but no more pressure.
It may be worth spacing the original granny calipers and fitting the granny vented discs as a cheap quick option?