Front Brake Advice

[nigelj77]

Pads and discs on my 98 450 need changing, I measured them at 260mm diameter 24mm thick with the centre boss 30mm proud of the braking surface making them 54mm tall.

Do these look like the right discs?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400587395620?ssPageName=...

Also can anybody advice what the pads are from?

Thanks in advance.

Nigel.

[ianwayne]

As with the discs, I believe the pads are Ford Sierra 2.9 / XR4i.

[A900ss]

There are two types of 260mm disc, the difference is the height. I 'think' one is 53mm and one is 58mm. Make sure you get the right ones.

I just got basic mintex pads when I did my brakes, no grooves or drilling, just standard venting. I uprated the pads though.

Good luck.

[CHIMV8]

Is there a big brake upgrade for standard wheels

[s p a c e m a n]

http://www.spannerfodder.com/partstore.php

Chim283mm for 15inch wheels

[nigelj77]

Thanks for the info, I've ordered the parts from EBC having heard some questionable reports on the pagid discs I was looking at, £130 all in for front pads and discs posted, didnt sound too bad.

Are there any strange sized allen keys that I might need, helped a mate change pads on a ford Ka the other week and needed a 7mm which apparently arent a standard in most allen key sets?

[over_the_hill]

nigelj77 said:

Are there any strange sized allen keys that I might need, helped a mate change pads on a ford Ka the other week and needed a 7mm which apparently arent a standard in most allen key sets?

Not sure on a TVR but that is correct for Ford - at least stuff in the last 10-15 years - which uses 7mm for the caliper release bolts.

[Plan B]

Bit of a late response but thought someone might be interested in how the ebay sourced discs work out. I have just taken delivery of a pair of the 260 mm discs mentioned above at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400587395620?ssPageName=... Very good price however as we all know getting stuff from eBay can sometimes be a bit hit and miss but I'm pleased to say they look fit for purpose and came in original Pagid packaging and importantly height of the discs match the ones I am replacing. There is one detail difference in that my old ones have a 3 mm deep x 8mm wide chamfer machined on the inside track of the disk and the new hasn't. I don't think this has any practical consequence. Also the old discs are drilled with 8 stud holes (I assume for providing the option for 4 or 5 stud arrangements) whereas the new ones are dedicated 4 stud.