Brake upgrade pics
Discussion
I'm just in the middle of changing from the standard 240mm discs & calipers to a set of 283mm Cosworth RS500 discs & Granada Cosworth calipers.
I thought I'd take a picture to show the difference not so much in the disc size but in the pad area!
Can hardly wait to see what they are like!
Such a cost effective upgrade too.
Go on, you know you want too!
http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee273/poorpeet/...
I thought I'd take a picture to show the difference not so much in the disc size but in the pad area!
Can hardly wait to see what they are like!
Such a cost effective upgrade too.
Go on, you know you want too!
http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee273/poorpeet/...
I was only joking about not being sure if they fit. In the bible SH says that 300mm is about the max for 15" wheels. The 283 discs are not a tight fit at all.
The great thing about this conversion is that it uses standard Ford parts. This has cost & availability advantages.
I paid £30 for both calipers which were in perfect working order, so good infact that I took back the rebuild kit I'd bought. My local motorfactors supplied the discs, £50.71 the pair. Add pads & new brake fluid & you are up to around £110 all in!
The only extra work required was to drill out the mounting holes from 10mm to 12mm & to put a washer between the hub & the carrier to line it all up.
You'd be hard put to spend more than 2 hours doing the work.
The great thing about this conversion is that it uses standard Ford parts. This has cost & availability advantages.
I paid £30 for both calipers which were in perfect working order, so good infact that I took back the rebuild kit I'd bought. My local motorfactors supplied the discs, £50.71 the pair. Add pads & new brake fluid & you are up to around £110 all in!
The only extra work required was to drill out the mounting holes from 10mm to 12mm & to put a washer between the hub & the carrier to line it all up.
You'd be hard put to spend more than 2 hours doing the work.
poorpeet said:
I was only joking about not being sure if they fit. In the bible SH says that 300mm is about the max for 15" wheels. The 283 discs are not a tight fit at all.
The great thing about this conversion is that it uses standard Ford parts. This has cost & availability advantages.
I paid £30 for both calipers which were in perfect working order, so good infact that I took back the rebuild kit I'd bought. My local motorfactors supplied the discs, £50.71 the pair. Add pads & new brake fluid & you are up to around £110 all in!
The only extra work required was to drill out the mounting holes from 10mm to 12mm & to put a washer between the hub & the carrier to line it all up.
You'd be hard put to spend more than 2 hours doing the work.
That sounds brilliant !! Didn't realise it was that straight forward. So its Granada Cosworth calipers I need ?? Or anything that fits over 283 mm discs as I assume calipers from other fords like Sierras are the same ??The great thing about this conversion is that it uses standard Ford parts. This has cost & availability advantages.
I paid £30 for both calipers which were in perfect working order, so good infact that I took back the rebuild kit I'd bought. My local motorfactors supplied the discs, £50.71 the pair. Add pads & new brake fluid & you are up to around £110 all in!
The only extra work required was to drill out the mounting holes from 10mm to 12mm & to put a washer between the hub & the carrier to line it all up.
You'd be hard put to spend more than 2 hours doing the work.
A lot of the Ford calipers from that era are very similar so other calipers may work. I think the clearance is set by the carrier rather than the caliper but the safest option is to find a breakers with a Granada or Scorpio cossie & pull the whole assembly. That way you know it will all go together.
As for the OZ wheels. I dont know. The new set up keeps the caliper in the same place but moves it outwards by approx 22m from the original position for 240mm discs.
As for the OZ wheels. I dont know. The new set up keeps the caliper in the same place but moves it outwards by approx 22m from the original position for 240mm discs.
Look here: http://www.brakepartssuperstore.com/index1.html
the ones I have are casting number 887 & 889.
the ones I have are casting number 887 & 889.
poorpeet said:
Look here: http://www.brakepartssuperstore.com/index1.html
the ones I have are casting number 887 & 889.
Aren't 887 and 889 Drivers side pre-92 and driver side post 92?the ones I have are casting number 887 & 889.
Thats what it look like from here
or am I being a muppet
?Rich
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