Front caliper upgrade

[pwd95]

Anyone know if these are the princess type calipers that will fit the wedge?
linky

[rev-erend]

No idea .. but it's ended..

[pwd95]

Anyone got any they can exchange for beer tokens?

[wedg1e]

They don't look anything like the Princess 4-pots I have on my bench...

[pwd95]

wedg1e said:

They don't look anything like the Princess 4-pots I have on my bench...

yhm

Edited by pwd95 on Thursday 5th April 00:27

[wedg1e]

pwd95 said:

wedg1e said:

They don't look anything like the Princess 4-pots I have on my bench...

What's funny? I bought a pair two or three years ago, stripped and blasted them, started making some 10mm spacers, got seal kits, longer bolts, the full bit... and they've just bloody sat there going rusty again...

[pwd95]

Are they servicable? If so will you exchange them for some beer tokens?

P.S yhm

Edited by pwd95 on Thursday 5th April 00:34

[pwd95]

Off to bed, see you in the morning

[carboy0]

If the calipers you have are exactly like the ones in the link, then they definitely aren't Princess/Ambassador calipers. I compared the photos to my Princess calipers.

The linky showed that the pistons are two different sizes and the flexible hose bolts straight into the back of the caliper. These are not Princess calipers. shows Princess caliper (front) and SD1 unvented caliper (rear).

Lockheed put out a lot of similar calipers to fit things like Rover SD1s and Transit and Sherpa vans - but they are all slightly different. The nearest that I have seen to your pics are some Jaguar calipers if that helps.

From memory - I would need to recheck to confirm - the mounting lug spacing centres are 2.75". Most of the calipers mentioned above have the same mounting lug spacing and 12mm bolt holes.

I am looking for some single piston calipers and carriers with the same spacing if anyone knows of such a beast?

Chris

Edited by carboy0 on Wednesday 15th August 14:13

[shreks friend]

I had granada estate calipers on my 350i, i took these of and replaced them with the princess calipers the estate are bigger than std (i belive) anyone can have them if there any good to anyone !

[carboy0]

Have you got a pic of the Granada calipers? could be what I need - what is the caliper lug spacing?

Chris

[tr7andtvr]

Can't the fronts be swaped with the 240 volvo's (it works on a TR7)
http://www.team.net/TR8/mp/html/stories.html

[SEvans]

The standard calipers on the early cars are Granada MK2 based and the disks were solid. There is an upgrade to replace the disk with a vented one and use the necessary wider calipers off a Granada Estate. Both solid and vented disks are the same diameter. Some people have upgraded to the Princess Calipers with the Granada vented disk but I believe there is some pad overhang. The later bigger engined Wedges used special AP manufactured 'Bells & Rotas with the Princess Calipers.
As the hubs & brakes are Ford based and not TR7 I haven't heard of a 'Volvo' upgrade for the Wedge. Cheers Steve.