hi people i'm about to purchase cossie 4wd front calipers and brackets etc. ive seen that people use the 2wd disc and pads is this true before i buy the grooved and drilled disc thats all.

 

So I'm led to believe

 

4x4 discs and pads on the Fiesta 2wd on the Escort. Standard discs will work just fine but if you must fit fancy discs go for grooved only as drilled discs tend to crack round the holes.

 

cheers guys so the 2wd go on the s2 and 4wd go on the fiesta rs turbo. will go for grooved then all round. thanks again

 

heres my 4x4 disks and calipers on my fiesta been on over 3 years and no cracks

 

Not YET cracked you are not using it hard enough!!
The drilled discs on me other halfs astra 1.4auto have cracked around the holes, three years ago and still work perfect, they do turn BLUE occasionally though, with screech marks on discs(streaks), though this does no harm.
I have had normal discs crack as well as drilled and/or grooved.
tabetha

 

you let your other half drive round in a 1.4 astera and the brakes turn blue occasionally ? they are fucked and should be changed asap,as for not using mine hard enough! they get used as hard as they need to

 

They only turn blue when I am driving, having spoken to someone who knows more about brakes then myself(and you) BART tells me this streaking is normal and not to worry, as EBC tech ed.
Not my fault that manufacturers fit such crap brakes to cars, the worst offender for this IMO is ford, they should supply all cars with emergency anchors.
tabetha

 

Beleive me the Ashtray brakes aren't good they are just so heavily servo'd that the fool you into thinking they are good.