bigger brakes question
Mar 25, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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bigger brakes question
will i need a bigger master cylender coz i have fitted 300mm front brakes and sierra rear disc's to my mk4 escort??
Mar 25, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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From: Leeds
Nope...standard master cylinder will be fine [Well it is on mine with 4 pots on the front and cossie calipers on the back]
Mar 25, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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From: Lancaster
wot 4 pots have you got mate on the front i'm gettin some 2wd cossie 4 pots on the way and i'm woundering what i need to do to get them on please?
Mar 26, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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From: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Depends what your car was originally, and what size the master currently is....
Mar 26, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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From: Leeds
Mine are Brembo's...I didn't see your sig when I posted. You may actually need to upgrade the master cylinder to the RST one!
Mar 26, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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From: Bucks
I run 300MM ST' front's and cossie rear's on my S2, no probs, standard MC.
Mar 26, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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From: Lancaster
sorry mate wot does standard ms mean? and wot are st brakes like to fit
Mar 27, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul17
sorry mate wot does standard ms mean? and wot are st brakes like to fit
Edit, hit the wrong key
Master Cylinder.
Pretty straight forward afaik! But then I didn't fit them myself, got them fitted when Gadget removed my ABS at the same time
Mar 28, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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From: shrewsbury
i'v got a 1.3 master cylinder would this work rs turbo callipers?
Mar 28, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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i'v got a 1.3 master cylinder would this work rs turbo callipers?
All the cars bar the Series 2 share the same Master Cylinder, it will run them, not very well though......
Mar 30, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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From: Planet Earth
mk2 orion also had 25 MC I think....
Mar 30, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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mk2 orion also had 25 MC I think....
I've heard that aswell but yet to see it...........i'm 99.9% sure the series 2's were the only cars that had 25's because they have the biggest brakes in the range.
Mar 30, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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From: Vimto Land Nr Warrington, Cheshire
Mk 1 early Orions ( 2 take offs not 4)
If your leaving the servo on you wont notice much difference as that takes up half the work for you
Mar 30, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Mk 1 early Orions ( 2 take offs not 4)
The only MK2 orions that have 2 take offs on the MC are the ABS ones?
Mar 30, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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From: Vimto Land Nr Warrington, Cheshire
A 1.3 Orion dosn't have ABS
Mar 30, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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bigger brakes question
Master Cylinder. 
