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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:07 PM
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Im after a set of Wilwood front brakes for my S2 Escort Turbo. Anyone know what size disc i can fit under the standard rims 260/283mm??

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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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283mm will fit m8.
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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ive got 283mm on standard rims
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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i had 283mm but needed spacers for the wheels to clear the caliper on the back of the rim
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 10:26 PM
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Did you use cossie discs and were they 2wd or 4wd?
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 08:28 AM
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2wd cossie discs
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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2wd discs should be fine dont know why you had to use spacers
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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2wd cossie discs on mine with the wheel balnces inside the rim and they're fine
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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2wd discs should be fine dont know why you had to use spacers

caliper was catchin on the back of the rim
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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i've got 283mm disks 2wd cossy ones and mondeo st24 callipers they did'nt need spacers
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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im runnin willwood dl 2 4 pots with 2wd cos discs (283mm) behind std s2 wheels and have had no probs
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