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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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am i right in thinking that on Saph 2wds the front discs are vented, front calipers are 4-pots, the rear calipers are single piston and the rear discs are solid/not vented

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the 4x4s up front have single piston calipers and vented discs and single piston calipers and vented discs at the back?

Is this right? If not, what are the set-ups like and what size are the discs on each of them?
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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Yep you got it right.

Fronts are 310 diameter from recollection... but hopefully someone will confirm as I run 315s these days.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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2wd sapph(and 3 door) 283 x 24mm front discs, 4wd are 278 x 24mm, rears are all 273mm, can't remember width.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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2wd is 10mm, 4wd is 20mm

different calipers on the rears to accomodate this but the bearin carriers they bolt onto are the same
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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You must be younger than me dojj, your memory still works!!
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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brilliant, just what i was thinking then

i knew there were 278mm and 283mm discs but couldn't mind which was which

cheers for the confirmation
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