As title

And what is it like as a conversion?

 

what ones, 4pots or 4wd ones and 2wd discs

 

tell you what Tiff...

cossie brakes is definatel;y a good start..

what you going for... 4 pots off of 2wd, or just a set of 2wd discs retaining the rst calipers??

 

2wd discs and 4x4 calipers should bolt straight on! may need a washer thats all you will see when bolting them up

 

4x4 calipers.. are they really an upgrade???

why not fit a set of 4 pot calipers, as these would definately be an upgrade.

 

they need to be machined...


4x4 ones dont iirc

 

fair comment...

but what im saying is, what makes the 4x4 caliper better than the RST one?? Its a serious question as i dont know the answer...

 

So it is just a straight swap over then?

I assume there is a noticable difference

 

think the pads have a bigger space, so more grip onto the disc...

Not sure tbh

 

ok cheers..

p.s. get your own thread westy

sorry tiff

 

As RS Gus - mine went straight on, but had to remove the inside stick on weights, it's that close. Maybe easier to get the discs machined as mentioned.

 

I take it were still talking under the Standard S2 alloys..

 

Mark

I put Cossie 2wd 4 pots on the front of my car.

I wasn;t that impressed to be honest- a good set of pads and discs were just as good if not better.

They had to be machined and a washer used to space them correctly.

Jake

 

Oh yeh-

COSSIE 2wd brakes wont go under S2 alloys- need spacing quite considerably

 

4x4 brakes are a very good upgrade had em on my s2

 

So the conversion wont fit under RS Turbo wheels??

 

shings they do go under

 

tiff straight under s1/s2 wheels with 4x4 calipers as i said straight on

 

2wd calipers DO NOT 100% not at all ever ever no chance in a million years.
There is no way they will go under S2 wheels- I even tried grinding metal out the back of the wheels to fit em on. ( Chad still has the wheel to proove it LOL)

 

strange ive seen it before

but who has stadard wheels anyway

brom managed to fit 315mil discs and focus RS calipers under my mondeo wheels with little( ) fuss and mods

 

2wd calipers won't fit under S2 rims - Shings is spot bollock on.

Need 4wd calipers.

 

Jake

Did Lucks tell you they didnt fit?

 

im gonna make sure that i try a standard set of wheels on me car when i finish me brake conversion on the cabrio just to test and prove it can be done

 

i never said 2wd calipers fit! you dont want 2wd calipers anyhow they are toss 4x4 is a rilliant conversion for the money

 

No mate- I found out for myself....

Remember when I crashed my car.

The reason why?

I had to put those SHITTY 3 door rims on because the S2 wheels wouldn't go over the brakes that I put on at the same time as the conversion.
Hence shit tyres
Shade
Trees
LOL

Jake

 

Incidently- its the size of the caliper not the size of the disc- the shape of the rear of an S2 wheel means they wont go on the hub.

 

Tiff i have this setup on mine 2wd disc's and 4x4 calipers all that is needed is two small washers (10 mm thick) nothing else!

they work excellent on mine but i have also removed the crappy ABS units, ask karl what he thought of the brakes if he can still remember!

 

Cheers All

 

if you put 16" wheels on you can fit rsfocus 324mm discs using s2 calipers. massive increase in braking power. needs some caliper machinening and a spacer between the flange and wheel.

as someone said above 'whats the benefit in 4x4 calipers?' , they have 60mm single pistons just like s2.

 

I've got 2WD Cos setup front and rear on mine and it made a lot of difference, might have been cos I binned the ABS at the same time though.

I had to use a 5mm spacer on my 17s on the front to get the wheels over the calipers, but strangely I borrowed my brothers Zetec-S rims and they went straight on with no hassle...

If you do the 2WD setup give Ryan a shout as he got mine machined for me, they fitted straight on with no washers