i have a rst cabby it has drilled a groved disks but there getting warped now. im running bout 180-200 bhp wot are the best disks/pads to go for or do u guys think im better off upgrading to coswoth stuff if so wot parts do i need to get? is there any custom parts i need to get?

 

get some 2wd cossie disks and adaptor brackets to raise the calipers up!

 

who supplys these as i would love some, would the brackets/ discs effect the offset ??



Ben

 

no they dont effect the offset. all you have to is tap a 12mm thread in the top hole on the hub! piece of piss to fit!

http://www.randbmotorsport.co.uk

look under the brakes section

 

nice one mate


Ill get my self some and maybe some more goodies lookin at that web site



Ben

 

Very good set up that is

Just make sure your caliper pistons are free

 

what do u mean mate ?>?


Ben

 

Not siezed up and rusty

 

Or an even better combo is the 2wd discs with the 4x4 callipers.......

All bolts straight on

 

do u need brackets for these to fit on ???


Ben

 

or the st 170 jobbies......

 

They are easier because yeah, they go straight on, but using RST calipers have a bigger braking surface area

 

lovely jubly



I now what im lookin for on e-bay now



Cheers Chaps


Ben

 

What do you need Ebay for?


£50 for brackets and bolts from Rainbow

and

£100 tops for VERY good 2wd Discs. I recommend Pagid 8 Groove

 

o right yer , i think then i will use my original calipers and the 2 wd disks


Does it matter then if i have xr3i calipers on my cab because it was a xr3i originaly


are the xr3i and rst calipers the same ??



Ben

 

The calipers are the same size and take the same pads, but the piston on an RST is bigger.

 

mmmmmmm strange, do u recon its worth swoppin the calipers over then for the convertion ? or just leave them.

the car is around 140 bhp so its not a neck snapper yet




Ben

 

It is something you can always add later...


Has the car got ABS? If so, rip that crap out and the brakes will be loads better anyway.




I am quickly running out of helpful replies. Soon I will have to go back to making silly sarcastic replies like I usually do. I have been faaaar too helpful this morning. I must have got up out of the right side of the bed

 

lol, nice one mate, we shall end it hear then .

 

Carry on if you like, just don't give me an excuse

 

Nope!

 

Thanks

A nice simple answer




Ben

 

They do??

Now theres something i never knew!

I dont understand how they have a bigger braking surface tho As the cossie pads are far bigger than the RsT stuff

 

I got them!

 

Where do you get ya information from? lol

I swear blind the cossie calliper was bigger

Oh well lol, too late now

Yeah rip that bollocks out, it make such a difference

 

my hi spec have gone shit, nothing there at all, pads fine etc, fitting new master cylinder to attempt to cure the problem

 

From messing with RST's for the last 5 years lol



I said the RST piston was bigger than an XR3i one, not a Cosworth caliper




It's something to do with the angle. Can't remember now exactly. YEARS ago there was a section on the turbosport site that Clint wrote comparing various brake options for an RST. It showed that using RST calipers with 2wd discs gave a better braking percentage than using 4x4 calipers and 2wd discs.

 

LOL me and you both mate

So the RST piston is bigger that a 4x4 piston?

 

I don't know about that. I have never seen a 4x4 Front caliper

 

Page 11 on my resto lol

 

I don't go in that section mate

 

What pads would you use for the 2wd discs, RST ones or 2wd ones? And what are the best? Cheers

 

For what brake set- up?


If you are using RST calipers, then you use an RST pad. If you are using 2wd calipers, then you use 2wd pads...

 

 

PMSL

 

Cheers TT, Im not too good at stuff like this! Ill maybe go for the RST caliper with 2wd discs. sounds good, will it make a big difference over my standard RST brakes? [/quote]

 

I found there was a big difference.

I should stress though that there is no point in fitting bigger discs to an RST if you still have ABS. Get rid of that first.

 

Tony, where can you get Pagid 8 grooves? And for £100? Ive tried but cant find anywhere
Gonna buy them tomorrow if i can get them

 

APT

They got mine years ago, the price may have changed, but give Mr C a ring, he should sort you out

 

s1_turbo

I got mine from Mike Rainbird in Norwich.............. Who it turns out orders them from Hi-Spec in Dartford up the road from me