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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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my mate is gettin some new brakes(front and rear) for his k plate escort cossie and he has given me his old ones (calipers and disks) wil they fit on my S2 and if so wat else wil i need
thanks in advance marc
ohh and one more thing can i fit 18s by 7" with 205/35/18 tryes on with out much hasle
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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hi m8 u cant fit any 4wd cossie discs on but the calipers yes wiv them u need
2wd cossies discs thats the set up i av and it stop on a six pence
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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you will need brackets for it m8 and dont think there the same as used for 2wd but i may be wrong??
heres mine with escort cossy rears


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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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oh and see from the pic theres a spacer to center the calipar to the disc
i got my set up from clint off the RS site, he may still have or get the brackets and spacers

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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 06:49 AM
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Yea, get the setup off cossieclint, he does the whole kit, and good luck drilling out the holes for the bolts to go through from behind to hold the bracket on, wow that's tough!
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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thanks for your help guys
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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mine drilled ok was as soft as butter

dont drill fast do it slow

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