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Old 25-06-2013, 05:42 PM
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My front caliper has seized solid an ive been offered a set of saph 4x4 calipers for a resonable price will they fit if i buy the 4x4 dics or will i have clearance issues?
Old 25-06-2013, 05:49 PM
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saph 4x4 cos and escort 4x4 cos brakes are the same mate
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I want to put coss brakes on my escort turbo
Old 25-06-2013, 06:19 PM
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Look in the rs turbo section mate there's a sticky on cossie brake conversion
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https://passionford.com/forum/ford-e...07-2011-a.html
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Some say you need to fit washers behind the pad carriers to space them out but I fitted them straight on mine with no issues at all

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mine needed a tickle with a file and some washers
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Am i ok to put 4x4 discs aswell or do you need 2wd? Whats difference
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Offset mate, you need the 2wd discs
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Cheers mate forgot to say im running standard rims
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Have a read of the sticky as said.

4x4 calipers
2wd disks
1mm washers

All under standard rims

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