Munch

Can anyone tell me, if the Brakes are they same, the Car in question is an K Reg Escort XR3i Cab (not a 130 spec - has rear drums)

Fudgey

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rs2000 use slightly bigger calliper and 260mm disc, 3i uses 240mm disc iirc

i fitted rs2000 ones to my esc cabby anyway

if you want good brakes tho, fit 4x4 cossy ones

Munch

Cheers Daniel lol!

zowow

so just to recap (sorry dan, its my car lol)

I have a stuck drivers side caliper, i'm not sure if i have XR or RS brakes on there...

if i fit an xr3i caliper, but rs2000 discs and pads, it should be okay yeah?


i might do an upgrade at some point, but i'm broke and just need it back on teh road till i start my new job!!, if i wanted 4x4 cossie ones, id need calipers, discs and pads and prob new wheels lol =]

Fudgey

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no worries.

ps mine had ebc discs and green stuff pads with the 2k callipers, they were fucking shite

the car is a fair bit heavier than std and they fade easy lol

Fudgey

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measure the disc will ya, pretty sure the 2k callipers are a bit bigger.

i cant remember 100% tho as it was a fair few years ago i had it lol

zowow

lol thanks for the advice, i got a funny feeling it might just have XR brakes on there, but i'll have to get my mate to measure the discs who is looking after the car.

it was kinda an unfinished conversion so it wouldn't suprise me lol... it's pretty punchey and someone i took it too thought the engine was modified as well, but it is shocking at stopping and handling :s

it's like a boat with a sail, gets pushed about in the wind and stuff, but i guess its all down to the idiot who put an rs2k engine in a cab anyway LOL.

so i guess now we have to work out what size brakes is on an rs and what size brakes you get on an xr!

Munch

nice one Dan.

Will have to messure the Disks some time

Fudgey

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deffo go for the 4x4 cossy ones IMO

you wont get anything as good for the same money.

i just put a set on the puma i got off ebay for Ł75 with 500 mile old discs and pads!!

whats the reg of the cabby?

wonder if its my old one lol

K294 XPM lol - was a red one

Fudgey

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ps dodgy handling will be most likely down tot he lower suspension arms shot - they are piss on the escort, especially if its lowered

mine was lowered 40mm i think it was and it ate a pair of tyres every 2 months on the inside edge,

so i got fucked off and i got a set of lower arms and moved the ball joint in 10mm each side, and they are polybushed - and i still have them in the shed if you want em for Ł30?

in swindon too

Munch

whats needed to fit one's from a saph?

its not your old one no, the reg is different. Was yours RS2k powered too then?

Fudgey

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no but someone else could have done it lol

saph brakes need 3x 10mm washers to space the callipers out, and thats it - bolt on job!

see this months FF for how to fit them!

Munch

Ah right, nice one

zowow

nah it came from southampton

so just 3 spacers on the rs2k calipers. or on the xr ones loool?

K355 UFJ

Fudgey

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on the cossy ones lol

rscabrio

or use st170 discs new mondeocalipers 2 lil washers and ya got 300mm only thing ya will need to do is get the brake pipes made up mate

Munch

Dan or anyone, he has just ordered some 260mm disks & reckens they will fit on the XR3i caliper?

Munch

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