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Old 30-12-2010, 10:34 AM
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any know if am able to use them on 378mm discs on my sapph 4x4 or its a waste of time?thanks
Old 30-12-2010, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by fezzajsy
any know if am able to use them on 378mm discs on my sapph 4x4 or its a waste of time?thanks
Wont fit, sorry.
Old 30-12-2010, 01:09 PM
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thank you sir
Old 30-12-2010, 02:07 PM
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Im assuming you say they wont fit due to size and offsets.

But Fezzajsy, was your plan to change the 4 stud ford to the5 stud merc hubs and stuff?
Old 30-12-2010, 05:44 PM
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no mate just use calipers on 378 discs,just luv the looks of them calipers mate..just need to source ap/alcon 6pots then
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i liked them as well so i bought some a couple of years ago. one of the problems was the depth of the pad (90mm i think) meaning finding disks wasnt gonna be too easy. after time researching it looked as though some audi rs4 360mm disks may have worked if the calipers & pads were slightly modified & some reyland bells made to fit. i was still left with the uncertanty if the master cylinder would be big enough. i eventually sold them & got a comp brake kit instead. heres some pics of the amg's for you



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oh & as the things are so feking huge, even with some moked up 360mm disks wheel clearence was minimal

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i may have just jizzed abit.
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i may have just jizzed abit.
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that's absolutly amazing for the size of your standard car
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i so was gonna try them,got the idea from you jaimesdna. oh well cheers for the replies dudes
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it would be cool to see it done. the cost/risk of it not working was just too much for me in the end. iirc i paid around £350 for the calipers, i believe the audi disks would have been £500 plus around £200 for bells & £200 for the caliper mounting brackets. so that would have been around £1250 for a brake set up that may very well have been shite
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