can anyone tell me if front and rear calipers off an rs 500 fit on my xr3 as they look different than other cossy calipers eg 4x4s any advice would be helpfull

 

Where theres a will theres a way. I expect they are bigger, the RS500's being the race bred version.....

 

4x4 rear brakes are actually bigger than any 2wd cossie

 

RS500 front brakes are the same as 2wd cossie brakes as far as im aware, 283mm ventilated discs with 4 pot calipers



as for fitment, im not sure yet, im not that far along with my RS1600i project yet, i got this set up in the garage waiting to be fitted, so if you can wait months n months i'll let you know if they fit

 

Ive got those calipers, you have to either have a few mm machined from the calipers and run standard discs or have disc bells in the correct offset to line up. Holes in the hub need tapping out to M12 thread, and the brake pipes can be a s slag because they point out directly at the CV joints......

 

i want to see what i can do about the caliper/disc position, ive heard everyone machines the calipers, but im not keen on that idea.

will make some special bolts up with a larger diameter shoulder instead of tapping the hub, means any aftermarket kits etc will just be a bolt on affair in the future.

i will be using banjo bolts to connect the brake hoses to the calipers.

 

Bells will overcome the machining issue.......

So you going to have bolts with a stepped sleeve, and then use nuts on the other side ofthe hub as opposed to bolting into the hub. To be honest the holes are fractionally out and if you're not careful the bolts will go in cross threaded aswell.....not sure if you are aware of that?

I would of used banjo bolts had i of known where to get them

 

thank you very much for that mates

 

not entirely sure about the bolts yet, will see when i try fitting the calipers n that shortly.

banjo bolts i'd probably get them from pirtek, along with my braided lines.

 

Tried pirtek as one of the first destinations, apparently a line they have moved away from, but they did once upon a time stock........they also said theyve never done braided line suitable for break fluid or the pressures it has to deal with....

You will see what i mean about the holes, only a fraction but enough to cause problems

 

yeah, time will tell

 

I'm waiting on that moment when i can say "told ya so"