javierant3

Hello again, I have a friend that will change his rs turbo brakes with cossie 283mm, and I am guessing if I can mount the s2 front calipers and disks in my Mk2 Orion.
I think the caliper should mount directly on the hub. Am I correct? Also can I use my orion brake hoses? I have goodridge braided hoses and I want to use it with the new brakes.

Thanks in advance

JesseT

It's a direct fit, caliper + disc. Nothing else needs changed. The downside is that the car will become a bit more front biased of it wasn't enough to start with. I'd recommend fitting S2 rear drumms as well if you can find some for good money.

javierant3

Thanks for the response. In the rear I think my drums are the same as the S2, I have the wider shoes, and In fact , I feel that the car brakes too on the rear, and is a little tail happy. Because that I thought fitting rs turbo calipers and disks is a good idea.

andyorion

Drums on your Orion will be smaller if the RST is a S2 if its a S1 then they are the same. As for fitting the S2 drums to your Orion as with the front's they go straight on.

javierant3

Okey, then when I need new drums rear, I can buy s2 items and mount directly. Another thing interesting would be mounting discs also on the rear, with the sierra calipers.

tabetha

If you look at VAN variants of the mk3, they MAY have even larger drums than S1/S2, not so much diametre but width is often wider on commercial stuff.
tabetha

JesseT

I don't think they had bigger drums, but they had larger caliper pistons to push the drum shoes.

javierant3

I remember that when I buyed my rear shoes and calipers, there where various diameters of piston, and I buyed the bigger one. Also my model has the wider shoes.
In fact when during hard braking is very easy on my car blocking the rear wheels.
Because of that I think that slightly bigger calipers and disks in the front will be better.