Brake discs
Dec 2, 2011 | 09:27 PM
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Brake discs
What size brake discs did they use on the front of the sierra cosworth was it 280mm? and did the sierra cosworth use a 2 piston calliper on 280mm discs
Dec 3, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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283MM (2WD) 278MM (4x4), the latter had sliding calipers, whilst the 2WD had four pot calipers.
Dec 3, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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283MM (2WD) 278MM (4x4), the latter had sliding calipers, whilst the 2WD had four pot calipers.
So did the 4x4 just use single pot callipers then?
Dec 3, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Dec 3, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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Yes they did
What was the reason for callipers being the way they are lol
Dec 4, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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The 2WD varient was homologated hence the 4 pots.
Dec 4, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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What was the reason for callipers being the way they are lol
Cheaper. Plain and simple.
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