Technical help Q & A Got A technical problem with you car? Keep it in here where the techies hang out and we will try to solve it for you!!

brakes on S2

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 28, 2005 | 12:44 PM
  #1  
Daz-rst's Avatar
Daz-rst
Thread Starter
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 570
Likes: 0
From: away with the fairies
Default brakes on S2

hi want bigger and better brakes on me S2. which ones are best i know st170 ones will fit but i heard either the saph cossie 2wd or 4wd brakes will fit i cant remember which. any help as to which ones will?? how hard are they to fit??? and can ya still buy saph cossie brakes from ford???
Reply
Old May 28, 2005 | 02:52 PM
  #2  
tonyturbo's Avatar
tonyturbo
Advanced PassionFord User
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,895
Likes: 0
From: dumfries
Default

you want 2wd discs and 4wd calipers and they'l bolt straight on.
Reply
Old May 28, 2005 | 02:52 PM
  #3  
tonyturbo's Avatar
tonyturbo
Advanced PassionFord User
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,895
Likes: 0
From: dumfries
Default

you want 2wd discs and 4wd calipers and they'l bolt straight on.
Reply
Old May 28, 2005 | 03:17 PM
  #4  
Daz-rst's Avatar
Daz-rst
Thread Starter
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 570
Likes: 0
From: away with the fairies
Default cheers bud

cheers matey
they just fit under 15" wheels dont they??? i heard u had to widen the hole for the caliper bolt??? if they bolt straight would be awesome.
can u still get em from fords or is there websites where i can get em from???

cheers
daz
Reply
Old May 29, 2005 | 10:58 PM
  #5  
S1MAN's Avatar
S1MAN
Regular Contributor
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 315
Likes: 0
Default

Just need to use a 1mm spacer between the caliper brackets/strut mounts to centralise the calipers on the disc's. No need to do any drilling.

Try www.fordpartsuk.com for your calipers if you want to use new.

Colin.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
muzzman1
Technical help Q & A
1
Sep 30, 2015 08:59 PM
Sp3no
Technical help Q & A
1
Sep 27, 2015 07:23 PM




All times are GMT. The time now is 12:24 AM.