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Arthur T wareing - 10/7/11 at 02:17 PM

Hi all has anyone fitted cortina front callipers and sierra rear callipers with a balance bar and if so how do you get the balance between front and rear correct or do I need 4 pot callipers for the front any advice or ideas would be most welcome. Regards Arthur


macc man - 10/7/11 at 04:24 PM

My car has same set up. 4 pot calipers are not really required for lightweight 7 type cars. It is best to get set up on a brake testing machine but a rough way is to adjust bias until rears start to lock up under heavy braking and back off until a good balance is achieved.


Bizarro - 11/7/11 at 08:27 PM

Where in the car have you placed the brake bias valve? As far as IVA can I mount it in the cabin of the car?
Cheers


Arthur T wareing - 12/7/11 at 07:16 PM

Hi my bias bar is part of pedal box hope this helps. regards Arthur


Hellfire - 13/7/11 at 11:27 AM

Hope you don't mind me saying but you may get a better response to your question in the 'running gear' section of the forum. Assuming your vehicle is an STM Locost and not an MK................

Phil