coozer
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| posted on 13/4/09 at 07:48 PM |
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Drum upgrade from 3L Capri?
Will the wide drums off a 3L/2.8i Capri fit on Sierra rear uprights.
Had these on my MK2 a while ago and they were superb.
With 4 pots going on the front shortly, a bit more than the spindly 8" drums is required I think.
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/4/09 at 10:26 PM |
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No the back plates won't fit.
9" Sierra Drum or Sierra discs
Increasing the drum width doesn't the brake friction torque it only increases the heat dispersion capacity --- which you don't really
need on a Locost as the bigest problem is getting the brakes up to working temperature.
Likewise at the fron't don't expect 4 pot calipers to improve the braking they won't the most effective single braking improvement
you can make is fit a smaller bore mastercylinder.
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coozer
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| posted on 14/4/09 at 07:13 AM |
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4 pots wont improve the braking? My (standard) Sierra slide calipers are crap.. big heavy things, no feel, stand on the pedal till the fronts lock. I
can't feel anything on the back.
The 4 pot upgrade is intended to give me progressive slow up and removing a lot of weight from my (heavy) steering. And my experience of them big
drums made me want them again.
Is it XR4i drums I need?
Steve
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