Arthur T wareing
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 03:10 PM |
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callipers
Hi I need to upgrade my cortina front callipers and as the princess callipers always go for silly money I was wondering if any one has used different
callipers and could give me some advice. I need to improve the balance with sierra rear callipers. Regards Arthur
[Edited on 12/8/11 by Arthur T wareing]
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 03:14 PM |
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Wilwood powerlites??
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 03:20 PM |
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do you have a vacuum servo? a remote one from a scrap car could give you better stopping power.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 04:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
do you have a vacuum servo? a remote one from a scrap car could give you better stopping power.
I'm just waiting for the pedants to arrive  
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 04:29 PM |
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Pedant alert, A servo doesn't make the brakes any better it just makes the pedal easier to press
It's good to get that off my chest
On another note, why do you need to upgrade, are the brakes inadequate?
yours, Pete
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DIY Si
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 04:33 PM |
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The easiest upgrade is to go up a step in pad compounds. Also much cheaper than anything else!
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deltron63
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 06:24 PM |
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I put EBC black stuff in mine,no problem stopping.
Have you got the correct size master cylinder for the m16 calipers?
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macc man
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 06:48 PM |
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Standard cortina discs and calipers should be plenty for stopping a lightweight car. As said check piston sizes and go for a pad upgrade first.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/8/11 at 06:59 PM |
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If it is purely a balance question ie too much rear stick a pressure regulator in the rear line.
If in addition you also want to reduce the pedal effort required to lock the front brakes fit a smaller bore master cylinder.
Incidentally a remote servo would improve the brakes because it would the reduce pedal effort BUT you would need fit two one for each
circuit.
Servo don't of course increase the amount of energy the brakes can absorb before fading or increase the ultimate stopping power (that is iif
you can push the pedal hard enough ).
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