Gremlin
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 12:39 PM |
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Rear disks and calipers.
Am i right in thinking the best place to get rear disks and calipers is from a Xr4x4?
EZy GreMLiN
"The only way to get rid of temptation is too give in to it..!"
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ned
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 12:41 PM |
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late abs sierras had rear discs, though need the abs sensor splines removing from the hub or the mk upright modifying to fit.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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locoboy
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 12:58 PM |
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Gremlin,
it depends why you want disks on the rear?, for good looks or for functional stopping power.
The only benefit to be had by putting disks on the rear in such a light car (imo) is when you are entering into serious motorsport or just for pose
value!
given that you will have disks on the front which will give plenty stopping power for a light car, drums are more than adequate at the rear.
But again it depends on your intended future use.
from a maintainence point of view it is easier to have disks all round.
Rear XR4x4 disks would be a bit overkill to be honest, any rear disked sierra would suffice and you will probably pay more for scrappy disks and
callipers off and XR just because its an XR.
All in my opinion, ad waiting to be corrected!
ATB
Locoboy
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James
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 01:08 PM |
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Bear in mind the 4x4 having an LSD which may or may not be of interest!
James
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locoboy
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 01:13 PM |
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lsd got nowt to do with the disks though.
I suppose if the cost of the xr4x4 lsd shafts, disks and callipers was equal to the cost of lsd and Text xr4x4 shafts and brakes you would be
daft not to have the xr items but its not really worth the extra money just for the brakes.
ATB
Locoboy
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Gremlin
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 02:02 PM |
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Its going to be on a R1 engined car so will hopefully have a LSD 3.62:1 diff anyway.
(I think thats right one for bike and think its off a xr4x4?)
If normal disks will be ok which sierras am i going to find them on?
[Edited on 16/10/03 by Gremlin]
EZy GreMLiN
"The only way to get rid of temptation is too give in to it..!"
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ned
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 02:43 PM |
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as far as i'm aware, all but the cossies have the same rear discs ie abs models and xr4x4. As said above the xr4x4 have an lsd.
Bear in mind though, that you can only get 14" wheels over the rear discs, 13" don't fit and foul on the caliper.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 03:47 PM |
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17" should fit fine then 
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Gremlin
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 04:56 PM |
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So let me get this right all sierra's that have rear disks inc xr4x4 are the same except cossie?
EZy GreMLiN
"The only way to get rid of temptation is too give in to it..!"
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bob
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| posted on 16/10/03 at 05:26 PM |
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My rear disc set up came from a sierra GLSi,same calipers as used on granada/scorpio's and 4x4.
Ther is a bigger rear brake version used on sierra cosworth cars but i've only seen one and that was a conversion,so maybe they are mostly the
the smaller type.
andy Hewing at donor spares has a pair of rear calipers on ebay at £14.99,they sell them at £25 anyway so plenty about.
go ebay and do a search "rear calipers" usually plenty there.
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