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[xmadxmoex]

right then peoples

ive managed to get hold of an xr2 engine for my mk3 festa... hasnt been turned over in 3 years or summit silly like that.. so ill prob re-build that myself.... anyways

im currently running a 1.1 so the brakes with this new engine in will be awful... what doi you lot reccomend me getting

bearing in mind im on a tight budget.. i got the xr engine for £70 lol

[jdfiesta]

upgrade to any of the vented brake combos, Xr/turbo/si, a lot better when compared to the non vented ones
JJ

[xmadxmoex]

cheers

wheres the best place to go looking for calipers from?

[xmadxmoex]

anybody selling set of rst breaks calipers etc etc... to fit mk3 not .5 if thats any different

[muz]

ive got some rst calipers and groved disks, wouldnt want much for them, but i can see postage being silly.

[xmadxmoex]

its that front and back?

if so give us a price... including postage... (dhl are good for mainland uk)

[MarkRS2K]

ive also got a set of frst front brake calipers, turbo grooved discs and green stuff pads, covered about 5k.

PM me an offer if ya like

[xmadxmoex]

well thats the setup that im looking for really.. urm... im usless with prices so u say however much u want and ill tell you if i can afford it

[MarkRS2K]

would want about £60 for the lot, plus postage.

[xmadxmoex]

right ill check what my bank says in a sec and get back to you (H)

these just fronts tho? cuz i want to uprate the whole car..

[jdfiesta]

i dont think the rears are different, i could be wring though
JJ

[xmadxmoex]

ah... might just need to buy better pads and new drums for the rear then?

btw m4frd i do want these but ill have to let you know for deffo in about 5-6 days to see if my stuff sells on ebay

[MarkRS2K]

yeah just the fronts, 2 pads, 2 discs and 2 calipers of a frst.

Ok, thats cool. Im away for 2 weeks now so i reply when i get back

[Liebo]

i dont think the rears are different, i could be wring though
JJ

Rears a bigger on Si/FRST/XR2i than on "Base" models.

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Front brakes
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solid or ventilated disc, with single-piston sliding calipers
Disc diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240.0 mm
Disc thickness:
Solid disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 mm
Ventilated disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.0 mm
Minimum disc thickness:
Solid disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 mm
Ventilated disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0 mm
Maximum disc run-out (disc fitted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 mm
Minimum brake pad thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 mm
Rear brakes
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drum with leading and trailing shoes and automatic adjusters
Nominal drum diameter:
All except XR2i and ABS equipped models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 mm
XR2i and ABS equipped models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 mm
Maximum drum diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 mm above nominal diameter
Wheel cylinder bore diameter:
All except XR2i and ABS equipped models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.5 mm
XR2i models with conventional braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.0 mm
All ABS equipped models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.0 mm
Minimum brake shoe lining thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 mm