ragindave
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 01:24 PM |
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Willwood calipers update
These pictures are of eddies brake problem pads do not cover the disc.
Is it the disc size?
Or is it the adaptor bracket?
Or could it be both?
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nitram38
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 01:32 PM |
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Judging by the amount shown overhanging I would say the mounting brackets are wrong.
I asked a similar question on here before because there was a lot of disc showing on the inside of my car, but I was told it was ok .
My pads lined up on the outer edge of my discs (motaleira) but I made them to suit my uprights.
[Edited on 25/3/2008 by nitram38]
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bigrich
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 01:39 PM |
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if the discs are standard sierra then i would alter the bracket or the conversion bracket on the hub to bring the caliper more inboard.
I had to do the same on mine although i used smaller diameter discs and squeezed them under 13's
Ignore the washers, i was just using them to get spacer hieghts etc.jpg)
.JPG)
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eddbaz
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 02:14 PM |
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Cheers dave for posting the photos for me, the willwoods discs nd adaptors where purchased from rally design I was told that I would need a 273mm disc
which is what was sent,but the discs have a recess which can be seen in the photos and measuring from this recess to the outer edge is 36mm but the
brake pad is around 12mm more so however I position the caliper the pads will wear with a step which I think can't be correct. With the adaptors
they sent me the outer edge of the disc sits around 9mm into the pads,if I correct this then the front edge of the pads will overhand the recess.
The front discs and adaptors they send all fitted perfect the outer edge of the disc lined up with the outer edge of the pad and the disc had no
recess.
Has anyone else fitted willwood rears to the ford sierra drive,if so what size disc was used (I'm fitting 15" wheels) and was the disc
recesed at all and did you use the same adaptor(bk67 stamped on it)
Cheers
Ed.
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Dusty
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 03:13 PM |
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Have a chat with Rally Design and point them to these pics. They have always been helpful when I have had problems with any of their kit.
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bigrich
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 03:54 PM |
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I'm using fiesta fronts on the rear (after tying with peugeot fronts). I have wilwood front sierra alloy adaptors on modified disc conversion
plates with spacers to make up the gaps.
This is my cut down conversion plate.jpg)
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cloudy
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 04:58 PM |
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Interestingly I had a pair from rally design last month, same mounts and exactly the same problem. I assumed i'd just got the wrong discs....
Let me know how you get on with rally design...
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ghostrain
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| posted on 28/3/08 at 07:47 PM |
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Wilwood brake rear end-BK67
Looks like you are trying to fit this kit to a cosworth wishbone....the cosworth used the same caliper lug length as the standard Sierra but raised
the wishbone lugs to accomodate the larger diameter discs-hence the reason why the Wilwood caliper is too high...the solution is to reduce the height
of the bracket to lower the caliper to sit on the correct position on the disc ,check that this will not compromise the strength of the
bracket...regret that the number of customers fitting this kit to Cosworth wishbones it would be uneconomic to produce a bespoke bracket...hope this
helps
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eddbaz
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 05:46 PM |
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The above is corrct,I phoned Rally design and it turns out that the adaptor kit is for standard sierra,while my diff, halfshafts hub carriers etc are
cosworth. There is no kit available for the cosworth hub carriers so I am going to modify the adaptor block to make it fit,once I've done it
I'll post some photos on this trhread in case anyone else goes down this route.Thanks for all the responses and thanks to rally design who were
most helpful when I rang.
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cloudy
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 12:42 PM |
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Thanks for the info... 
James
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