eccsmk
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 09:42 AM |
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changing vented to solid discs
will i need to change the caliper ?
or just the caliper mounting bracket
again thank you in advance 
sorry they are all sierra brakes
[Edited on 24/3/08 by eccsmk]
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bigrich
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 10:01 AM |
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unfortunately its the calipers that need changeing,you wiil need the matching carriers aswell. (all this assumes standard sierra front brakes)
The calipers are wider on vented discs and the carriers have a wider gap for the disc. IIRC sure someone else will confirm.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 10:05 AM |
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Any reason why? Just wondered as I have vented on front of mine and don't want to run into any problems later.
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eccsmk
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 10:15 AM |
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due to the weight of the car the vented discs wont ever get hot enough to work properly i didnt find this out until after id bought new discs and
pads.
anyway found a chap who will swap my discs pads and calipers for his solid set up i just needed to know if i did need to swap the calipers
again big thank you folks
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Jubal
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 11:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eccsmk
due to the weight of the car the vented discs wont ever get hot enough to work properly i didnt find this out until after id bought new discs and
pads.
anyway found a chap who will swap my discs pads and calipers for his solid set up i just needed to know if i did need to swap the calipers
again big thank you folks
Is this right? I have vented discs on my Indy and it manages to stop just fine. They work well on track and on road. How much better would solid discs
be?
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TOO BADD
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 11:31 AM |
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I made the mistake of putting Hi Spec Billets and Vented on mine. Have'nt noticed any worse braking with vented from solid as the Hi Spec are
far better brakes from 2 pot anywaybut I have made the unsprung appreciably heavier. Should have gone for solids. Cost too much now to get them
altered to take a solid disc. Used to have Mintex 1144 pads but now use Greenstuff.
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eccsmk
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 11:32 AM |
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thats just what ive found reading through here although i could be way off the mark but anyway thats just me
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RazMan
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 12:22 PM |
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I would always go for solid discs unless you are seriously into track days - they won't warm up otherwise.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Chippy
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 04:56 PM |
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I have vented on mine and they work just great, BUT, my car is almost certainly heavier than your, by a possable factor of 2, AND, I have ABS, (which
does work).
Seriously though, you should have no problem with vented set up. If you had fitted solids in the first place, fine, but wouldn't go to all the
hassle of changing them at this stage of the game, try them first, I don't think that you will find them "not up to the job",
remember se7en is a light car, (other than mine :-) ). Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 08:19 PM |
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Standard Sierra vented discs work absolutely fine but if it's lightweight you're after, the solid discs will stop you just as well but
weigh considerably less.
Phil
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eccsmk
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| posted on 24/3/08 at 09:11 PM |
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thanks for the advice folks i think ill try them
so 'll have front solid discs and solid rears too just hope the balance is right for my s.v.a. test
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skippad
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| posted on 25/3/08 at 07:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Standard Sierra vented discs work absolutely fine but if it's lightweight you're after, the solid discs will stop you just as well but
weigh considerably less.
Phil
hi Phil
I've just changed to a wilwood setup with solid discs and i weighed everything for comparisions.....
and the vented disc weighed same as solid! i was quite supprised! but, the solid disk is 25mm larger diameter. overall saving with ali calipers
5kg.
P.S. got the larger 'saki engine ...the challenge begins soon.
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