Brake Calipers - Early SR3

[Scotty-Boy]

Are the fitting dimensions 'borrowed' from any production cars... Ford Sierra, etc.? Just that my brakes are looking a bit tatty and thought I might look at a few other brands.

[RobC]

Yup Ford

Crappy Wilwood - http://www.wilwood.com/Products/001-Calipers/020-B...

Much better Hi-Spec - http://www.hispecbrake.co.uk/calipers/R114%20Dynal...

[Scotty-Boy]

Thanks Rob.

[splitpin]

Hi Rob

Almost certainly setting myself up for stupid question of the day award, but here goes anyway! >

As mine just say 'Radical' on the face, how do I know whose actual calipers we have on our SR4?

Does it help to say they look very high quality? > both front and rear, kind of an anthracite colour (looks to be anodising rather than paint), with proper inscribed 'Radical' - recollect highlighted in black; they aren't available for firsthand viewing/checking right at the mo!

Cheers

Edited by splitpin on Wednesday 20th May 11:30

[RobC]

splitpin

Sounds like from your description you have the HiSpec calipers

[Josh Smith]

They should be HiSpec. Some of the calipers you are describing also had HiSpec machined into the other side of it.


Josh

[tprocket]

Hi all,

Just treated myself to a set of floating disks and Hi Spec (Radical) calipers which arrived this morning
after Mr T pointed out that my crappy Wilwoods were "creaking" when under load!!

Looks like Radical have reduced the upgrade price to £907.00 per end (+ VAT) too!

Can anyone offer any suggestions on the following:

1. Best choice of pads?
2. What to do with the rear brakes when the fronts have been upgraded?

Thanks

Tim

[RobC]

Performance Friction 01 pads for the front and rear, speak to Tech Craft Motorsport for the best prices. Job done.

Personally I always found the rear over braked on the clubsport so I would leave them as is.

Edited by RobC on Wednesday 20th May 19:23

[dsl2]

Great to see Radical reducing the upgrade brake price so quickly after I pointed out to them last week that adding up the constituent parts of the kits I got £945.40 + Vat per set ,vrs the upgrade kit price of £1124.80+VAT !!!

[RobC]

Driveshafts the same, you can buy them cheaper in component form than as a whole ... doh!

[Scotty-Boy]

I find Radical's spare parts pricing to be farcical!

I appreciate they're in it to make money, but I think they are pretty damn greedy!