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Can anyone tell me what brake callipers these are please?


Stevec33

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I need to find out what brake callipers are on my car as i want to order some uprated pads to improve the braking a bit. Im not ever so clued up on whats what with standard stuff, but im sure someone from the forum will know what they are, thanks

Fronts

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Rears

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The rears are Sierra 4x4 but the fronts I'm not sure.

They look like AP two piston ones but after that I'm not sure.

Someone will be along soon no doubt with the answer.

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Thanks, i knew i recognised the rears, the look the same as the rears on my old sierra cosworth, hopefully someone will recognise the fronts

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They look like AP two piston ones but after that I'm not sure.

Someone will be along soon no doubt with the answer.

 

Indeed they do have AP on them, but not ones I have seen before. Can you make any of the numbers out clearly? If you put them up I'll have a search and see if I can find any info.

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They look to say

LB10PY017AC as yet I've to find any info on them but i'll keep trying.

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Ignoring the Mazda SDV, four pot conversions etc, the WF factory has used either Sierra or Golf rear callipers and for front callipers, either Sierra (on the Sierra based SDV), Ford M16 - ie Cortina, Capri, rear drive Escort etc, or, and it's slightly left field, I know, they have in recent years when M16's getting to be an issue, they've used Land Rover Discovery (series 1 or 2)  rears. Which is what I'd think those could are

 

Do bear in mind though, that like many kit cars, individual owners will occasionally re-engineer a solution "just because.." So there's always a chance it's something never used before or since, that just happened to be sitting on someone's shelf!

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Remove the pads and trace around them (accurately) or better still take the pads to any decent motorsport supplier and they should be able to work out what pads you need, they might have to scan your trace to a pad manufacturer to get them made.

 

You certainly don't have to work out what the caliper is off to order pads  :yes:

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Remove the pads and trace around them (accurately) or better still take the pads to any decent motorsport supplier and they should be able to work out what pads you need, they might have to scan your trace to a pad manufacturer to get them made.

 

You certainly don't have to work out what the caliper is off to order pads  :yes:

 

The emphasis on "Motorsport supplier", trying to get parts from your local motor factor can be a nightmare, they all seem to go by make/model/age or vehicle reg and then look blankly when you mention it's for a kit car.

Even if you have the full specification of the part you require, for example a fan belt Xmm long by Xmm wide, their parts database just doesn't work that way and you'll be left with no practical way to actually find what you want.

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Ive found an awnser, there the discovery rears, i sent westfield a photo and they confirmed this they were very helpful so good on them. Unfortunatley it would seem that there are no upgraded pads available for them according to westfield, unless anyone knows different? I guess the next step would be to upgrade the callipers, however after having a westy previously fitted with hi spec 4 pots with ap master cylinder i found they hardly improved the braking at all so im loathed to spend that kind of money again

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That sounds strangely familiar...

 

they've used Land Rover Discovery (series 1 or 2)  rears. Which is what I'd think those could are

 

:laugh:

 

You might be better trying to get one of the pad companies to use your backplates and reline them with a decent material. While there used to be one or two "performance options, they were designed around being for use on the back of a Disco.

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