Re: [doc] 4-Pot Callipers for the DeLorean

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

If you brake hard enough with the stock setup it's the fronts that lock 
up furst. Improving the bite on the front will only make it happen 
sooner. I have a source of Kevlar pads for the D which I'm waiting to try...

hehehehehe Mark owned a Capri..... Anyone remember the difference 
between a hedgehog and a Capri?

Martin

jamesrguk wrote:

> Hi All, 
>
> I was checking out where to get service kits for my DeLorean front 
> brake callipers and found out some information from a freind about 
> Ford Capri callipers that he thought would fit the DeLorean. 
>
> They are 4-pot calipers and the mountings look dead ringers of the 
> DeLorean 2-Pot callipers.
>
> I have uploaded a photo to the photos section as 'a 4-pot calliper' 
> (it's the caliper on the bottom right of the picture)
>
> I wondered if anyone has ever done this upgrade? 
>
> It seems that it would only involve changing the calliper and 
> nothing else i.e. fairly simple job and completly reversable.
>
> I take it that the 4-Pot callipers would significantly increase 
> braking power, they also have vented discs.
>
> Any comments??
>
> Regards
>
> James