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[Bombidil]

Hi all,

I bought these calipers on eBay, before really knowing enough about the Metro conversion. I'll be at a stage where I'll be building the subframe up and putting brakes on soon, and just got round to getting these out of the shed. I don't think they are the turbo brakes, as the advert says non vented (my mistake being a noob). They are 4 pot APs.

I live around the corner from Big Red Brakes and was going to get them restored. Question is, should I bother, and can I use them, if they aren't the Turbo ones?

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[nicklouse]

They are just early Metro solid disc brakes. Perfect to use. Vented discs just don’t get up to temp.

 

all metros later on have vented discs.

 

do a dry build of your brakes before you send them for a rebuild to check you have all the bits you need and they work together.

[viz139]

Perfectly good caliper to use, vented would be better for a track car, vented also pushes the wheel out further. You will require these bolts to mount the calipers.

http://www.minispare...ic/ERA1128.aspx

[nicklouse]

Perfectly good caliper to use, vented would be better for a track car, vented also pushes the wheel out further. You will require these bolts to mount the calipers.

http://www.minispare...ic/ERA1128.aspx

Sorry vented don’t always push out the wheels more. But yes they can.

[Ethel]

They should be a direct replacement, but they have metric fittings, hence the bolts Viz linked & you can get hose conversion kits. The bleed screws are on the small side though with a tendency to shear, so replace them as a minimum. If you have a build up also slip your wheels on, there's the odd one that has clearance issues.