Clio 172 Sport
Hi all,
I picked up my first Clio yesterday (2002 172 Sport), bit of a banger but just using it for the track and a little bit of road use. Anyway.. the lad who i brought it from has worn the pads all the way down and half way through the metal !!! suprising thing is it passed is MOT only a couple of weeks ago along with a few other faults.... (something not quite right... i sense a bit of a dodge certificate....).
So ive come to change the pads and discs but im confused to the set up. they look like a standard caliper but i ran a tape across the disc and they appear to be a 310mm disc. Reading on here standard discs are 280mm? From what i can see there are no spacers etc to push the standard caliper out to accomodate the larger disc.
This is probably a stupid question but here it is anyway, is it possible to put a 310mm disc in a standard set up (i wouldnt think it is) and can i simply put back a 280mm disc (i would have thought it was to small).
Reading peoples opinions on here i think id be looking to go for the Brembo HC discs with the RC6 pads.
from what i can see, currently on the car is:
WP Pro 310mm discs
Renault B257 54 Calipers
is the caliper a standard 172 caliper?
can i put on a 280mm disc?
i have no issues putting another set of WP Pro`s on but not sure where is best to buy
Please be nice im no mechanic but have no problem using a spanner.
Thanks,
Dave
I picked up my first Clio yesterday (2002 172 Sport), bit of a banger but just using it for the track and a little bit of road use. Anyway.. the lad who i brought it from has worn the pads all the way down and half way through the metal !!! suprising thing is it passed is MOT only a couple of weeks ago along with a few other faults.... (something not quite right... i sense a bit of a dodge certificate....).
So ive come to change the pads and discs but im confused to the set up. they look like a standard caliper but i ran a tape across the disc and they appear to be a 310mm disc. Reading on here standard discs are 280mm? From what i can see there are no spacers etc to push the standard caliper out to accomodate the larger disc.
This is probably a stupid question but here it is anyway, is it possible to put a 310mm disc in a standard set up (i wouldnt think it is) and can i simply put back a 280mm disc (i would have thought it was to small).
Reading peoples opinions on here i think id be looking to go for the Brembo HC discs with the RC6 pads.
from what i can see, currently on the car is:
WP Pro 310mm discs
Renault B257 54 Calipers
is the caliper a standard 172 caliper?
can i put on a 280mm disc?
i have no issues putting another set of WP Pro`s on but not sure where is best to buy
Please be nice im no mechanic but have no problem using a spanner.
Thanks,
Dave