caprisport brake kit

[nelly231]

has anyone used any of the caprisport brake kits? i am considering one for my track day mk2 escort as a cheaper alternative to wilwoods or hi spec but not heard anyone else mention them.

[bullittcraig]

They are basically just a budget brake upgrade by using modded brackets in order to fit mondeo or granada calipers and disks. My Mk2 Essky had them on it when i bought the motor but i removed them as i wanted to put the rs 4-spoke 13" rims back on it. You can buy my old caprisport kit as i wont need it anymore.

[nelly231]

did they work well while you had them fitted? im just a bit dubious whether they gonna be up to some hard track use.

im running 8x13 wheels and have been told i need there '260 kit' that will fit under these . if thats what you have i would be interested to give them a go.

[carl]

i run them on my mkII capri 3.0 so heavy old beast and they work fine, not done a trackday though.

[bullittcraig]

The guy that fitted them said that he was preparing the essky for use as a track day car so im quite sure they will be good enough. Having said that even though the kit i`ve got is the 260 kit which is supposed to be able to allow fitment of 13" wheels i found that this wasn`t the case. I think the reason for this is that caprisport may supply another type bracket to allow 13" wheels to fit. If you are interested then i advise you give caprisport a call and enquire about the 260 kit and is there a different bracket to allow the fitment of 13" rims.

 

This is the list of the parts to the kit i removed;

2 x Machined Escort hubs to allow disc to be fitted at the front of hub.

(hubs do include all bearings and long wheel bolts)

2 x Granada callipers

set of pads (almost new)

2 x Calliper brackets + bolts & washers

2 x 260mm vented discs (believe may be warped though)

 

This kit hasn`t done many miles at all but may require new discs but i do know that they aren`t expensive as they are just 260mm granada vented ones. You can have the lot for £50.

[nelly231]

you have pm

[caprifan]

....there is only one type of bracket for the '260' kit...however not all 13" wheels will fit....some won't fit due to design of the rim....

[thesmith]

Sorry to but in chaps , im running the same kit ,but the bigger version ,I was wandering how well did your brackets fit , were they sitting evenly ,ive fitted mine slightly different and have used some tubes to mount them evenly on the discs , any info would be appreciated,CHEERS

[nelly231]

gonna be running 8x13 compomotives so hopefully that should give me enough room.

[bullittcraig]

I tried to fit the rs 4-spoke 13"x7j alloys from midland wheels but they were hitting the edge of the caliper. I have to say they weren`t far out so 8x13`s may be ok, just depends on the inside profile of the alloy. The brackets fit ok on mine but because of the thinner bolts they use it may be a case of when there tightened they need to be central through the bolt hole in the strut. All things considered though i think its a bloody good budget upgrade kit.

[4parajon]

Neil @ Caprisport told me that the only wheel that the 260 kit wont fit under is the laser copy of the RS 4 spoke wheel. They fitted fine under my x-pack rims.

Having said that I dont think Midlands had brought out there version of the RS wheel then as it was early last year when I spoke to Neil.

Have you thought of giving Neil a call or e-mail to answer this question???