Volvo 6 pot calipers

[FlashCadillac]

whats the deal then

 

What do they replace/direct fit on

 

which volvo do they come off and are they as good as iv heard

 

 

Cheers

[Vista]

Dunno but it sounds interesting

 

Bump

[FlashCadillac]

if i remember rightly it was "king Dom" who was telling me about his

 

(hes not a made up charictor to those who dont know him... i dont talk to fake royalty about car parts in my dreams )

[lee_capri]

ive just brought his mk1 and yes it does have volvo caliper's on it,im picking it up at week end so il have a good old chin wag with him flash and find out the score,but im sure the one's fitted to this are 4 pot caliper's with 2.8i disc's and billy strut's

[FlashCadillac]

maybee they are 4 pots... im sure someone said there was a 6 pot conversion off a factory car

[antz]

i was told volvo 240 calipers but i dont know if its true

[lee_capri]

were's dom when you need him he has all the answer's on this subject i think

[Supercharged Nat]

yeh volvo 4 pots, but i dont think there much better than the normal calipers, the only improvement would be is if the volvo calipers use a larger pad surface area than the capri?

 

the piston surface area is pretty much the same so no extra force biting the discs as such..

[Wessie]

was it jon who was trying to fit these? correct me if im wrong but the holes didnt line up correctly?

i would think for the time and effort its easier just to use willwood, ap, hi-spec etc

[4parajon]

Yes it was me, Ive got piccies somewhere as well to show you.

They dont fit, but if you dont mind actually elongating the holes by a couple of mm they will bolt straight on.

I could'nt comment on how good they are because I binned the idea and got the Caprisport 260 kit, because as has been mentioned the disc area is no greater, whereas the 260 kit is.

Ive still got the calipers if anyone wants them, IMO if they offer even a slight improvement over standard then thats something.

[X FLOW EDDY]

I think they come off 240 volvos, Bit like princess 4 pots they drop stright on so i am lead to belive.

[lee_capri]

the one's fitted on the mk1 i got of dom are volvo with green pad's,the princess capalier's do bolt straight on but think you need a spacer kit has well not 100% sure on this i have 2 set's in the shed will look tomorow

[Dom]

Ello ladies, tinternets been down.

 

Yup they're 4pots of a 240 and yup I had to bung them on the mill to elongate the holes slightly.

 

But they're all good