320mm brake wheel size?

[rustydonkey]

I'm in the stealers now and there is a C70 here with 320 discs with 17" wheels. They are monster calipers though!

[rustydonkey]

Originally Posted by t5_monkey

car looks good.

funnily enough, mine ate front tyres till I changed the rear camber arms for an upgrade that would allow correct geometry on the rear with lowering.

After that the fronts have lasted much better (nearly double the distance).

Is yours lower than the sport springs? Looks like it.

[rustydonkey]

Are all the rear discs the same size?

[SiRS2000]

Acording to the slaes broucher I have all rear discs are 280mm diameter, this, figures as most of your braking is done by the front.

Must admit after seeing the pics of brake calipers further back inthe thread I checked mine last night & yup I defo have 320mm discs & monster calipers, thay is big.

[rustydonkey]

I think it is easy to tell if you have 320 discs. if you look at the calipers and think "They are ok" then you don't. If you look at them and think "They are monsters and cover nearly half the disc" then they are.

[rustydonkey]

Originally Posted by SiRS2000

Acording to the slaes broucher I have all rear discs are 280mm diameter, this, figures as most of your braking is done by the front.

In the stealers this morning the service manager mentioned that for some reason the rear pads wear at the same rate as the front on Volvos. Don't know if this is true of that he wanted me to have new rear pads.

[rustydonkey]

Originally Posted by Jaff87

It should be under 500, probably closer to 450 as I got the calipers for a steal. But well worthit plus it gives you options as there are more performance discs and pads available

Jaff,
Do you have the Ford part numbers, so i can make some enquiries?

Has anybody priced these up with FRF Volvo yet?

[Jaff87]

I don't have the part numbers but I did look it up on microcat. The calipers are 226 + VAT each. The carriers are 139 +vat each the discs are 56+VAT each and pads are 58+vat.
So new its a very expensive option. On eBay there is guy selling nonbrand calipers for 222 which might come with calipers but whenever I've enquired the ones he had didn't have them. I got mine from a mangled car so were very cheap however breakers usually charge about 350+ per pair.

[rustydonkey]

Originally Posted by Jaff87

I don't have the part numbers but I did look it up on microcat. The calipers are 226 + VAT each. The carriers are 139 +vat each the discs are 56+VAT each and pads are 58+vat.
So new its a very expensive option. On eBay there is guy selling nonbrand calipers for 222 which might come with calipers but whenever I've enquired the ones he had didn't have them. I got mine from a mangled car so were very cheap however breakers usually charge about 350+ per pair.

They all seemed to have gone up a lot since the Monedo thread. Will have to look round for a smashed Volvo as it might be cheaper at the breakers without an "ST" badge on it.

[Jaff87]

Those were retail prices when i checked 3 days ago, you can get some discount peerhaps 10% depending on the dealer. But even at cost price for the parts it was still silly money.
volvo parts seem to attract a premium, even as "scrap" its usually cheaper to get the bits you need of a focus if you can get them. just be patient and shop about, i contacted a fair few and prices varied wildly, from about £250 each to £250 the pair. but most quoted about £350 the pair and most were including the discs for that price. I did look for volvo ones too but they are hens teeth. seems like the Big brake option wasnt taken or available to many who then binned the car lol. the Focus ST is alot more common as is driven by wallopers.