[DeTomaso] Volvo Brake Calipers

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

OK. The guy who's pics I showed specifically used ABS calipers as they have a single inlet. Standard calipers have two inlets requiring a spliter between hose and caliper like the originals.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Lockett" <montecarlo296 at yahoo.com>
To: "detomaso forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: den 1 mars 2007 09:45
Subject: [DeTomaso] Volvo Brake Calipers


> I asked about this on a UK Volvo forum. To date, this is the only reply I got. I have asked for the article that he mentions.
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>   Evenin'
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> There aren't many people here with 240s, hence the lack of replies. Incidentaly, it doesn't just have to a 244s...and I suspect you don't want a later model with ABS, as the calipers are probably different)
> 
> Most 240s have 4-pot fixed Girling calipers, and a 240 can still outbrake most modern cars, despite weighing...er...well surprisingly only about 100kg more than a new Golf, actually! Mine is an automatic, so I get almost no engine braking, but it still stops in one hell of a hurry when suitably provoked, and you're always concious that there's a great deal of stopping power beneath the wide pedal!
> 
> If that's not enough for you, there are suppliers in the US who can get you adaptor brackets to allow the fitment of the huge 4-pot Brembo 'R' calipers (from the S60R/V70R models). I'm led to believe that these are very similar to the brakes fitted to most Mitsubishi Evos. The discs are a drop-in, I believe.
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> If you'd like to know more, I'm sure I can dig out an article on the swap.
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> cheers
> 
> James
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