Backer101 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Are capri discs able to be fitted to mk1 escort struts/hubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 they're the same... so yes. 2.8 vented's are good, with a spacer in your calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorensin Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 anyone know a part number for these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Discs = http://palmside.co.nz/product_pcid_15290.html M16 Spacers = http://palmside.co.nz/product_pcid_15516.html Princess spacers = http://palmside.co.nz/product_pcid_15292.html Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitina Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 just got some of these for my car. theres a company NZAD selling the bits on trademe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 My grandad is claiming that these wont fit, frustrating as hell... almost turning into an argument.. so those ones from palmside will DEFINITELY fit a mk1 escort? 1975 if thats gona make any difference. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 They will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Ok thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Ah... you did mean Mk.1 *disk* struts, didn't you??? You can't convert drum struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yea disc ones. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sometimes the balljoint rubber gets real close to the inner edge of the disc but they def fit. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 What about low'n'slows 4 door mk1, he said the pcd was wrong so he used mk2 struts? From you gaz i think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Mate they will fit Capri is the same pcd. Its been tried and tested on classic fords for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Chri's Mk1 was drum brake front when we started building it so had to change struts. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Oh i see. Ok thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 They dont fit... How could that be?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 So i think maybe at one point during the cars life some may have converted it to disc? Using the same hubs but disc struts? (even though i thought only really early mk1's had drums all round) Thats all i can think of? If that can be done... Now trying to find some other hubs now to see if they will then fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-W-G Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 So i think maybe at one point during the cars life some may have converted it to disc? Using the same hubs but disc struts? (even though i thought only really early mk1's had drums all round) Thats all i can think of? If that can be done... Now trying to find some other hubs now to see if they will then fit. Dont think it can be done? THought you had to convert the whole set up when going from drum to disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backer101 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yea you have to i think. fuck knows what was wrong but i got some other hubs now and they fit them. The guy i got the discs off said he did a bit of research and said somthing about some 1100 an 1300s had smaller discs and different hubs, like 220 rotors or some shit. But its all sorted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 They did have smaller discs but the same hubs as far as I know. Who knows they fit now? Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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