noob brake question - Spitfire front brakes?

[Andy69]

I'm trying to make sure the brakes are up to snuff before taking this to the track night. I'm no stranger to wrenching or setting up a car for track use, I'm just new to these cars.

 

OP said the front brakes were from a Spitfire, and he didn't know what the rears were. Rear pads are larger than the front and I assume they are the stock brakes. Is this a swap that is common for these cars or did they use these brakes as stock? I have absolutely no idea what the brakes should be, if this is a common upgrade, or if I need to replace them.

 

any input is appreciated.

[yellowss7]

Brakes are over rated. They just slow you down. :rofl:

[dallasdude]

I'm trying to make sure the brakes are up to snuff before taking this to the track night. I'm no stranger to wrenching or setting up a car for track use, I'm just new to these cars.

 

OP said the front brakes were from a Spitfire, and he didn't know what the rears were. Rear pads are larger than the front and I assume they are the stock brakes. Is this a swap that is common for these cars or did they use these brakes as stock? I have absolutely no idea what the brakes should be, if this is a common upgrade, or if I need to replace them.

 

any input is appreciated.

Front brakes are Spitfire and pads are easy to find. Rears should be Ford Sierra. Carbotech can make you up a nice street or street/track compound for both.

[Andy69]

Front brakes are Spitfire and pads are easy to find. Rears should be Ford Sierra. Carbotech can make you up a nice street or street/track compound for both.

 

Those should work nicely. One of the only catalogs I've seen where you can actually search for Caterham.

 

Are the rears from the front or rear of the Sierra? Is it the regular Sierra or Sierra Cosworth, or are they the same?

[dallasdude]

Those should work nicely. One of the only catalogs I've seen where you can actually search for Caterham.

 

Are the rears from the front or rear of the Sierra? Is it the regular Sierra or Sierra Cosworth, or are they the same?

 

The brake calipers have the handbrake mechanism so I think they have to be from the rear of a standard Sierra.

 

They are a single piston caliper, and will need something to screw the piston back in to insert new pads. The little tool that comes with most angle grinders works fine.

[Andy69]

Honestly, I was all set to order the Carbotech brakes but I had it at TNiA last night at Memphis International and while it was just the paced laps at the break (I had my 14 years old with me, who loved it and was willing to sit with me at my work station for the entire 6 hours just for those 15 minutes), I barely touched the brakes.