brianm Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Witch Volvo's calipers will fit my manta and what discs do I use .???? Thanks brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Not unless you have 15 inch wheels. buy a set of later astra/Vectra calipers and some re-drilled saab discs, easier and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Volvo 240 vented and sierra xr4x4 discs redrilled and middle opened out to fit the back of the manta hub, piping them up is fun and you get loads of travel and then lock up unless you use a bigger ms. As Paul said, better brakes are available. I like cally t or vectra v6 calipers with cossie 2wd discs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta356 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Bmw 3 Series E30 Type, 4 Stud Discs Fit Straight on. Same P.C.D. as Opel,4x100.So no Redrilling Needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Bmw 3 Series E30 Type, 4 Stud Discs Fit Straight on. Same P.C.D. as Opel,4x100.So no Redrilling Needed But on the Manta front brake discs bolts to the back of the front hub and they have a mounting PCD of 92mm If you fit a 100mm pcd disc onto the front of the hub over the studs your caliper will be a couple of inches away from lining up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianm Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the reply lad,s ,vectra brakes should be easy enough to get ,take it my local motor factors should be able to get cossies discs Thanks brian Edited March 22, 2014 by brianm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doveyte2800 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Carlton 2.2 discs are a straight fit, 22mm thick vented, no need to modify center or mountings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianm Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Even better cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Abbott Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Carlton discs are about 250 mm so volvo 4pots hang over and can lead to a dangerous point where you have pad on pad contact! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianm Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Will calibra turbo calipers and carleton 2.2 disc combo work or do I need the cossies discs Cheers brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Will calibra turbo calipers and carleton 2.2 disc combo work or do I need the cossies discs Cheers brian No you need cossie discs if you have 284mm calipers Right sizes of disc and caliper should match to within a couple of mm Calipers: Late Calibra turbo turbo/4x4 288mm discs Early Calibra/cavalier turbo/4x4 284mm discs Volvo 4 pot 263mm Astra 16v 256mm Carlton 2.2 246mm vented discs Manta B 246mm solid discs Discs that have the correct offset as standard to fit the manta hub Rwd cossie 283mm vented Audi 80 256 vented Carlton 246 vented Manta 246 solid You can also get a spacer made and run fwd vauxhall discs but that is more expensive That allows 288 discs and calipers So what works early calibra and cossie astra 16v and audi carlton 2.2 and carlton 2.2 Volvo 4 pots can be used with 256mm discs but there is a bit of pad overhang. Personally don't like that idea but if you check them regularly and remove the overhang or get the chamfered edge pads then its ok as many people do run them. Only the manta and carlton discs bolt on without modification, all the others need new mounting holes drilling and the centre bore opening up All the calipers listed above just bolt on with no mods 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianm Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Thanks very much for the explanation Cheers Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Thats Spot on re the Audi disks as I done it many years ago then sold some to club members here. xr4 disks work well with the 4 pots as kev said. Great brake upgrades and low cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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