S4 Brakes

The original brakes were Mk1 Escort discs - these were 8.5 inch diameter and rubbish - The callipers were shot but the car came with two refurbished callipers - the bad news was that these were callipers from the later MK2 Escort and they did not fit the MK1 hubs that were fitted to the car.

Luckily as I was going to upgrade anyway I got hold of some complete MK2 strut and brake assemblies - the MK2 has larger 9.6 inch discs and uses the bigger M16 callipers - the other bonus is that the Capri 2.8i ventilated discs fit on the MK2 hub and kits to space the M16 calliper can be bought so that they fit the wider vented disc.

Another good thing is that the same discs also fit also fit the Cortina hub which was a good thing as the next round of modifications listed on the suspension pages resulted in the fitting of Cortina uprights with the double wishbone changes. I chose not to fit the ventilated set-up from the Capri to the S4 as the plain disc was more than up to the task and the vented set-up would be far better employed on the more powerful cars.

Being such a light car there is no need to fit vented discs to the Dutton the standard Escort MK2 disc is more than man enough for the job and with some good pads will take the spirited of driving or light competition work in their stride.