3CorsaMeal
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i have yet to fit brakes to the escort and see how that compares
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daymoon
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i have yet to fit brakes to the escort and see how that compares
mine were shocking 
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Originally posted by mattk
my Corsa one used to be leathel
after a downpour the rears used to go sharp as fuck and would lock up completely the first few times they were used with the slightest touch, my mates combo van used to be the same
must have been the rust on the inside of the drums after the rain making them really sharp
to some people having this opinion just says, "oh look at me, i drive a punto"
No it doesn't - he didn't mention a Punto... 
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by daymoon
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i have yet to fit brakes to the escort and see how that compares
mine were shocking
am hoping they will be better than the drive home i had with the car, was pulling on handbrake and standing on the pedal to stop, even then it just rolled to a stop
(i also drive a corrado vr6 btw, if anyone is interested about that)
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whitter45
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by daymoon
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
(i also drive a corrado vr6 btw, if anyone is interested about that)
Never
Really i would have guessed
let me guess you can beat x type jags and golf dervs and your brakes are better than a corsa
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3CorsaMeal
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they are now, thanks for asking, but when i 1st got the car the calipers kept seizing up so i upgraded front and rear and renewed everything else
i really should make a thread about this
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Mike
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My standard brakes were fairly shocking. When I got some decent tyres on it made it less lethal but I could still lock the fronts relatively easily and the backs locked up for fun, although it was usually just one side which would throw the car sideways. I remember once on a narrow road I came round a slight bend and there was a car coming the opposite way, braked and the back end went and it was still sliding slightly as I was along side the other car and with a stone wall on the other side 
I felt fear that day.
I've got 2ltrs on the front now which are much better and help stop the rears locking too, I don't think I've actually locked the rears since I fitted them, I've locked one front at a time once or twice in the wet but I was giving them some stick when it happened.
And whoever mentioned that surely brakes are good if they lock, not necessarily, it's usually because of a small pad putting a lot of pressure on a small disc which makes them lock far too early. Good brakes stop well and don't lock up easily. Bad brakes lock far too early and once they have done they're as good as useless
[Edited on 29-07-2010 by Mike B]
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Graham88
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Or the fact that you have brakes that are quite frankly overkill and the ABS goes mental when you try and brake whilst not in a straight line
e.g. MK1 Focus RS 4 pot 324mm discs on a Zetec S Fiesta
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Limecat
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Originally posted by Graham88
Or the fact that you have brakes that are quite frankly overkill and the ABS goes mental when you try and brake whilst not in a straight line
e.g. MK1 Focus RS 4 pot 324mm discs on a Zetec S Fiesta
I had bigger brakes than that on the front of a Corsa...
...also 4 pots for the rear too. 
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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v6 lock up and back steps out...loads of fun!
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Dale
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V6s make pedal feel shite!
I rate 256mm with a good pad and disc setup!
Or some tasty alcon's 
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