Brake options

Kai Rune Aulie wrote:

I haven't fitted them yet as I don't want the car off the road right now, but I will be fitting 257x12 x40 high discs with Fiat Croma calipers. These are again Lucas-Girling with 38 mm pistons and have the correct handbrake lever arrangement to fit the X1/9 handbrake cables with some adapter ferrules added.

Anyone done this setup?

I don't think this is a bolt on option and an adaptor plate needs to be fabricated. Might be the same caliper used on the alfa 156 but you'd still need the croma 4 stud disc.

The montecarlo S2 does provide a bolt on option using the x1/9 caliper to give a 251mm rear disc, although it still uses an adaptor plate made by Lancia and they are quite hard to get hold of.



X1/9 std carrier (227mm) vs montecarlo s2 (251mm) 2 part carrier



IMO the Croma option is a better solution if you can work out the adaptor plate and get it made.