After some advice please...
My Son wants to upgrade his Rover 45 front discs from solid to vented, they're the larger 262mm.
He has sticky callipers to replace, if its just wider vented callipers & the Discs, he will get the vented items & they (hopefully) bolt straight on.
Thanks
Rover 45 front disc upgrade
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Mr Teddy Bear
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Re: Rover 45 front disc upgrade
Assuming the 45 is the same as an R8 the answer is no! the steering knuckle needs changing as well as the carrier.
Teddy Bear
216 Sli SRS Charcoal Met 1996
214Si Silver? Tempest Grey 1993
216 Sli SRS Charcoal Met 1996
214Si Silver? Tempest Grey 1993
Re: Rover 45 front disc upgrade
With it being a 45, I think the hub knuckles are the same as a ZS. Calipers and matching carriers should be all you need (With disks & pads)
My Rovers to date:
1995 Rover 216 Coupe in Nightfire red
1994 Rover 220GSI in Tahiti blue
2002 MG ZR 105 in Solar red
1995 214i in Nightfire red
1995 Rover 216 Coupe in Nightfire red
1994 Rover 220GSI in Tahiti blue
2002 MG ZR 105 in Solar red
1995 214i in Nightfire red
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RoverRevival
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Re: Rover 45 front disc upgrade
isn't this the conversion that requires the 1mm spacers washers on the carrier too so it doesn't touch the disc?
Re: Rover 45 front disc upgrade
Job jobbed today, used my spare set of refurbished calipers & carriers from a 216 Cabriolet (the Boy owes me now 
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The 45 calipers were 10mm(ish) narrower & the carriers were the same but for a small lip, which could easily be removed with a grinder to accommodate the wider vented discs if needed.
) The 45 calipers were 10mm(ish) narrower & the carriers were the same but for a small lip, which could easily be removed with a grinder to accommodate the wider vented discs if needed.
