Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

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Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#1 Post by sprintchris »

Hi,

At some point I need to upgrade the front brakes on my Sprint. I see the Trackerjack upgrade seems popular, can anyone confirm if they are readily available and contact details.

Thanks in advance,

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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

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Trackerjack is the forum name of the guy who developed this brake upgrade. It is basically VW Gold discs what are machined to fit the Dolomite hub along with Ford Sierra calipers. I suggest that you send him a PM.
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#3 Post by richard4040 »

Very readily available. Drop him a pm on the forum and I'm sure he will get back to you. Then you end up with this pretty lot:D
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#4 Post by Boost All The Dollys »

richard4040 wrote:Very readily available. Drop him a pm on the forum and I'm sure he will get back to you. Then you end up with this pretty lot:D
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Is that a front or rear brake kit, only ever heard the trackerjack kit talked about in rear kit
So many ideas... So little budget... So little time.
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#5 Post by richard4040 »

Front. No rear conversion that I know of.
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#6 Post by Boost All The Dollys »

richard4040 wrote:Front. No rear conversion that I know of.
Does it re-use the standard callipers or bigger callipers. There's a 4 piston calliper I found once but I lost the link to it
So many ideas... So little budget... So little time.
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#7 Post by richard4040 »

It is golf mk2 discs redrilled to suit. The brackets are conversion from the standar callers to Sierra 2.0 litre calipers. Then spacers for the back of the discs.
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#8 Post by Boost All The Dollys »

richard4040 wrote:It is golf mk2 discs redrilled to suit. The brackets are conversion from the standar callers to Sierra 2.0 litre calipers. Then spacers for the back of the discs.
Do they fit under standard sprint alloys? I've only heard in passing of the trackerjack kit
So many ideas... So little budget... So little time.
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#9 Post by richard4040 »

Yes:) they are the only conversion that fit perfectly under sprint wheels:)
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#10 Post by Boost All The Dollys »

richard4040 wrote:Yes:) they are the only conversion that fit perfectly under sprint wheels:)
Might give him a shout then
So many ideas... So little budget... So little time.
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#11 Post by richard4040 »

Sure he will be happy to help:)
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#12 Post by Sundowner »

richard4040 wrote:Yes:) they are the only conversion that fit perfectly under sprint wheels:)
Incorrect.
They may be the only UK conversion that fits inside Sprint wheels.
Here in these antipodese, this "Sprintparts" conversion is the only way to go, but unless you wanted to pay considerable carriage costs, the Trackerjack product would definitely be your best UK bet.
http://www.sprintparts.com.au/products. ... 480198.htm
Cheers,
Rob
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#13 Post by richard4040 »

Cheers rob. I stand corrected:)
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#14 Post by Sundowner »

richard4040 wrote:Cheers rob. I stand corrected:)
I could have worded my post better Richard. :oops: Sorry.
Your advice in the past has helped me lots and I'm grateful for it.
Cheers,
Rob
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Re: Recommended Sprint front brake upgrade.

#15 Post by Maidstonerob »

Is there an adaptor for the Dolomite brake pipe union and the Sierra caliper
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