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no the rotors are larger, but the pads and calipers are the same. The calipers are moved out more and with the use of a larger rotor, increases leverage and brake force. And you do need to measure, just like R's doesnt meen you have Brembo's if you have an R, no larger rotors for a Sport ed
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no the rotors are larger, but the pads and calipers are the same. The calipers are moved out more and with the use of a larger rotor, increases leverage and brake force. And you do need to measure, just like R's doesnt meen you have Brembo's if you have an R, no larger rotors for a Sport ed
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The dealership said they were intermixed randomly no direct package dictates 300 or 320. It's just what that had at the time on the assembly line. Which doesn't make sense to me. It doesn't appear that I have brembo calipers. Did they mix bembo rotors with none brembo calipers?
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In 2002, Jaguar began offering a sport package for the S-Type. The package includes front sport seats (eight-way power adjustment for the driver), a sport steering wheel, a Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS), larger front brake discs, 17-inch wheels and slight interior and exterior trim differences
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you can change to the larger brake caliper bracket, I would search a junk yard since I dont think Jaguar offers it seperate from a new caliper. This allows you to use the 320 disc and increase brake force.
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I think the dealership is talking pish. ![Icon Urinal](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_urinal.gif)
In 2002, Jaguar began offering a sport package for the S-Type. The package includes front sport seats (eight-way power adjustment for the driver), a sport steering wheel, a Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS), larger front brake discs, 17-inch wheels and slight interior and exterior trim differences
http://www.insideline.com/jaguar/s-t...ar-s-type.html
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In 2002, Jaguar began offering a sport package for the S-Type. The package includes front sport seats (eight-way power adjustment for the driver), a sport steering wheel, a Computer Active Technology Suspension (CATS), larger front brake discs, 17-inch wheels and slight interior and exterior trim differences
http://www.insideline.com/jaguar/s-t...ar-s-type.html
I would always measure, there is no rhyme or reason to what Jag does at times. I have over the years seen stuff on cars theyre not supposed to have, and others that were supposed to and don't
That said, you can always use 300mm disc on the 320 sized but not the other way around. Ive seen it done believe it or not...The outer pad misses the rotor by 20mm, when you look for material left youll see a nice big ridge on unused pad
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Funny thing is, no one has ever complained about the reduced braking or noticed
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My 06 STR breaks are some of the best I have ever used.
Made by Jag and very easy to service. The dealer says the pads and rotors are lower priced than the Brembo and there no longer is the parking brake pads that can be expensive and only available at the dealer.
The calipers are speced smaller but looking at them you can't see noticable difference,rotors as well.
I had mine apart for inspection. They are very straight forward and the single piston is easy to retract
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thank you jagv8!!!! I have not seen this before!!
it amazing that for years everybody went to larger rotors and multiple piston calipers for better braking performance and then jaguar goes back to the old standard single piston calipers like 98%+ of the cars on the road today?
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it amazing that for years everybody went to larger rotors and multiple piston calipers for better braking performance and then jaguar goes back to the old standard single piston calipers like 98%+ of the cars on the road today?
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Also there are issues with customers that dont understand the "feel" of a fixed caliper design and the "feedback" you will feel through the pedal, and the inability of techs, advisors or sales people to explain it.
Ill take brembos anyday and accept the trade offs
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I did... I wasn't questioning you I just thought it was strange, sorry if it sounded that way.
Funny thing is I didn't notice the first time is they went to single piston on the base car as well....
Funny thing is I didn't notice the first time is they went to single piston on the base car as well....
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