Austin Princess 4 Pots

[custard-rallye 25]

i have a set of these but i dont have disks what disks do you use when running these???

[Jrod 7]

Ebay them and buy something decent, very old fashioned and not much good IMO. Escort/Capri boys go mad for them though...

[matt gti78 0]

Your probably aware of this already but if your not, Princess 4 pots are made by AP racing.

 

Give them a bell or goto a website called Bigred, they might have some info.

[hcmini1989 16]

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...lipers&st=0

 

might be worth a look mate get in contact with one of the members that used to own these ones^^ and see what they used

 

i wouldnt say there not very good just heavy thats all

Edited February 14, 2010 by hcmini1989

[Cameron 16]

Definitely eBay them, if they're in good nick you should get £100-150 easily.

[custard-rallye 25]

lol that link is my best friend he isnt sure either as he bought his with disks. yeah they are in perfect working order might just ebay em

[hcmini1989 16]

lol that link is my best friend he isnt sure either as he bought his with disks. yeah they are in perfect working order might just ebay em

did he sell them in the end if not borrow a disc of him and take it down to your local factors and they should be able to match it up with something .

[Rob Thomson 6]

Princess 4 pots are made by AP racing.

No they're not, they were made by AP. That's like saying my Mondeo's made by Cosworth.

 

They're old, heavy and crap.

[swordfish210 20]

They're old, heavy and crap.

 

Ditto, crap design, crap material, heavy useless unreliable s*ite calipers. I have no idea why people pay so much for them.

[custard-rallye 25]

put them on ebay today will see what i get

[oonip 4]

No they're not, they were made by AP. That's like saying my Mondeo's made by Cosworth.

 

They're old, heavy and crap.

 

 

Haha, exactly right!!!

[davidc 0]

Ditto, crap design, crap material, heavy useless unreliable s*ite calipers. I have no idea why people pay so much for them.

 

In a back to back test on a good spec tarmac Mk2 EScort, using Princess 4 pots against AP Monte Carlos (alloy 4 pots as used on works tarmac Mk2 Escorts), it was found that the Princess 4 pots were as powerful & stopped you as well as the Monte Carlo's....the only drawback is that they are heavy.

 

But....have a think about it....how 'heavy' is heavy......when compared to a GTi-6 set up & how would the performance compare ???

 

What do you think ?

 

 

Cheers,

David

Edited February 15, 2010 by davidc

[custard-rallye 25]

good point

[swordfish210 20]

In a back to back test on a good spec tarmac Mk2 EScort, using Princess 4 pots against AP Monte Carlos (alloy 4 pots as used on works tarmac Mk2 Escorts), it was found that the Princess 4 pots were as powerful & stopped you as well as the Monte Carlo's....the only drawback is that they are heavy.

 

But....have a think about it....how 'heavy' is heavy......when compared to a GTi-6 set up & how would the performance compare ???

 

What do you think ?

 

 

Cheers,

David

 

Ok then, compare the Princess calipers to a set of modern AP racing 4 pots and see how they stack up then. Infact use them for about 6 months before you have to pop the pistons out and unseize the wreched things. Saying that though, the Princess calipers actually provide less braking force than the standard escort 2 pot caliper and the only reason the Monte Carlo caliper was used in it's place was the reduction in unsprung mass and the more even force it provided over a larger pad area.

 

 

Princess calipers are s*ite

[Tom Fenton 1,536]

And there endeth the lesson according to St Swordfish!

 

Its obvious this man talks from experience, I've also done battle with AP iron 4 pot calipers and they certainly like to seize, hateful bloody things.

[custard-rallye 25]

lol fair enough i have interest in them a guy emailed me asking for pics of em

[swordfish210 20]

And there endeth the lesson according to St Swordfish!

 

 

Thou shalt have no other god but me Only joking, i have come acorss these calipers before and they left a lasting imperssion. Hopefully they'll all rot away and take those horrific Willwood Dynolite calipers with them

[custard-rallye 25]

so what is worth getting i thought willwoods were ment to be pretty good??

[jackherer 543]

take those horrific Willwood Dynolite calipers with them

 

Yes, I have to remove the pistons to unseize my mates wilwoods about every six months when his pads start to wear in a wedge shape... They're great when they work though and pretty light too. Although compared to some Ford branded AP Racing calipers I have they are about the same weight despite the APs being about twice the size of the wilwoods!

[swordfish210 20]

Yes, I have to remove the pistons to unseize my mates wilwoods about every six months when his pads start to wear in a wedge shape... They're great when they work though and pretty light too. Although compared to some Ford branded AP Racing calipers I have they are about the same weight despite the APs being about twice the size of the wilwoods!

 

Look at a Dynolite caliper from the front while someone is standing on the pedal and watch the casing bend, very disturbing. Thats my biggest gripe with them. Modern AP Racing calipers are the mutts nutts and if i had the budget i wouldnt buy anything else.