OEM MS3 brakes = Volvo S60 brakes?

[FreeFlyFreak]

Originally Posted by levitron I like where this thread is headed.

I wish people would only post when they knew for sure.
There shouldnt be guessing/speculation in a thread like this. IMO

[redspeed]

Originally Posted by freeflyfreak I wish people would only post when they knew for sure. There shouldnt be guessing/speculation in a thread like this. IMO

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[Haltech]

This needs a bump, i want FERODOS... Im bringing in a brake expert.

[Haltech]

Posted in an email by Chris at Raceshopper

Kevin, Well the pads for the MS6 that the guy in post 33 shows are in pad shape and part# the same as the MS3. If you look at the inboard pad (the one with the rosebud clip) at the very far top right and left of the pad. You can see that there is a small quarter circle of the metal removed. The S60 pad goes straight across, so you may need to grind that. Also if you look at how the sides of the pad taper in towards the radius at the bottom, the S60 pad does this at a different angle. Lastly the overall height is about 1/8" less, so you would have 1/8" of unswept rotor near the hub. The rosebud clip that goes into the piston is slightly different, the S60 pad may be a little loose but the clip is just to aid in installation. Now for the outboard pad, the one shown has no clip on the back. Hawk makes the pad with a clip, however Ferodo does not but if those are factory pads shown there I do not see an issue. Other than that the outer pads taper is off just like the inner. Looking at all of these pads on a table next to each other I would say that if the rosebud clips do not factor into this at all, you can make these S60 pads fit with less that 15 minutes of grinding. I do not have the Ferodo pad in stock at the moment, but I can order it. They ship from Italy so it will be a few weeks. If you want to see it for yourself, in your hands I would go to your local Kragen, Pep Boys, Autozone.... Buy a front pad for a 2002 Volvo S60 w/285mm diameter front rotors, and compare them. I am sure if they are not installed they can be returned. The reason these are slightly different is not because of the caliper, but rather the carrier that the pads ride in when the caliper is bolted on. The calipers are probably the same design as the Volvo, if not the same exact caliper. Hope this helps. Chris