23 replies to this topic

[Jammy]

If, however, there was something else at fault, ie. seized caliper causing overheating of the disc, seized piston, etc, then its quite possible the disc could crack.

[Kerrin]

I have seen drilled brake disks crack on a golf GTi, they were good quality ones too, It has put me off using them, the disks with slots cut into the face can be noisy, also harder, race pads may have a lot less "feel" or stopping power when they are cold I think you just have to consider what the car will be used for, I have faded a set of "S" disks and crashed into a hedge when I was young and more stupid, but standard 8.4 disks and some decent pads wil do most people

[stevesmini]

The slotted ones give more grip as the slots scrap off the excess brake dust that can collect in the depth slot in the brake pads, drilled disks wont crack unless you have something seriously wrong such as warped hub from a crash or wrongly mounted caliper.

[Dolts]

Do mini fins fit inder 10" wheels?

[Dan]

Of course they do, Minifins have been around for ages. A lot longer than Minis have had 12" wheels for.

[Dolts]

Thanks, i thought they must do, but i didnt want to find out the hard way lol thought id ask the people who know!

[stickycreambun]

so theres no difference between front and rear drums, or is there? just realised I dont know...
what I do know is that drums all round takes some getting used to..

[Dan]

No BUT...

The currently available Minifins are actually Superfins. These are the same as the late type spacer drums. Fitting these all round will increase the track of the car to the same as that of a car with disc brakes. As such the wheel bearings should be replaced if they are currently ball bearing type with the roller bearing type used in cars with the wider track. Also wheel arch extensions will become a requirement. Other than the inclusion of the spacer on later cars there is no difference between the front and rear drums and they are interchangeable.

Oh and one more thing, you shouldn't move a used drum from the front to the rear or vice versa. The shoes are a different width on the front and rear brakes and this means there is a very different wear pattern in each after they have been used. If you move the drum from one to the other the wear pattern will interfere with the efficiency of the brakes. They should be refaced on a lathe before being moved like this.

Edited by Dan, 27 March 2007 - 09:15 PM.

[stevesmini]

Of course they do, Minifins have been around for ages. A lot longer than Minis have had 12" wheels for.

Many race and rally operations accually used 12 inch wheels in 1962 and 1963 to improve gearing the superfin were invented by st in around 64, 65 drums are only around a tenner each so dont bother lining them get a new set whilst doing the shoes.