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[mini_lad_deacon]

seen the kad rear disks and thought it looked good but bit pricey ,not a thing im desprate for just interested at the moment , just wondered what over ways you can do this ..
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Edited by mini_lad_deacon, 19 July 2008 - 11:06 PM.

[Ethel]

None, that are worthwhile. Even KAD admit it does nothing to improve stopping.

You could get some super Minifin drums.

[mini_lad_deacon]

they a good improvment ?

[Tomf]

There not really made to improve breaking, as said above even kad say the breaking isnt really improved, however the advantage is removing unspring weight...

[Paul Wiginton]

It doesnt improve braking at all as said above, it just reduces weight.
Here is my home made arrangement



The bell is turned from 7075 billet to my design, its a meonite disk from an F1 Kart and a Wilwood 2 pot alloy calliper from a quad bike. Im sure Ive posted this before

Paul

[Ethel]

It doesnt improve braking at all as said above, it just reduces weight.
Here is my home made arrangement

Paul

Handbrake?

The suspension beam is more interesting, take it it's not a road car?

[In-a-mini]

someone i know made a rear disc brake setup i think he used callipers from the rear of a golf and a motor bike disc. but there was alot of fabrication i was going to use renault 5 rear callipers when i did the rear end of my turbo but its only drawings at the moment

[Jammy]

It doesnt improve braking at all as said above, it just reduces weight.
Here is my home made arrangement

Paul

Handbrake?

The suspension beam is more interesting, take it it's not a road car?

IIRC, the age of Pauls car means its exempt from the rule stating handbrake and foot brake must be two separate systems.

[Paul Wiginton]

It doesnt improve braking at all as said above, it just reduces weight.
Here is my home made arrangement

Paul

Handbrake?

The suspension beam is more interesting, take it it's not a road car?

IIRC, the age of Pauls car means its exempt from the rule stating handbrake and foot brake must be two separate systems.

Correct.

It is a road car, the trailing arm is homemade too from T45 seamless 18swg tubing

Paul

[pantera2075]

It doesnt improve braking at all as said above, it just reduces weight.
Here is my home made arrangement

Paul

Handbrake?

The suspension beam is more interesting, take it it's not a road car?

IIRC, the age of Pauls car means its exempt from the rule stating handbrake and foot brake must be two separate systems.

What year did this change? My GTM is registered as a '70 (Although it's an '83) and I suppose rear discs will do more with it being mid engined.

[Paul Wiginton]

The MOT states "Any vehicle built after 1963 must have a seperate mechanically operated handbrake"

I dont think it'll make any difference where the engine is, you still want the majority of your braking effort on the front.

Paul

[Ethel]

Looks like some nice work. Do you have a handbrake at all, a valve...

some of that beam must be hiding surely, looks like a single piece of 1" sq tube in the piccy

[pantera2075]

Chuff.

It was worth a thought tho'

Cheers!

[dying2live06]

im not 100% on this but if you put rear discs on you haft to have ajustable brake bais to stop the rears locking up somtimes