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Well as i have something at the front of my car to look at (16v) I thought I should have something at the back for people to look at. So i though how about REAR disc brakes. I know the don't give a performance gain, they add to the unsprung weight (whatever that is) but the door look bloody good ! First problem i got is to find a calliper which will fit and work properly. There where ideas that i should use a 4-pot calliper of a metro, but i am still not sure if hydraulic handbrakes are legal ? even if they are i might have problems with uneven pad wear. What i needed was a calliper that works by cable and hydraulic. The one i have found is off a Ford, they come on the 4x4 Sierra's and grandadas etc.. these are a single piston type which helps fit under a mini wheel. I have to say at this point i am fitting 13 inch wheels so do not have the stress of trying to squeeze them under 10 inch wheels... although i am trying to fit them under 12 inch wheels. The disc i am using is off a Ford Fiesta Mk1/2 which has a diameter of 220mm. The pads for the above calliper fit on this with a few millermitres to spare. So how is it all going to fit... well the idea is : (have all the bits will be fitting over the next couple of weeks) to re drill the disc to fit over the rear hub stubs e.g. mini stud pattern. I need to make up a locating ring to make sure that the disc is in the centre of the hub as well... but that is not to hard. The next stage is to mount the calliper.. for cable reasons i am mounting the calliper under the radius arm so that the hand brake cable will run in its old position. I am going to make a plate that bolts onto the two bottom back plate mount holes and then that hold the calliper. Well hopefully i will have pictures to follow soon so keep checking here ! |
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