sprouts-car
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| posted on 21/4/15 at 03:09 PM |
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drum brake replacement
Afternoon All,
On the back of my seven I have drum brakes which are useless!
I'm looking to replace them but I dont fancy the complication or expense of a disc conversion (also I dont want them to be better than the front
brakes).
So my question is what drum brakes will fit easily onto an english axle? And where can I get them?
I was looking a ford focus brakes but everything I've seen on ebay doesn't come with the backplate.
This is what I have at the moment:
[Edited on 21/4/15 by sprouts-car]
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JAG
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| posted on 21/4/15 at 03:46 PM |
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There are later versions of the same brake - I have an English axle from a MkII Escort and I have very different 8" drumbrakes to those.
[Edited on 21/4/15 by JAG]
Justin
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JAG
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| posted on 21/4/15 at 03:50 PM |
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I've got these.....
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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sprouts-car
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| posted on 21/4/15 at 03:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JAG
I've got these.....
They look good! They are escort ones I think? (further googling suggest mine are cortina)
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 21/4/15 at 05:33 PM |
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yep they look the same as my escort ones(the ones JAG posted), try and find a 9" drum setup. i've always had 9" drums but a mate
changed from 8" to 9" and said it was much better. that was on track though, not sure if it would make any difference for road use.
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JAG
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| posted on 21/4/15 at 06:22 PM |
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Mine are the 8" drumbrake but I fitted a larger wheel cylinder to increase the rear axle effectiveness.
Standard was 19.05 and I fitted a 20.64 wheel cylinder.
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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