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Rear brakes again
Gary 7 - 4/3/10 at 03:15 PM

I want to fit rear discs and need to reduce the rear braking effort ,currently on drums.I have a wilwood proportioning valve but been told it wont work because the pressure in the system is to low.

Would a valve from a mondeo fitted to the m/c be suitable . What have others used.

britishtrident - 4/3/10 at 03:46 PM

Just stick with drums -- on your they are working well below their stopping capacity.

Rear drums have some advantages over discs in a road car, a much better handbrake, brakes shoes last twice as long as brake pads. and they self-servo at low pedal pressure.

Gary 7 - 4/3/10 at 04:35 PM

Brakes are fine as they are its the diff i want to use thats the problem.Tryed to find 25 spline drum braked shafts to fit a lobro on the diff end ,gave up searching.I have bolt on shafts and hubs just need to sort rear discs brakes to go with them.

Ben_Copeland - 4/3/10 at 06:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Gary 7
Brakes are fine as they are its the diff i want to use thats the problem.Tryed to find 25 spline drum braked shafts to fit a lobro on the diff end ,gave up searching.I have bolt on shafts and hubs just need to sort rear discs brakes to go with them.


Perhaps you should of added that in the orginal post, maybe someone could of given advice on that too.

Fitting a valve in the m/c would work, i'm guessing you have single sierra one, instead of twins.

[Edited on 4/3/10 by Ben_Copeland]

Gary 7 - 4/3/10 at 08:02 PM

Currently using mk2 escort dual circuit non servo m/c , cortina front calipers,the m/c bore size for the rears is 17mm.