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drum brake replacement
sprouts-car - 21/4/15 at 03:09 PM

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]

JAG - 21/4/15 at 03:46 PM

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]

JAG - 21/4/15 at 03:50 PM

I've got these.....



sprouts-car - 21/4/15 at 03:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JAG
I've got these.....



They look good! They are escort ones I think? (further googling suggest mine are cortina)

bigfoot4616 - 21/4/15 at 05:33 PM

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.

JAG - 21/4/15 at 06:22 PM

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.