Hi Guys,
Where can I get some disk breaks for my Escort Mk2 Timken Type rear axle?
Kits to bolt/weld on brackets to accept Sierra calipers are available from most rally parts suppliers etc.
Question: Why do you want to convert (presuming this is a Q related to the Locost)? If you *really* want/need better brakes, your money is far better
spent on the front end. The rears do little to help slow the car in the grand scheme of things when you are trying to stand your car on it's
nose! Converting to discs on the rear is just for 'bling' IMHO....
I agree with Stu on this one.
Regarding the fronts though, I can quite easily lock the front wheels on my Avon with standard Cortina calipers, discs and pads - is it really worth
the money when the brakes are doing all that they physically can?
Pat...
Being able to lock the wheels is no indication of wether the brakes are up to the job. With locked wheels the brakes are doing absoutely no work at
all., i.e. I can lock the brakes on my Citroen AX Gt at any speed, but emergency stops from high speed require a three week written notice and a
change of trousers (a known problem with them).
Good brakes will be able to be accurately controlled about the lock point (good "modulation" ) all the way from Vmax to stop, several times
in a row without distress.
[Edited on 11/1/05 by MikeRJ]
have to agree. locking of the wheels is no indication that the brakes are good.
My capri used to lock the wheels using standard 2.8inj discs and calipers ( simular to your cortina ones, just vented ), where as, now with the 280mm
discs and granada calipers, she can stop in so much less distance, with no lockup at all. no change in tyre ( was running 15inch before the change
).
If you have cortina hubs, you might want to look at what Caprisport can offer you. They do kits to mount all sorts of discs sizes using more moden
floating calipers.
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With locked wheels the brakes are doing absoutely no work at all.
Cheers guys,
I know the back breaks do much less than the fronts and drums are more than suitable.
But when Im looking through the highly polished spokes on my gleaming alloys I want to see shiny break disk and painted calipers
Bling Bling ! shallow I know
I shall be looking at getting discs on the back of mine at some point, due to the fact that discs are a lot easier to maintain and more reliable.
theycan be inspected visually rather than a strip down which always helps.
Mike
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Originally posted by DNA Locost
Bling Bling ! shallow I know
