RickRick
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 06:42 PM |
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crazy brake idea
Ok who thinks there might be the slightest chance that if i mounted somthing like 4 pot motorbike front calipers and disks onto the rear of mnr it
could work, would they be close enough power wise to cover with balance bar adjustmeant, would they take the heat generated or not?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 06:44 PM |
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No reason why not for the rear brakes. We used motorbike brakes all round on our single seaters.
Bear in mind most need floating discs though so its a custom machined hubs jobby.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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StevieB
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 06:45 PM |
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It'll definately work if you're going to do hillclimb/sprints (60 sec blasts then plenty time to cools down) but for normal road use I
don't think they'd cope so well.
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RickRick
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 06:49 PM |
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yer i think i could manage the custom hubs, to mount floating disks, and to replace the thickness of the disk, also mounting the caliper should be
simple, as the calipers are quite small, getting the balance right might be hard work, but sould be achivable i just have no idea if they would cope
with the heat they might encounter
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adithorp
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 06:58 PM |
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You'll still need a handbrake as well.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Wadders
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| posted on 13/7/09 at 07:32 PM |
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They will cope with the heat etc ,wouldn't even need to be 4 pot, as they do next to sod all on a se7en
cbr600 discs and pug106 calipers,(which have the handbrake facility) 5yrs of trackday abuse
with no problems to report.
 
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Originally posted by RickRick
yer i think i could manage the custom hubs, to mount floating disks, and to replace the thickness of the disk, also mounting the caliper should be
simple, as the calipers are quite small, getting the balance right might be hard work, but sould be achivable i just have no idea if they would cope
with the heat they might encounter
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mad4x4
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| posted on 14/7/09 at 06:19 AM |
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What about Inboard Brakes on the Drive shaft instead of Out at the Wheel Bit like a Kart?
Didn;t some of the old Volvo's or saabs have inboard brakes?
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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RickRick
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| posted on 14/7/09 at 06:49 AM |
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i've got freelander diff, so no bolts anywere near the diff output, also there's not very much space around the diff
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minitici
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| posted on 14/7/09 at 07:56 AM |
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GB Engineering do parts for fitting Fireblade front calipers to Sierra rear hubs including slimmed down discs.
Linky
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Wadders
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| posted on 14/7/09 at 12:59 PM |
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I tried that set up, it was a pain.
Slight movement in the output shafts made the discs rub on the pads (very annoying noise, especially when cornering) and grease from the c'vs
kept getting on the discs.
Might be ok with a newer wear free diff, and some sort of boot over the cv's, but i junked it due to the hassles.
The discs also have to be very small due to space issues.
Al
Originally posted by mad4x4
What about Inboard Brakes on the Drive shaft instead of Out at the Wheel Bit like a Kart?
Didn;t some of the old Volvo's or saabs have inboard brakes?
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 15/7/09 at 09:06 AM |
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What width are the disks in the pic above? Surely the peugeut calipers were designed for a 9mm disk where most bike disks are more like 4-5mm?
Are the peugeot calipers alloy?
if its a bec, mount a handbrake disk and spot caliper in the tunnel like bob carter did and then just use the hydraulic calipers for the footbrake.
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Red16
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| posted on 22/3/10 at 09:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
if its a bec, mount a handbrake disk and spot caliper in the tunnel like bob carter did and then just use the hydraulic calipers for the footbrake.
sounds interesting... any photos of this setup?
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 22/3/10 at 11:44 AM |
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http://freespace.virgin.net/bob.carter/locost_build_2006.htm
My Build Thread
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