Hi all, just had this thought, (can ) or has anyone tried to convert rear brakes drums to discs?? or is this possible! I fancy discs all round and would like to know, by the way my car is 1.4 petrol 2001 reg, I get these ideas every now and again (old age you know) just give me the answer,Thanks again, Alan.
Possible rear brake mod?
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Skipton01
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Hi Alan,pamanal21 said:
It is not really a feasible mod, cost wise. Everything is possible, if you throw enough cash at it, but this one would need a lot of cash!
It's not worth it either to be honest - yes, I know it;s easy for me to say when I have rear discs (which could do with changing!), but the rears only contribute about 10% of the total stopping power, so go figure.
Now if you wanted to fit headlamp washers and self-leveliing headlamp motors, that's a different matter and one that is currently seeing me pull my hair out!
Cheers,
Mike
Havank
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nothing is impossible
On the german site, there have been a few who have done it, i can send you some links how to do it,
but in all honesty, i do not know whether the cost and effort will pay for the mod
And yes, i have been thinking about doing that mod myself, but there are other mods that have a higher priority than the rear break mod (like the suspension
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On the german site, there have been a few who have done it, i can send you some links how to do it,
but in all honesty, i do not know whether the cost and effort will pay for the mod
And yes, i have been thinking about doing that mod myself, but there are other mods that have a higher priority than the rear break mod (like the suspension
)I too am thinking of this mod as the rear brakes have been rubbish on ours since day one. At the last "service" we were infomred that they could do with a strip down and rebuild to get the handbrake working properly. (This has never worked well - and we've been fobbed off before). I'm thinking of going to look for some of the stuff secondhand (insurance right off victim - when there is nothing wrong with 90% of the car) and rebuild them using new bits where appropriate. Now just need to find the time.
Jonathan
Jonathan