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| Andyrew |
 Apr 4 2006, 12:49 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait  Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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I was thinking of using one for the front, mainly for a parking brake....
Bad idea? good idea? Thanks Andrew |
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| lapuwali |
Apr 4 2006, 02:39 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
The meta question here is: "I'd like rear calipers with bigger pistons AND a mechanical handbrake. What do I do?".
There are lots of cars with rear disc brakes now, and all of them have to have a mechanical handbrake. Has anyone tried looking at other cars for adaptable rear calipers? There should be quite a few that would work. The cable-operated spot calipers are nice, but add weight and now you have two calipers per rear wheel. The 911 setup is very nice, but fairly difficult to adapt to the 914. Caliper mounting adapters are not rocket science, so adapting almost any caliper should be possible (within reason). I need to take a look at my FIAT's rear calipers, since it has rear discs. Maybe if it ever stops raining... Another angle: how hard would it be to manufacture new larger rear pistons, and is there enough meat in the stock rear caliper to bore it out? I'd guess no more than 2-3mm would be sufficient to balance the usual bigger fronts used. |
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Andyrew Line locks Apr 4 2006, 12:49 AM
Paul Illick Bad idea. The fluid is left under pressure and wi... Apr 4 2006, 01:27 AM jasons I was just looking at these yesterday. I think th... Apr 4 2006, 07:58 AM bondo Don't think they're legal for use as a par... Apr 4 2006, 09:04 AM markb A car the Cap'n built a long time ago had them... Apr 4 2006, 09:08 AM Andyrew I wouldnt want to hold pressure to the brake syste... Apr 4 2006, 10:39 AM turboman808 The car I am getting had this on it. Dave said it... Apr 4 2006, 10:57 AM Andyrew I keep a big wooden block in my trunk as well.. ne... Apr 4 2006, 10:59 AM Mueller Apr 4 2006, 12:26 PM Andyrew Dad was the one who said a line lock would work...... Apr 4 2006, 02:00 PM bondo Some (maybe even most?) discs with parking brake a... Apr 4 2006, 02:44 PM Brian Mifsud <... Apr 4 2006, 09:42 PM jd74914 Why not just use a little caliper that works by ca... Apr 4 2006, 09:51 PM Aaron Cox hang tight guys...
maltese falcon is in the proce... Apr 4 2006, 10:06 PM messix mount a disc small thin e-brake from newer gm ligh... Apr 4 2006, 11:54 PM
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