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Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Would getting bigger rear drums improve braking? » Post Reply
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Stuckey |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 21:14 |
i see now thanks a lot | |
vibrio |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:32 |
mine has them. nothing wrong. the drive of the car does not matter | |
Jambo |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:32 |
Manafacturers would not sell cars if they werent safe to drive they are not allowed to by law, unless u remember the merc A class :lol: | |
Stuckey |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:30 |
i know lots of Front drive cars have em i always thought under heavy braking they were unsafe | |
Jambo |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:26 |
Your corsa allready had a brake bias valve it should be adjusted when you lower the car or you can get the sideways effect as i accidently encountered on a roundabout in my youthfull ignorrence. | |
Stuckey |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:23 |
thanks i understand why rear brakes tend to make the car lose control | |
vibrio |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:21 |
quote: you need a brake bias valve. your car would have been set up for the brakes it has. rears discs will provide a more effective braking system than the drums. therefore if you use the original bias set up the rear will get more braking force than before. this will cause the back end to swing out. | |
Stuckey |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:19 |
quote: so you could have rear disks and under you wouldn't lose control? how difficult is it to set up the brake balance | |
vibrio |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:17 |
quote: they are but the brake balance needs to be set up | |
Stuckey |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 18:12 |
thats why i didnt want rear disks cos they arent safe on Front drive cars | |
Jambo |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 16:10 |
thats not a good thing mate. | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 16:05 |
My new rear brakes are mint. Even tho I have the smallest brake shoes, they locked up before the fronts did. Was a bit sideways. :lol: | |
Jambo |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 15:40 |
you can get rear disc kits and use discs from a gte IIRC | |
DezSRi |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 15:39 |
bigger discs and calipers will be the only way forward if you want improved braking! (can the rear axle be swapped with an axle thats got discs?) | |
vibrio |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 15:02 |
quote: fit bigger front discs and calipers | |
M2RTY |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 10:26 |
id start on front brakes first | |
Kris TD |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 09:18 |
combo vans have bigger ones, but no point in changing the drums really. | |
Demo |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 08:55 |
drums are wank. if youre gonna change the rear brake setup then discs are the only way to go | |
JayGemson |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 00:58 |
Yes. | |
AdiSRI |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 00:54 |
uh, brembo do some spira groove drums i think they call them, but i wudnt think it'l do anything. | |
Stuckey |
posted on 12th Apr 04 at 00:53 |
is it possible to fit bigger rear drums to the back of a corsa? |