Rear Brake Conversion

[Glen]

I have a bracket to fit rear calipers and discs too a drum brake axel what i am wondering is how would i do the handbrake?

 

[Skinner_87]

I have a bracket to fit rear calipers and discs too a drum brake axel what i am wondering is how would i do the handbrake?

You can still get the micra disc axel handbrake cables about£45 for the pair which should just bolt straight up Glen

 

[Glen]

How do they work?

 

[Skinner_87]

How do they work?

They go onto a hanger on the bottom of the caliper and loop over a hook on the caliper to pull the piston bud.

Do your calipers have the brackets on?

 

[Glen]

Ive got gtir setup for the front so i was going to put the micra front setup on the back so was trying to work out how todo it all

 

[Skinner_87]

Ahh sorry mate thought u meant using rear calipers.

If you put the front micra calipers on the rear you'll need a hydronic handbrake that you can lock with the brake on

 

[Glen]

If i get a lockable hydraulic then will that pass a mot?

 

[Skinner_87]

If i get a lockable hydraulic then will that pass a mot?

Couldn't say Glen , one of the rally guys should be able to say I've no knowledge of MOT's @ H701micra

Though another option might be a line lock like those used in drag racing

 

[Glen]

Ok thanks for all your help @Skinner_87

 

[r-reg-sr]

standard rear k11 disc caliper.cable bracket and otherside of make shift spring it hooks up.

http://s781.photobucket.com/user/DRAGONZ_photos/media-full//Photo0211.jpg.html
cheaper route than hydros . and get inside 13"s. so fabrication,,,,,,,

 

[drand]

iirc handbrake (or equivalent parking brake) must be mechanical for MoT. Waiting to be corrected

 

[h701micra]

Couldn't say Glen , one of the rally guys should be able to say I've no knowledge of MOT's @ H701micra

Though another option might be a line lock like those used in drag racing

Hydraulic handbrakes dont pass MOTs without the cable handbrake in place. Has to be 2 forms of braking. Cable and hydraulic

 

[frank]

or air

 

[tomwest]

im not changing to vacuum brakes though Frank!!!!! although i have been wanting a disc conversion for the rear for quite some time. i dont suppose youve got a spare disc beam, or a set of brackets to weld on!

 

[karlj]

Hydraulic handbrakes dont pass MOTs without the cable handbrake in place. Has to be 2 forms of braking. Cable and hydraulic

or air

Or electronic

 

[frank]

Or electronic

what car is that karl ?
trucks have a compressed air handbrake, that locks up if you lose air pressure

 

[karlj]

Alot of moderns do, I know the vauxhall insignia does

 

[frank]

Alot of moderns do, I know the vauxhall insignia does

an electric motor that pulls the handbrake cable

 

[karlj]

Still need to rely on that motor

 

[h701micra]

Still need to rely on that motor

Same as your handbrake lever tho.. But they don't test that :/

 

[Prelude]

Hi Glen, i had your exactly problem!

Finding a rear disc axle is almost impossible, i've been searched it for moths in all the junkyards here in italy but nothing (But there are two grannies in my small town that have an sri with rear discs, RAGE.)

If you want to fit the front caliper in the rear, you need an hydraulic handbrake, but i dont think you will pass any revisions.

The most simply and unexpensive is to find the rear caliper of another car (i suggest you the fiat punto gt ones), made a bracket, and mount them