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wilwood minilight handbrake rear calipers
eddbaz - 13/4/08 at 02:52 PM

Has anyone fitted these rears and can a sierra handbrake cable be used or does a special cable have to be purchased?


RazMan - 13/4/08 at 03:53 PM

If you mean the Powerlite caliper (which has the handbrake) then yes, you can use the standard handbrake cable but it works better with the Wilwood cable.


eddbaz - 13/4/08 at 04:09 PM

yes I did mean powerlites,brain isn't engaged today for some reason,will the wilwood fit a sierra handbrake and can the length be adjusted?


RazMan - 13/4/08 at 04:20 PM

I did a straight swap Powerlites for std Sierra jobbies - the handbrake cable will slot in without modification but the Wilwood cable has the proper fittings and fits better. I couldn't justify the extortionate Wilwood price so I made do with the std Sierra one - no problems so far except that the handbrake performance is crappy so don't park on any hills.


eddbaz - 13/4/08 at 04:29 PM

Did you remove the rubber ends so the plastic part sits against the operating arm at the caliper end of the cable and I assume you have to fit the spring that comes with the calipers between the two operating arms so they are held apart when the handbarake is not in use.


RazMan - 13/4/08 at 04:55 PM

Spot on as far as I can remember


britishtrident - 13/4/08 at 05:17 PM

Do the wise thing and refit Sierra calipers.


eddbaz - 13/4/08 at 07:07 PM

why?


RazMan - 13/4/08 at 09:28 PM

I found that the Sierra calipers were much more effective - the four pot Powerlites just look better.


Dave Bailey - 13/4/08 at 09:47 PM

Hi! I have these calipers with the correct cables.. Anyone got any pictures of how the handbrake end is assembled? I can't get clearance with the chassis without modifying the Sierra handbrake.

thanks
Dave B