coyoteboy
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 09:13 AM |
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custom drum brake
Has anyone considered mounting a drum brake for the handbrake on their custom build? I'd like a 4 pot rear caliper but the options with
handbrake capability in there are limited for those using custom uprights.
Thoughts?
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daviep
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 09:17 AM |
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Land rover?
Cheers
Davie
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 09:34 AM |
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Sorry I don't follow?
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loggyboy
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 09:43 AM |
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How about a combined drum/disc?
http://www.vauxhall-car-parts.co.uk/acatalog/VAUXHALL_VECTRA_REAR_BRAKE_DISC_AND_DRUM_SET_-_4_Stud_-_90512909.html
Mistral Motorsport
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HowardB
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 09:44 AM |
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Old LandRovers have a drum on the back of the gear box,... perhaps one could have a custom handbrake on the propshaft,.. diff flange or similar,
leaving the discs on the rear to be what ever you want,.... 
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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iank
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 09:55 AM |
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Any possibility of mounting a spot caliper on the upright in addition to the 4pot?
Like this
http://the-mite.com/images/RearSuspension/DSCF2592.jpg
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 11:58 AM |
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Here is an off the wall solution, fit 2 single pot rear calipers per side --- you only need a handbrake on one.
Rolls-Royce did this for years on the front from the Silver Shadow onwards.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 12:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
Old LandRovers have a drum on the back of the gear box,... perhaps one could have a custom handbrake on the propshaft,.. diff flange or similar,
leaving the discs on the rear to be what ever you want,....
I hate transmission brakes they can be really quite nasty if you ever have to use them to stop a car but they do make very effective parking
brakes.
A bit of very ancient history --
When rod operated front wheel brakes very first introduced in the 1920s many manufacturers used a transmission brake coupled to the foot brake as
the main service brake. Willys used a transmission handbrake on the original Jeep models so Land-Rover copied it but used a drum brake rather than
contracting band.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 05:59 PM |
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I've considered a spot caliper but they're almost as big and heavy and the main caliper and I've read a lot of reports from people
saying they're only bearly capable of passing IVA/MOT, as with the wilwood type IVA capable 4 pot.
BT - two calipers? The handbrake needs to be mechanical only? Are you thinking one mech, one hydro?
Loggy - that was my idea, yes - combine the two (same as on the rear of my Celica) - works a treat but the complexity of the drum put me off a bit and
I wondered if anyone had done it before with any success.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/8/13 at 07:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
I've considered a spot caliper but they're almost as big and heavy and the main caliper and I've read a lot of reports from people
saying they're only bearly capable of passing IVA/MOT, as with the wilwood type IVA capable 4 pot.
BT - two calipers? The handbrake needs to be mechanical only? Are you thinking one mech, one hydro?
Loggy - that was my idea, yes - combine the two (same as on the rear of my Celica) - works a treat but the complexity of the drum put me off a bit and
I wondered if anyone had done it before with any success.
No two hydraulic one a golf alloy rear to give you a mechanical hanbrake.
Rolls used 2 Lockheed callipers similar to those found on an MGB or early Transit on each front disc.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 2/8/13 at 12:21 PM |
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Twice the mass, but I see where you're going. Also most OEM calipers are steel or based on steel caliper holders which is a bit heavy for my
liking - this could be tweaked though!
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