Slimy38
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 07:30 AM |
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drums or discs?
Standard Tiger Avon build, with a 2 litre Pinto on carbs. Car is intended for the road with very little trackday action. Would drums on the back be
adequate, or should they be replaced by discs? If drums are ok for now, at what point would you change to discs, assuming there is a point that
you'd swap to discs?
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ReMan
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 07:44 AM |
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Personal choice. Drums adequate even on track.
It's more about looks. ISTR Drums are lighter though.......
www.plusnine.co.uk
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 08:03 AM |
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Agreed with above.
Disks look better but in practice are probably inferior (handbrake is way better with drums).
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 08:29 AM |
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Another vote for drums. Have a tuned pinto and have never had problems stopping.
Ditch
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 08:35 AM |
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Another vote for drums. Have a tuned pinto and have never had problems stopping.
Ditch
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stevegough
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 09:19 AM |
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Yep. Drums - crappy handbrake with rear discs. The fronts do most of the stopping, and you can always change the pad types to suit the type of
driving. The cars are too light to warrant rear discs.
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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designer
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 09:47 AM |
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Drums
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Slimy38
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 09:49 AM |
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Thanks for the responses. It was my brother in law that inspired the question, I had just assumed that discs on back = good. But he mentioned that his
Nissan Micra has rear discs, and the mother of all bias valves to stop the car spinning down the road. And even a Micra is a heavyweight compared to
an Avon.
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stevegough
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| posted on 10/7/12 at 10:06 AM |
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You could do a 1st.... drums on the front and discs on the back.....would be different! (Or one of each on each axle - that would be an interesting
drive on a wet road...)
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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