Anyone care to suggest a doner for small lightweight rear calipers with built in handbrake? prefer cast alloy rather than steel.
In these sad nanny driven times its not as easy as it used to be to go nosying round the breakers yards.
Ta
Al.

VW golf? Im not sure which year but have a look on http://www.blatchat.com.

Adam

The saving in terms of unsprung weight with alloy rear calipers compared cast iron/steel isn't anything like a big as as the saving would be at the front. Fitting rear calipers from a front wheel drive should make it easier to get a decent brake balance. Ecsort Xr3 and Golf GTi are obvious candidates but the Rover 200/400 models with rear discs are another source I can vouch for the eficiency and reliabillity of the hanbrake and self adjuster on the Rover also the cable should be easy to adapt.

Agreed on the Rover calipers

the GTM now has these fitted. Gives an excellent handbrake as well.

Thanks for the suggestions, how large are the rover items, compared to say sierra calipers,
i need to fit them inside 13" wheels. does anyone have a photo or link i could look at?

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hi spec now do an ally caliper with handbrake for sierra rears, they had them at stoneleigh, sure you prob know that anyway and they're not cheap..

Ned.

so Hi-spec can do them all round now can they? Mmmm

Considering we just saved a bucket load on a top rated can, we could prolly afford some of those afterall

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Originally posted by Wadders
Thanks for the suggestions, how large are the rover items, compared to say sierra calipers,
i need to fit them inside 13" wheels. does anyone have a photo or link i could look at?

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Ta much obliged




I'll get some pics up later

Agree about the Sierra caliper - piece of cake using Ford cables.
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If you have to put them that way up Razman, then don't forget you'll need to take the caliper off, put a block between the pads and bleed it "off the car" as the nipple is at the bottom.

That didn't occur to me! It would indeed be better to have the nipple at the top wouldn't it - trouble is the handbrake cable run would not be ideal so I guess I'll have to bleed them as you suggested.

Thanks for the tip

i found the best way to bleed them is as suggested, but instead if using wood, unbolt the caliper carrier instead, and take the disc and the caliper off as one. then just bleed the brakes ( after rotating the caliper and discs so the caliper is at the top )