Wadders
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 02:28 PM |
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recommendations for rear calipers
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.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 02:36 PM |
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VW golf? Im not sure which year but have a look on http://www.blatchat.com.
Adam
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britishtrident
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 02:49 PM |
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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.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 02:52 PM |
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Agreed on the Rover calipers
the GTM now has these fitted. Gives an excellent handbrake as well.
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Wadders
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 03:31 PM |
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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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Northy
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 05:02 PM |
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Westfield use VW jobbies, see here:
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Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
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ned
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 06:19 PM |
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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.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Hellfire
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 06:55 PM |
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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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zilspeed
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| posted on 7/5/05 at 07:42 PM |
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quote:
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?
Well, the car on the left has 13" wheels and they definitely fit inside those 
I'll get some pics up later.
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Wadders
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| posted on 8/5/05 at 01:33 PM |
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Ta much obliged
I'll get some pics up later
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RazMan
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 09:26 PM |
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Agree about the Sierra caliper - piece of cake using Ford cables.
 
Rescued attachment Rear Caliper.jpg
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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NS Dev
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 12:39 PM |
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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.
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RazMan
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 06:20 PM |
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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
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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saigonij
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 07:46 PM |
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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 )
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