Big brakes

[Robo]

So I finally got to getting the wheel and brakes off, any ideas of upright and brakes ? 

[Kingster]

Uprights are Westfield Alloy ones. Not sure about brakes. 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

As Chris said, they're Westfields alloy upright, (made by Hi Spec), the calipers are from a Land Rover Discovery II, rears I believe. They were used briefly by the factory when recon M16's were no longer considered viable on the new supplied cars, and before the WSC branded Hi Spec fronts started to appear.

Theres a thread somewhere with info on them, half a mo...

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

More info on the Disco calipers here

[Terryathome]

Through some 280 dia discs on and a set of Willwood midilights. They just fit in a 15 inch wheel with a few mm to spare and can stop on a button. Simply awesome.

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Just now, Terryathome said:

Through some 280 dia discs on and a set of Willwood midilights. They just fit in a 15 inch wheel with a few mm to spare and can stop on a button. Simply awesome.

Oh yes I can vouch for Terry's brakes, they are AWESOME, a bit noisy but still AWESOME 

[Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - Treasurer]

Does this help.. same question with answers 

 

[Terryathome]

2 hours ago, Paul Hurdsfield said:

Oh yes I can vouch for Terry's brakes, they are AWESOME, a bit noisy but still AWESOME 

See I knew I wasn't alone thinking awesome, and heh, less of the noisy lol

[Steve (stevel)]

7 hours ago, Terryathome said:

See I knew I wasn't alone thinking awesome, and heh, less of the noisy lol

Very noisy  at least we know we haven't lost you on blats 

Steve

[SXRORY]

What do you have at the rear brakes wise?   do you have two brake cylinders and a bias bar?

[Robo]

@SXRORY I'm not sure about the bias bar? Is that the normal looking type? Discs to the rear , 1 master cylinder? 

[SXRORY]

On 12/09/2017 at 16:59, Robo said:

@SXRORY I'm not sure about the bias bar? Is that the normal looking type? Discs to the rear , 1 master cylinder? 

I had the same problem as you when i bought mine .... going to the floor and difficult to modulate. I have two cylinders and a bias bar so the brake pedal is pushing the two (front and back) via a bar on the pedal 

my rears were full of air (leaky drum cylinder ) so one was going to the floor and thus making fronts difficult to put any power into.  

but your not set up like that, but i suspect a good fluid change and bleed thorugh you' ll be right.  it was like a new car once I got the pedal back. 

Good luck

[Robo]

@SXRORY cheers , I think when I get 5 minutes I'm going to bleed out the old gear and give this a go plus better pads before I go ££££££ on big brakes.