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 rear axle brake options
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Chris H
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:52 am

righty this is for chet but you lot may like it as well.

the bendix calipers are gay so we are looking into fitting front brakes on.

this is the axle with a 238mm girling front calipr on

[img:567:378:c5a7f0f824]http://www.renault-turbo.com/chris/rear%20axle%20test%2001.jpg[/img:c5a7f0f824]

the lower bolt won't go in due to the carrier shape, it will have to be ground away, you can just see the thread hole to the left of the carrier

[img:378:567:c5a7f0f824]http://www.renault-turbo.com/chris/rear%20axle%20test%2002.jpg[/img:c5a7f0f824]

this is the 16V 259mm caliper

[img:567:378:c5a7f0f824]http://www.renault-turbo.com/chris/rear%20axle%20test%2003.jpg[/img:c5a7f0f824]

the 238mm is a perfect fit apart from the carrier, the caliper isn't to wide.

I was thinking 21 hubs to enable front discs to be rear mounted.

front clio bendixe calipers will go straight on as they have a different design carrier wise.
Naples_16v
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:42 pm

would the same be aplicable for the clio??
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:52 pm

yes

but hydraulic handbrake would be needed
Naples_16v
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:54 pm

how would that be done ? are the 19's hydrualic?
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:55 pm

no this is to bin the gay bendix set up
Naples_16v
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:56 pm

yeah i see whats your doin, how would the rear hand brake be made hydrualic though?
Neal
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:13 pm

how about 21T rear discs/calipers?

I was looking at doing this but I've so far been unable to find out dimensions of the discs/bearings.
Naples_16v
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:26 pm

arent they 5 stud though?
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:51 pm

the brembos are pish though

use the txi hubs and discs which are 4 stud.
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:52 pm

as for hydraulign handbrake operationm bascially its another master onm the handbrake level plumed in th the existing lines
bidderman1969
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:37 am

sounds hellishly complicated
bbracer16valver
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:52 am

so do you have the rears on there own seprate from the fronts cause it sounds a ok job as the handbrakes are poo,
R1916S
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:21 am

So you would need a thing like this

[web:274136cd75]http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=RIX650[/web:274136cd75]

But how to plumb it in to the existing setup is the question.

Cable setup is rubbish so I would like to change but with an original look (not vertical pro rally silly stuff) and hook it up to the Renault setup.
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