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[The Batman]

can sort you out with one

[GeorgeBC]

I dont need one

[The Batman]

edited as georgebc doesnt want people to know what i know

Edited by joe_589, 07 May 2012 - 06:24 PM.

[GeorgeBC]

You know nothing. Go and paint that ARB. If you worried less about my car and more about your own this project would be finished!

[The Batman]

it was finished then i got bored as i seem to have alot of time on my hands at the moment i have too many insiders to not know nothing

[The Batman]

lovely brackets

thank you steffan

[CocoPops]

Don't drink the meth mmmmkay!

[The Batman]

will stick to moonshine

[CocoPops]

Is that what you're drinking now that you're not driving?

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Nice braketry Joe. I take it these pick up from the current rear caliper mounts so no handbrake any more?

[Sticky]

Don't you have to retain the oem calipers to keep the handbrake? That's if you need a handbrake for an mot I guess.

[The Batman]

Yeah retain the rear caliper for handbrake Unless you go for some hi spec calipers that have built in hand brake 2 pots

[Sticky]

Will you need a handbrake?

[The Batman]

For mot and road use yeah

[techieboy]

Yeah retain the rear caliper for handbrake

This is the thing that really annoys me about all of the "2-pot on the rear" brackets. Why, if you're going to the effort of designing and manufacturing them, don't you just design a small ear on them, to mount a cheap 200 gramme £20 HiSpec/Wilwood handbrake spot caliper and then bin the dead weight that is the iron Brembo caliper altogether? If the ear was a reasonable distance below the mounting points for the 2-pots, you'd have the choice to retain the Brembo's or fit the spot calipers at that time or in the future. Real opportunity missed to lose a couple more kilos of crud from the back of the car.

BTW, that's not a criticism aimed at you Joe.

[The Batman]

Don't worry techie I have a plan

[Mangham54]

The Jag XJR had an interesting rear setup. Basically it looked like VX/Loti AP 2 pots with an additional spot caliper for the handbrake. Looked a clean and effective set up and could seriously be beneficial for track users to be able to avoid damaged pads through burning them with the handbrake. Would be even more clever if the handbrake pad pressed against the edge of the disc

[techieboy]

Oh god, is it a Vocky inspired one?

[The Batman]

No which is even more worrying Although tomorrow is quaife Diff and new FD firing day oh how I love gearboxes

[techieboy]

The Jag XJR had an interesting rear setup.

Aston Martin, too. Probably the same parts bin.

Wilwood make some nice 2 and 4-pot calipers with a integrated spot caliper. It's either them or HiSpec that also make a caliper that takes an optional bolt-on spot caliper as well.