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ed

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 14:31

Any Vauxhall with 4 stud wheels and ventilated brakes will do, obviously not a Corsa. I got mine from a W reg Omega I think.


Siberia

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 14:00

nope... they fit straight on... the same as your normal brakes...


RichR

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 13:54

I dont mean will I have any problems with the actual brakes - more any added issues with fitting them - as Ive only done the standard to standard changes, never an upgrade


Ant

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 12:15

lots of people say they have have no problems but i have 2.0 ate calipers and they feel very imbalanced with a poor pedal feel


RichR

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:52

Ive stripped down, rebuilt and bled the standard system several times before; changing like for like - am I going to encounter any problems putting on bigger brakes


RichR

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:51

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=219303

just found Eds tutorial :thumbs:


Siberia

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:48

nah... 85% of you braking is done at the front of the car anyways...

i've had lots of differnt brake setups on my corsa...

normal standard 1.2 8v
vectra 288mm v6
reyland 308mm 4-pots
tigra 1.4 16v 256mm
and at the moment calibra 2.0 16v 256mm

never once touched the rear brakes... theres no reall upgrades for drums... rear disks is the only way really...


RichR

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:43

what upgrades are available or worth doing for the rear drums - not particularly wanting rear disks, as its gonna be a ball ache finding the time to convert a rear beam

but if upgrading the fronts surely you should do the backs as well - otherwise the brake biased will be messed up


Siberia

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:34

1991/1992/1993/1994 vauxhall astra gte/gsi... or a 2.0 16v calibra from the same years...


RichR

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:32

thats what I was planning, which calipers do you need? - any 2.0 16v engined Vauxhall?

Would the conversion require new hangers or anything for the calipers?


Siberia

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:30

for 2.0 brakes you need disks/pads/calipers... i'd sugest you buy new disks and pads and get the calipers from the scrappy...

they are a direct replacent


RichR

 posted on 23rd Nov 05 at 11:28

whats needed; obviously disks, callipers and pads - but do you need to change the pipes etc?

or is it simply a case of swapping the three main components?


Seeing as Ive got no brakes at the minute I thought it might be worthwhile doing them all while Ive got the car up on the ramps:thumbs: