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corsa col

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Registered: 27th Dec 03
Location: Cumbria
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19th Jan 04 at 19:07

hi, this is my first post on this message board, & i am have just got my 1st corsa. it a 1.4 16v M reg with a ecotec and havent got to know the in's & out's of the car yet . am i right i thinking its a corsa B?

Back to the main question, i am wanting to convert the rear drums to discs and am wondering which way to go about it. Change the whole rear end from a gsi or just swop the backing plates & hubs of a gsi or astra or summat?

any one done this already?

once thats done, in goes the hydraulic handbrake!

cheers col

James@CCC

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Registered: 10th Nov 03
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19th Jan 04 at 19:10

yea, its a corsa b.

i dunno about the rear disk conversion, i would love to do this too, but there are plently of people on here who have done iit and can help u

Kris TD

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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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19th Jan 04 at 19:11

first of all you will need to get at least 2l front brakes or v6 front brakes. then the rear brakes, you need calipers, stub axles discs pads and a nova handbrake cable, then weld on the stub axles.
do not use rear discs with 1.4 front brakes, you will crash.

Kris TD

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19th Jan 04 at 19:14

stub axles etc.. from a cav or mk3 astra, no corsa b's came with rear discs as standard, there is no need for them.

corsa col

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19th Jan 04 at 19:25

i have had experience of to much rear bias!

would a valve not calm it down once its a full hydraulic system? I should probably mention that i am planning to build a full stage rallycar, and drums are just a pain in the ass

thanks for the quick replys

Daimo B

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19th Jan 04 at 19:38

I have rear disks. Setup suits the V6 front end i've got very well. Plus it looks much much much better.

Theres a few posts about rear discs already with guides on how to do it. Use the search function.

Deffo a good modification.

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