corsa_dale
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i have 1.6 16v engine in my corsa b (it used to b 1.0 3cyl) and i had to have vectra v6 front discs and calipers, i have normal standard drums on the rear,i want rear disc conversion,
what r ur views on them? do they make the car overbrake to much? when going fast and braking is it dangerous?
u knw what r the good points and bad points on them
sorry if u cn't understand the way im wording this
but plz i wud like ur HONEST views on them
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kerzo
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from what i hear it upsets the brake balance as back brakes only do 20% of braking but the huge positive about it is that they look the dogs dangly's!
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corsa_dale
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they look quite nice yeah, but i only wanna do it if it dn't bollox up my corsa or do any damage
so keep ya views coming people
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kerzo
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well loadsa people on here have it done on theirs eg daimo b
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Greasemonkey
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makes the arse end unstable under heavy braking specially round corners can cause the rear to lockup and catch up with the front end!!!!
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Daimo B
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Rubbish!!!!!!!
I#'ve not known 1 rear disc conversion to mess up. My mate craig done his, never had any probs, Lee Mitchell has one, Donna has em, i've got em as has many others.
Great thing to do. I've always wanted rear dics. They look great, the car stops MUCH better, and it made my pedal feel slightly better too. U can feel the brakes working much better.
Rear brakes do 25% braking, but are more for just keeping the balance of the car.
Great conversion to do. Theres been a few posts with step by step guides on what to do. Do a search and u should find something. Or in the tutorial guides.
Great mod, do it dude!! 
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corsa_dale
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thats what i heard from courtenay sport,i well 1wanna have them,but not if they r gonna cause problems
thanks daimo b i was relying on u to come into this post and give me sum propar helpful info coz i knw thau knw what ur talking bout
[Edited on 09-09-2003 by corsa_dale]
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Nobby
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If you have a new brake bias valve fitted at the same time as the rear discs then you can adjust the braking force down so that the rear discs are still only as powerfull as rear drums.
Kinda defeats the object I know, but rear drums on a corsa are totally unnecessary and are only really an asthetic upgrade.
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corsa_dale
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my rear drums r painted blue and look so tacky and old skool
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by Nobby
, but rear drums on a corsa are totally unnecessary and are only really an asthetic upgrade.
you wont be saying that when your brake bias valve spring snaps and you dont have any rear brakes, the car doesnt bloody stop fast atall.
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Nobby
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Yeah well duh I didn't mean rear drums did I!
"but rear DISCS on a corsa are totally unneccessary and are only an asthetic upgrade"
Is that better?
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Andy
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Another misconception is that if you uprate your front brakes, you need to uprate the rears too. In fact better front brakes mean that there's more weight transfer to the front under hard braking than with standard brakes, which in turn means the rears do even less as a proportion of the overall braking. Drums are fine unless you really want the improved aesthetic of discs..
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Daimo B
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I stand by my comment.
As soon as i had my rear discs on the car and got it on the road, it stopped FAR better than it did with just the V6 brakes up front.
Far far better in fact.
[Edited on 09-09-2003 by Daimo B]
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Nobby
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Thank you Andy.
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