Karen
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Got horrid red drums on the corsa 
Wanting to change them to discs but GMC says no real need to as all the power is at the front so as long as my front brakes are working its ok
Anybody else think differently or agree with GMC?
got those willwood jobbies on the front 
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craigpcg
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Registered: 17th Mar 01
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iv got the rear disc's on mine and there shithot.
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Karen
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quote:
Originally posted by craigpcg
iv got the rear disc's on mine and there shithot.
Yeah I would of thought it would of made a difference and also looka hell of alot better than drums!
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craigpcg
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deffo nicer looking. id get it done like.
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jr
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who ever GMC are there right
no need on a car of your power to do it, and all the ones ive heard about make the back very twitchy under braking
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craigpcg
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if u adjust it right then its pritty much sorted
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Nic Barnes
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rear drums are better than discs in my opinion. dont want over braking from the rear.
ill be putting them on mine but only when ive got huge front brakes
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Dan. T
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
who ever GMC are there right
General Motors Corporation
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Nic Barnes
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nah, theye a place that do super chargers etc, made a saxo from scratch including all the panels
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schoey
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ive heard the back end gets very twitchy under braking.
Wouldnt like to say though!
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Karen
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Cheers just needing opinions on what I should do
Think will keep it how it is, drives fine and brakes well just now
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5chaap2k
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you have a charged x16xe now am i correct ?
how much bhp/torque does it produce?
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Karen
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Yupo!
170bhp and 147torque I think it was. 140odd anyway
[Edited on 05-12-2005 by foxy lady]
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broster
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i have them on mine and its good... just jump in the brakes and its scary be gentle and they are respectful
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Robin
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i've driven brosters car, and his brakes are much better than mine, his braking is more progressive, and the backs dont lock up as easily as my drums do
he also agrees from when he drove my car at trax, he said that the back locked very easily under heavy braking
and they look good too
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Karen
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So do u think my car would handle better with back brakes?
I think its fine just now but I dont know much about these kinda things tbh
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Nic Barnes
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up to you, if its fine now, leave it id say
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broster
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if you cant do it yourself then its a bit expencive to do, lookign at about £300 for someone who knows what the yare doing to sort it out.
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corsa120
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the reason ppl have trouble with rear drums on corsa is because well we lower our carsat the back alot and dont adjust the bias valve which has big impact on how rear brakes work, effectively ur telling the rear of the car u have 3 peeps in the rear when lowered and u aint.
my m8's nova has rear discs which is same thing and he has spun on roundabouts couple of times beacuse of the rear discs.
ive kept drums as i dont this its worth it like jr said and ive made my own adjustment to the bias valve and fitted uprated drum pads and new drums recently which is plenty good enough.
just for looks in my opinion.
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Karen
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
if you cant do it yourself then its a bit expencive to do, lookign at about £300 for someone who knows what the yare doing to sort it out.
My pal does things at his work for me so price is ok
Was just seeing if it would improve the car or not
Think will stick with the drums the now!
Cheers folks!
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fragpot
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Registered: 29th Feb 04
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As long as rear disks bias is set correct then there is no problem using rear discs.
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