casper_ac
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If i were upgrading the rear drums to discs what size should they be and shoudl the fronts then be a bigger size to stop locking up at the rear etc...btw at the mo im on gsi 14 inch rims...all suggestoins and help welcome...
just need to know what size i could get away with on the fornt and what size should the smaller rears be?
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Rileysport
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Rears off the cav are 270mm i believe, then you'd need v6 fronts or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front
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casper_ac
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v6's wont fit behind 14s lo...so...are there no smaller ones i could fit at the rear?
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casper_ac
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or will they?
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Rileysport
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No 
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
Rears off the cav are 270mm i believe, then you'd need v6 fronts or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front
why? hes just swapping the brakes from a cav to a corsa.
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casper_ac
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do the fronts not have to be bigger than the rears to prevent the rear locking etc?
what i want to know is the maz disc size i can fit behind 14 inch rims then... what size i could safely put on the rears?
OR will i have to change my rims?
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Rileysport
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surely sticking discs on the back and sticking with say 236 solids at the front would be fun to say the least 
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casper_ac
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and dangerous?
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
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Originally posted by SRi-Co
Rears off the cav are 270mm i believe, then you'd need v6 fronts or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front
why? hes just swapping the brakes from a cav to a corsa.
if you dont upgrade the front brakes then the rear will locku p, i have v6 upfront and i recon any less power and itll be dangerous
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
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Originally posted by Adam_B
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Originally posted by SRi-Co
Rears off the cav are 270mm i believe, then you'd need v6 fronts or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front
why? hes just swapping the brakes from a cav to a corsa.
if you dont upgrade the front brakes then the rear will locku p, i have v6 upfront and i recon any less power and itll be dangerous
i told you this....
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broster
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shut up did you
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Adam_B
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that wasnt very clear refering to this bit -
'or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front '
i meant the standard disks and pads from the 256mm 2 litre setup would be fine
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dna23
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shut up did you
lets go to the local YMCA?
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
that wasnt very clear refering to this bit -
'or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front '
i meant the standard disks and pads from the 256mm 2 litre setup would be fine
i dont think they will be, the corsa is very light at the back and the bias was never ment to deal wiht discs!
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broster
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shut up did you
lets go to the local YMCA?
no
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
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Originally posted by dna23
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Originally posted by broster
shut up did you
lets go to the local YMCA?
no
you always put up this big masculine face on corsasport but when it comes down to me and u in the back of ure red beast... ure a big softy (literally) haha 
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broster
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hahaha, touch! get on msn
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
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Originally posted by Adam_B
that wasnt very clear refering to this bit -
'or at least fancy discs and pads on a 2.0 16v setup at the front '
i meant the standard disks and pads from the 256mm 2 litre setup would be fine
i dont think they will be, the corsa is very light at the back and the bias was never ment to deal wiht discs!
i used to have this setup, its fine.
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casper_ac
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so wat set up is it..what size frona dn rear?
and where can i get a rear conversion kit?
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James_DT
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It makes sense to have bigger disks on the front, simply because the fronts work much harder.
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casper_ac
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ok so what size on front and what size on back?
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Cybermonkey
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perhaps the solids from the rear of an astra GTE, at a guess i would say they are 236mm
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Filby1
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mine dont lock up with 256mm fronts with drilled+grooved discs with rear discs at 260mm also drilled and grooved with standard brake bias valve.
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Filby1
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did the emegency stop yesterday both in the Rain and su and its defo the fronts that still lock up
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