fitting midget disc brake

Post by **morrismanic** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:08 pm

could someone help i was talking to my local scrp merchant and he told me he had a set of disc brakes for a 1970 MG Midget that would fit on my morris minor is this true or is there a conversion that i need to do.

Post by **Matt** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:10 pm

you definately can't just bolt them on.........

Post by **morrismanic** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:13 pm

is there any thing i need to look out for. Can i keep the Minor wheels

Post by **Alec** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:48 am

Hello MM,
Yes you can keep the Minor wheels, they fit the midget hub just fine.
What you need to do is fabricate a plate to which you can bolt the calipers to and which attaches to the Minor upright. It is completely different to the Midget upright.

Alec

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:41 pm

Be cautious, try out this setup first if you can as I have come across 2 or 3 owners who have used the Midget Disc setup and its not as good as either the Marina or Sierra setups as the Midget was a much lighter car and they found it rather dissapointing.
The Morris Minor centre Birmingham still sell it as an alternative kit.

Post by **salty_monk** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:12 pm

Maybe you can buy a conversion plate from them to go with your "scrappy" bits...