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Rear Disc Brakes
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:49 pm
by e-minor
Hi All I was having a tidy up the other day and i found a cutting from a old classics mag from may 1991
morris mania ltd
somewhat abbrev
brakes
kit stage 1 uses marina wheels (exch hubs) £45
kit stage 2 uses mog wheel -use fiat/ford studs £85
full kit £250
look front disc kit vented dics £425
Look rear disc brake kit "new" for the minor axle also ford one offs welcome £180
While i accept that rear disc conversion is probably complete overkill...the idea interests me ....anybody any ideas...other than saying dont do it??
cheers
e-minor
fife
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:58 pm
by bmcecosse
For out and out competition use only!
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:37 am
by downsey
a lot less expensive and more reliable to use a japanese disc brake rear end in my opinon. If you have the means of fabrication of course.
rear Discs
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:48 pm
by e-minor
What i was trying to find out was how it was done with a std mog axle
i understand that the h/s are a weak point and as a result the car should not be fast enough to warrant anything doing to the rear brakes ..
still the idea interest me ...was it sierra brakes and fiesta calipers ?
e-minor
fife
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:53 pm
by bmcecosse
I suppose anything is possible - more likely to have been done on the Spridget version of the axle.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:12 am
by dunketh
Totally pointless but an interesting engineering excersize nonetheless.
The fiesta/escort boys tend to use granada rear cali's on a custom backplate with Fiesta single-width discs. (Granada calipers have a mechanical handbrake attachment - essential as hydraulic handbrakes are not legal for road use)
They cut down the drum so much it basically becomes a 'hub' on which to fit the discs. Then its just a matter of positioning your backets.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:02 pm
by downsey
It would be pretty cool to see a standard minor rear axle with disc brakes but i just dont see what the point would be other than the pleasure of doing it.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:06 pm
by webbnuts
I'd be very interested to know if you pull this off. I'm hoping to do some track days / hill climbs, and the more brakes the better! A morris with 4 discs must stop on a six pence.
rear discs
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:59 pm
by e-minor
Hi I have been pointed off forum by pm from a friendly guy to frontline costello who do a spridget disc conversion..
the point of the topic was to see if anybody had done this themselves with basic bolt/weld on engineering rather like the conversion for the mk2 escort axle.where all the parts can be acquired fitted to a mog spare axle then this bolted on.
somebody out there surely has done this..
many thanks
e-minor
fife
Rear disc brakes
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:09 am
by e-minor
Hi All
http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop/viewp ... dexID=8129
can anyone identify the calipers and disc used on this web page??
cheers e-minor
fife