Midas
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Rear CalipersMidas
@midas
Club Retro Rides Member 14
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Sept 20, 2020 20:09:23 GMT
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Assuming they are the same as BX calipers the hose connection is M10 fine from memory. Thanks Midas. Do you know if they are 3/8 pipe or larger? Just incase the flare may be to small to seal. As Rich said, flexi into the calipers. I’ve still got a helicoil set for the Citroen fitting as the BX I owned had been seriously bodged.
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Sept 21, 2020 15:55:31 GMT
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biggest ones I've found are early Bentley/Phaeton callipers but they are only 43mm, still that's a whole lot or rear bias The Jag XF ones do look good
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Last Edit: Sept 21, 2020 15:58:36 GMT by legend
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Sept 25, 2020 17:50:39 GMT
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biggest ones I've found are early Bentley/Phaeton callipers but they are only 43mm, still that's a whole lot or rear bias The Jag XF ones do look goodI currently run 48mm rears with a reducing valve for the foot break. The hydraulic handbrake gives full pressure. The disc is quite small compared to more modern cars so they don’t have so much leverage. That xf caliper does look good. I’ll investigate 👍
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Last Edit: Sept 25, 2020 17:53:24 GMT by jonsey
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Sept 25, 2020 19:08:26 GMT
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I've got a pair of BX calipers somewhere, been sat in the he shed 15years - so no idea if they're any good, if interested i can dig them out, yours if you cover the postage.
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Sept 26, 2020 16:32:45 GMT
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I've got a pair of BX calipers somewhere, been sat in the he shed 15years - so no idea if they're any good, if interested i can dig them out, yours if you cover the postage. PM sent 👍
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Sept 27, 2020 14:01:08 GMT
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Here they are, one is part dis-assembled, think I was going to rob the handbrake plunger to fix the pug 306 I was running at one point, so that may or may not be the right one that's left with the caliper. Sliders are free, ally bodied as well. Pistons are 50mm or there wbouts when checked with a tape measure If they're any good to you pm me your address and we'll take it from there.
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ChasR
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Rear CalipersChasR
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Sept 29, 2020 21:51:31 GMT
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I'd be looking at a smaller handbrake master with better leverage ratio, otherwise you will end up with massive imbalance on the footbrake, these cars have been about long enough and been rallied enough there will probably be quite a few decent options off the shelf. What he said. I've had a car before with a caliper piston mismatch and it's not fun!
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I'd be looking at a smaller handbrake master with better leverage ratio, otherwise you will end up with massive imbalance on the footbrake, these cars have been about long enough and been rallied enough there will probably be quite a few decent options off the shelf. What he said. I've had a car before with a caliper piston mismatch and it's not fun! Thanks chasr but I can’t use an upright handbrake and a smaller piston would mean more travel which I don’t have. I already run 48mm Calipers on the rear as it is. There is a bias valve inline so I can adjust how I want it depending on how much weight is in the car. It’s balanced pretty perfect and has been for the last 12 years they’ve been on there.
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thats why you change the leverage ratio..
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