rear disc conversion

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rear disc conversion

Post by samurai gary » Mon May 28, 2012 6:57 am

hi, i have a spare set of front brake calipers for my 1994 samurai, can i use these to do a rear disc conversion...thanks

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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon May 28, 2012 7:28 am

In a word. Yes
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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by twiss » Mon May 28, 2012 9:50 am

You will need caliper mounts and disc carriers to hold the brakes onto the rear axle.
Muddy zook do the cheapest adapter set...

Then you will need to use a different handbrake as well... and maybe a brake bias adjuster valve
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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon May 28, 2012 10:33 am

Fairplay twiss. I was just running out the house to work so went for the quick answer with the view to expand later.
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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by twiss » Mon May 28, 2012 3:15 pm

:)

You can make your own adapters and stuff... check out our guide here:

http://www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/diy/18-wh ... conversion
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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by samurai gary » Mon May 28, 2012 5:40 pm

hi, what is a brake bias adjuster valve...

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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by ROBBIE » Mon May 28, 2012 7:41 pm

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Re: rear disc conversion

Post by twiss » Tue May 29, 2012 9:00 am

You're supposed to have something like 70% brake power on the front to 30% brake power on the back... so it doesn't lock the rear wheels when you brake hard....

Standard drums are so rubbish they are half as good naturally, but when you put the same calipers on the back it makes them pretty much as strong as the fronts
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