Interested In Changing 1.6 Rear Beam To 1.9

[hawkesy226 0]

interested in changing my rear beam to a 1.9 one would this be alot of work? would i need to upgrade front brakes to have the rear discs aswell??

[jimistdt 1]

interested in changing my rear beam to a 1.9 one would this be alot of work? would i need to upgrade front brakes to have the rear discs aswell??

 

 

+swap* +beam* +brake*

 

 

Alright Hawksey, copy/paste the text above into the search box, all will be revealed

[cir287 0]

unless your beam is knackered why change, they are the same ?

you can change the brakes etc without the beam, its been a while (as in 10 years) but as far as I remember you only need to change the stub axles, hubs etc.

please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

[hawkesy226 0]

unless your beam is knackered why change, they are the same ?

you can change the brakes etc without the beam, its been a while (as in 10 years) but as far as I remember you only need to change the stub axles, hubs etc.

please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

 

 

oh right the main reason is i wanted rear disc brakes instead of drums and if i can do it that way that should be easier what would i need to change the brakes over

[Tesstuff 222]

LOL

 

Love how you plain ignored jimistdt and his perfect advice for you !!

 

Search is your friend mate, believe me

[welshpug 1,658]

I wouldn't bother with changing to discs, drums work well enough (better infact for the handbrake)

[andyjstone 6]

I wouldn't bother with changing to discs, drums work well enough (better infact for the handbrake)

 

I've been told that too, I still have the drums on the back, but with really nice turned aluminium spacers to bring the wheels out in line and then 283mm grooved discs on the front with green stuff pads, works just fine.

 

Andy

[hawkesy226 0]

I've been told that too, I still have the drums on the back, but with really nice turned aluminium spacers to bring the wheels out in line and then 283mm grooved discs on the front with green stuff pads, works just fine.

 

Andy

 

 

you've made my mind up thanks for the replies to all! staying with drums.

[Baz 421]

Another fan of drums over discs here!

Edited February 9, 2009 by Baz

[mr_exe 1]

I wouldn't bother with changing to discs, drums work well enough (better infact for the handbrake)

 

 

Very true indeed. Our 1.6 with drums recorded better brake efficiency on the Mot brake rollers than the 306 with the discs. Plus the 306 rolled off down the street thanks to the crap disc handbrake, as the person who moved did'nt realise it needed to be left in gear

[Rob Thomson 6]

Yep, drums all the way.

 

I always used to be a fan of discs; they're easier to inspect and easier to replace, and I've always managed to handbrake round hairpins on rallies without any major issues. But the drums on my 1.6 are fantastic now they've been rebuilt. I did an autotest in it a few weeks ago and it twirled on the handbrake with wonderful ease. And on a more practical basis it's so much better parked on hills, I'm actually confident the car will still be there when I come back.