brakes?

[Millsy]

am i right in thinking that some of the 1.6 16v mk2 ph1/ph2 have rear discs.

mine doesnt, but i notice on the k-tec website they offer an upgrade kit for the rear of the 1.6's???

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=574

 

[Englebert]

Yeah, some do.

 

[Millsy]

is it the ph2's?

really annoying cos mine could do with some rear discs, not only cos they look good

 

[Dink]

i've got a mk2 ph2 1.6 and it hasn't got discs on the rear.

it seems to be just random cars that come with them

 

[Middo]

^ ditto. mini-valver has a mk2ph2 1.6 16v and again only has shoes.

i toyed with a rear disc conversion on my 1.2 but i couldnt find one anywhere

 

[Millsy]

i wonder how easy it would be to convert??

just get 172 rear hub assembly? and obviously all the confusing bits like brake lines

 

[Middo]

not too hard apparently. k-tec offered to do mine, and my local garage even said they'd done it before. just need the hub, discs etc. and then the lines etc.

 

[Batman]

yup i'm thinking on doing this but in the future though i want brembos on the front first

 

[Batman]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180033965780

sorced this shame they wont post it!

 

[kpowell911]

would that fit a 1.2 mk2 phase 1?

 

[Middo]

dunno, but its a bloody bargain at the mo

 

[Millsy]

middo, is it really that easy? and all you need is new lines to them etc?

bloody hell, i think im gonna have to get me rear discs

 

[bmh.01]

Rear discs were an option apparently on the 1.6 and dCi100, looked for one for ages before giving up and just settling for drums. Will make bugger all difference to braking apparently but they do look a damn sight better.
My god that ebay axle is dead tempting though, could pick it up from MK as well not too far.

 

[Millsy]

bmh.o1 could i see some pics of your car as your avatar looks lush

 

[Middo]

wont make much diff to braking as the rears are pretty good on the mk2's anyhow, but looks tonnes better lol

 

[bmh.01]

bmh.o1 could i see some pics of your car as your avatar looks lush

Why thank you .

Couple here :
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2031235&postcount=5

Nowt special but i'm happy with it, only things that had changed is that i've added some silver 1.6 16v badges.

 

[Millsy]

i like the 16v badges they make it look quite stealthy.

do you have any side on pics like your avatar. really like your wheels too. the wheels in your avatar are different arent they?

 

[bmh.01]

Nope, there the same powercoated super t's.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pih.01/IMG_0781.jpghttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/pih.01/IMG_0781.JPG <--- Thats the original picture I used for the avatar.

 

[Millsy]

looks really nice mate

 

[edde]

Its only 4 both plus the handbrake cable and brake line to fit a disked rear axle. say 1 hour or so work then 30 minutes to bleed brakes etc.

New axles well Matt has 10 brand new 182 ones for £500 (new everthing you need) or second and ones for £200 ish.

 

[m0ssy]

Bumping up the oldest thread ever but rather that than start a new thread.

I also have a 1.6 16v with rear drums and want discs. I know it will make next to no difference to braking etc but I just wana do it. Looking at some of these threads it seems as if I could just buy a rear axle, have it fitted and all would be good, but what I want to know is, will it cause problems with my ABS? I remember Giles having problems with his 1.6 and ended up not bothering with the conversion as it was too much hassle? Something to do with rings and teeth lol.

Any help would be very welcome.

Cheers

 

[Craig]

lol it is an old thread

 

[m0ssy]

Just realised it could do with moving too... lol

 

[edde]

I also have a 1.6 16v with rear drums and want discs. I know it will make next to no difference to braking etc but I just wana do it. Looking at some of these threads it seems as if I could just buy a rear axle, have it fitted and all would be good, but what I want to know is, will it cause problems with my ABS? I remember Giles having problems with his 1.6 and ended up not bothering with the conversion as it was too much hassle? Something to do with rings and teeth lol.

The rear axle wil eyp just fit chnage the handbrakes cable as well.

the abs is the issue as Giles discovered his options are the the same

1) get new abs rings made up with the same number of teeth as the drums had (any enginnering place cold do it)

2) Get a true electrical expert to rewire the abs system (not going to happen)

3) swop to a 172 abs system or 1.6 which had rear disks etc and check front abs rings are the same tteh number as you have although I don't recon that will happen

4) this is the most promising someoen else has done this find out how many teeth you need 32 rings a bell when i counted them and find a front abs ring off a driveshaft with the smae nuymber and use that on the rear disk. someone else has done this before do a search but I think they found a normal abs ring has the correct number of teeth.

5) Bin the abs.,