FAO old 1.6 16v owners

[Dink]

im trying to find out if they have got disc brakes on the rear???

any info would be great

cheeers

dink

 

[Mondial172]

Have a look!

 

[Philuk]

he maybe got hubs on or cant see thru the wheels...tho looking in the manuel cant be hard

 

[Dink]

ive got drums on the rear of my 1.6

i just needed to know if any one had discs on their 1.6

 

[cliosportcraig]

Im really sure that i have seen a 1.6 with discs !! When i was going to get a 1.4 dynamique i was really tempted by the 1.6 because of the rear discs !!! Dunno why they would stop it tho !!

 

[Dink]

perhaps i got a dodgy cheap ass version

 

[1.6 16v]

i heard they hsd discs too but mine has drums-thought it was cos mines an import

 

[Dink]

on the k-tec site they say that they do a fast road rear brake kit for a 1.6?

so the plot thickens

 

[1.6 16v]

ever noticed too how some sites/companies offer spring kits for 1.2 1.216v 1.416v and not the 1.6 then a different kit for the 172

 

[Mondial172]

Maybe the 1.6 sport has discs but the others dont

 

[Dink]

adam what year was the 1.6 sport?

 

[badboy_mc]

hey i got an RSI 1.6 and it has drums and this is the old 1999 version

 

[edde]

Some versions of the old 1.6 had disks at he back when I say old I mean the last shape clio lights one the ones like this

http://www.cliosport.net/specs/172-1.jpghttp://www.cliosport.net/specs/172-1.jpg

Im guessing that maybe the rear disk brake change isnt to difficult then if the factory produced cars with rear disk and other similar engine sized cars with drums. But cars with ABS atc may have trouble with a change to disks.

EDD

 

[Dink]

any idea wot sort of probs i would come across edd?

 

[Mondial172]

No I meant the current range - maybe only the sport range has discs (1.6 only) Have you checked the renault site.

106 Xsi I drove had drums and my VTR had disc but the brakes on the Saxo werent that much better. Like they say the car doesnt do a lot of braking with the rears.

 

[JAY172]

1.6 with rear discs must be rare as i cant remember ever seeing one.

 

[Dink]

yeah they are at the top of the list right next to rocking horse poo

 

[Mondial172]

http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=13&TopicID=62502&PagePosition=1http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=13&TopicID=62502&PagePosition=1

first picture has drums.

Cant work this out even my VTR had discs

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by Dink16v on 03 January 2004


any idea wot sort of probs i would come across edd?

BenR was answering some questions about this reciently he sais it wasnt worht it new Clios have ABS and EBD and other stuuf I forget what there called.

He said that the ABS would mess up and go 50/50 braking with rear disks causing you some massive problems.

If your going to disconnect the ABS it would simplify things but its goingt o lead to rouble in my opinion.

The 80hp dci sports (what we call dynamics) last septemer with disks at the back but none seems to be 100% sure what the proiblems are with doingt he work. Maybe there is no trouble the ABS etc would understand and that the rear brakes now being stronger and would regualte them with less pressure. But the only way to foind out it to do the chnge yourself ythe work might not be to difficult if you can find a 172/ cup rear axle which has crashed as I wouldnt imagime anyhting else is different.

The only new shapped front clios with diska at the back are the 172 and cups even the 1.6 over near in new shae has disks.

The 1.6 and 1.4 an 1.2 and dci (all of them new shape ones) all share the same brakes so if the brakes are deemed good enough for a 110hp car there good enough for mine at 70hp.

EDD