Discs as rear brakes

SinDromX · Post by **SinDromX** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:44 am

Hi, I've a Lanos 1.5 SX (1999) and I was wondering if it where possible to replace my current rear brakes by disc brake (like my front brakes) ?

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:09 am

i heard there was 1.6 lanos whit rear disc on em in amirica once (orginal) so i must be possible although you need those handbrake cables then and i dno wich ones.... if anyone might happen to even have a part number for em? (daewoo one) i should be able to look em up including price

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:42 pm

maybe (not sure) you can use the nubira or leganza brake system. Why, because you can use the front disk of the nubira in a lanos and use the leganza disk in a nubira. So I think you just have to buy al the real disk system.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:29 pm

Wolf-Spirit wrote:i heard there was 1.6 lanos whit rear disc on em in amirica once (orginal) so i must be possible although you need those handbrake cables then and i dno wich ones.... if anyone might happen to even have a part number for em? (daewoo one) i should be able to look em up including price

Wolf-Spirit, I think you can fit the Astra/Kadett or Vectra rear discs onto the rear beam of the Lanos. Would be worth taking a look if you want to upgrade yours. You would need the handbrake cables and bias valves also.

Stef

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:16 am

I actually got my rear disc axle today, as a swap for the Lemans (Lanos is based on it, or rather on Opel Kadett E/Vauxhall Astra Mk2). So there will be a write-up here in a little bit.

You can actually unbolt your hubs and install discs. See the sticky Brake Upgrade post.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:27 pm

GsiTurbo wrote:I actually got my rear disc axle today

Look forwards to seeing how you get on with the swap!

Stef

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:02 pm

ok, here's a better question, does anyone know of any performance rear disk brake pads & rotors that'll fit?

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:31 am

daewooluvr wrote:ok, here's a better question, does anyone know of any performance rear disk brake pads & rotors that'll fit?

Since roughly 80% of the braking happens at the front, if you increase the grip at the back without doing something similar on the front discs, you will experience premature rear wheel lock. This not only will decrease the efficiency of braking, but can be potentially dangerous if this happen while cornering fast.

Ferodo makes high-perf, hi-friction rear pads, and I believe that Black Diamond carries rear rotors.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:07 pm

GsiTurbo wrote:
daewooluvr wrote:ok, here's a better question, does anyone know of any performance rear disk brake pads & rotors that'll fit?
Since roughly 80% of the braking happens at the front, if you increase the grip at the back without doing something similar on the front discs, you will experience premature rear wheel lock. This not only will decrease the efficiency of braking, but can be potentially dangerous if this happen while cornering fast.

Ferodo makes high-perf, hi-friction rear pads, and I believe that Black Diamond carries rear rotors.

yes I realize this. I have EBC Green Stuff front pads and Centric drilled slotted rotors up front, I want to finish off the brake system with a rear disk swap and some nice pads and rotors.

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:48 pm

I'll make some pics of the rear discs tonight. Stay tuned

SinDromX · Post by **SinDromX** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:15 am

Hum, well, stillwaiting the pics.

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:40 am

Here they are. Sorry for the wait

I am going to leave the rear calipers unpainted for now, as they will be replaced. So will the rotors.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:10 pm

Be sure to let us know what good replacements are out there for the rear discs and calipers.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:30 pm

Tom, I had a good snout around a Saab 93 today, though the rear discs are slightly larger (a upgrade maybe?) the calipers are the same as the Vectra's. The 95 uses the same setup too.

Stef

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:48 am

Another picture.