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Hilux rear disc brake - AGAIN

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Post by MissDrew »

Funny you say that as I have been woundering that myself over the last week or 2. I think on mine they would be, if not I could very easily mod the lever on the caliper so it gets more leverage.
Next time we go out I sound just unbolt the rear tail shaft and try it ;)
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Post by Willy Hilux »

Why would you use the cable brake as the cutting brakes?? Go hydraulic cutting brakes.

Here is the master cylinder I might use.
Has both threaded fittings. One single flare and one double flare.

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Post by sloshy »

Willy Hilux wrote:Why would you use the cable brake as the cutting brakes??
Because its already there, I think it is so much easier, no more extra brake lines / fluid / fluid reservoir just a couple of cables, cheap and easy to home fab and adjust. And its a whole seperate system to your normal brakes. I will be trying mine this way. But still let us know how you go, I could be wrong.
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Post by MissDrew »

If your hand brake will work why do you need a lever?
Wank factor?
Only thing I can think of is when needing to go on/off/on/off with the rear brakes. But if its only for socail driving does it matter if it takes 5 secs longer?
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Post by Sic Lux »

If you didn't want another stick you could get a line lock kit and run it in the rear line :D if the handbrake holds like it should it won't be a drama. another way would be fit a tap for the rear brake line in the cab somewhere, Brakes on, close tap so it holds pressure to the rear then open tap so it relases pressure when your done one other benifit of doing it with a tap is you can totaly cut out the rear brakes if you nedd to line lock it for some reason.
plenty of parts on the bench
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Post by Willy Hilux »

Air over Hydraulic is the way to go. Just a flick of a switch. On/Off.
And maybe WANK FACTOR!!
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Post by coopster »

has anyone tried a set of rodeo 4x4 front disc they are 257mm not 302mm like hilux

plus has anyone looked at nissan silvia caliper they have cable handbrake but only take a 9mm thick disc i think that the soild lux disc are about that

hope to hear a reply

thinking of doing it soon
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