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Rear diff Brakes for front digs

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Rear diff Brakes for front digs

Post by Screwy »

been giving this abit of though lately,

i dont want to run the push by hand levers that most of the buggies run that are tapped into the rear brake cylenders that hydraulic pluu the rear brakes in.....

i also dont want to use a cable hand brake on the rear diff if i can avoid it.....

how would i go with something like this???

thoughts?? anyone used these? they any good? whats the price like???
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/G4-HYDRAULIC-DRI ... dZViewItem

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Post by jeep97tj »

I gather u dont like the look of the standard cutting brake levers because other than looks there is no difference between the 2???
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Post by Screwy »

jeep97tj wrote:I gather u dont like the look of the standard cutting brake levers because other than looks there is no difference between the 2???
i just dont want to run a cable setup at all if i can help it and really want hydraulic rear brakes.

i was going to run a standard cable handbrake and then cut in levers as well.... but decided i wanted to run only one setup not 2 and i figured that a standard cable handbrake would stop the car sure but wouldnt have the hold to keep it still when digging.... so asking if this hydraulic handbrake would be a goer....

cut in brake levers cant be used as a hand brake unless ya make up some sort of ratchet lock for them..... thats y i like this setup as it can be used as a stock locking handbrake as well as rear cut ins....

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Post by sierrajim »

looks like an expensive cutting brake set up :shock:

We've got (at the moment) a cable setup on the back of the Rodent as cutting brakes. They barely work. Was worth a try as the calipers we used had provisions there already.

Have a look at the Racer Imports website much cheaper than the setup you're looking at on ebay.

Or talk to Haultech about their pnumatic over hydraulic cutting brakes if you don't want levers.
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Post by spazbot »

yes it could work but if you wanna use it as a park brake 2 you will prolly find you get brake fade and after a while it will roll away. do those handles even lock i thought they were just the same as the normal cutting brake leavers just for drifters
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Post by Screwy »

sierrajim wrote:looks like an expensive cutting brake set up :shock:

We've got (at the moment) a cable setup on the back of the gerbil as cutting brakes. They barely work. Was worth a try as the calipers we used had provisions there already.

Have a look at the Racer Imports website much cheaper than the setup you're looking at on ebay.

Or talk to Haultech about their pnumatic over hydraulic cutting brakes if you don't want levers.
at the end of the day i want something i can use as an effective cutin brake as well as a standard handbrake setup.
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Post by sierrajim »

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
sierrajim wrote:looks like an expensive cutting brake set up :shock:

We've got (at the moment) a cable setup on the back of the gerbil as cutting brakes. They barely work. Was worth a try as the calipers we used had provisions there already.

Have a look at the Racer Imports website much cheaper than the setup you're looking at on ebay.

Or talk to Haultech about their pnumatic over hydraulic cutting brakes if you don't want levers.
at the end of the day i want something i can use as an effective cutin brake as well as a standard handbrake setup.
Are you building an auto or a manual
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Post by Screwy »

Auto, and it needs a park brake for rego also....
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Post by jeep97tj »

I dont think thoses handels lock either, they just look like the standard park brake, u dont want the handel locking on when your drifting or rallying which is what thoses are made for.
U know about the electric soloindes u can use for a park brake?? U just push your foot on the brake flick the switch and take your foot off, holds the pressure in the lines. U could but 2 in so both the front and rear brakes lock up for parking brakes and then just use the run of the mill hand levers for your cutting brakes?
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