. However, is it really worth changing the rear drums for discs? They can't actually be doing a great deal, beyond their obvious handbrake duties, even in the 100HP..
I don't have any of the stuff you want, sorry
If I was you, I'd change the front discs to 257mm vented units, stick some good pads on and see what difference that makes before I spent time and money fiddling with the rear brakes.
Or, I could just be bored and ranting haha
I just enjoy messing .. I want to sort things out ready for the 1400 conversion - also looking at possibly adding a turbo at a later stage.. but for now, the 1400 8V (far better for turbo conversion later ) ... if you could see the roads we have here, it is like the monte carlo rally - the sort of roads Top Gear go across Europe for - you would absolutely have a hoot in the HP Saucer !! .. we are going on a road trip on Sat and Sun this week looking at houses, both are roads from heaven for a 'driver' .. I like disks as well, no buggering about with drums...
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I shall accept your very unfortunate expert knowledge on the matter
! To be fair, something makes the 100HP stop like it's hit a wall when you need it to, I guess it's a combination of all-round discs and low weight. I believe the front brakes were originally designed to do front braking on the bigger, heavier Punto.
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I shall accept your very unfortunate expert knowledge on the matter
- never even sat in one....
I'm pretty pleased with the clutchcable too. Gives one so much more feel compared to hydraulics.
Thank Napoleon for LHD
I still think you should've bought a 100 HP though
gr J
- I value my back too much..... also dont want alloys -prefer steel - and a sauce bottle would cost a fortune here -I dont even know if any were ever brought in ? - they would NOT be good on MOST of the small town roads as they are cobbled for 10's of miles - as soon as you get out of the cities and off the motorways, you are on steets that would KILL the 100 HP.. - edit (apart from the old main roads up and down and across the country - they are the ones like the monte carlo rally and smooth tarmac - mostly - the odd hole the size of Cheshire to avoid though ) - also some previous botcher (sorry OWNER) - might have put a bit of bent nail in one of the link pins... lol
The 100HP's discs are bigger as well, the front discs are 257mm instead of 240mm and the rear discs are 240mm, the same units as the front discs on a standard Panda, I believe. I was pretty unclear though, I didn't mean venting would improve absolute braking powerThere shouldn't be any difference in the braking ability (force and action) between a standard panda and a panda with vented discs on, the vents only serve one purpose, to reduce or eliminate fading caused by heat build up.
Disks on the rear are more effective than drums, but only slightly, they do not suffer from the same issues as drums though if used heavily - and also the heating part -drums are notoriously bad - even though I would agree the proportional effort to the rear is small.
which punto's - model year / types had same brakes ? - they are a complete mystery to me
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The 100HP's discs are bigger as well, the front discs are 257mm instead of 240mm and the rear discs are 240mm, the same units as the front discs on a standard Panda, I believe. I was pretty unclear though, I didn't mean venting would improve absolute braking power
Yeah it is, they're off some kind of Punto (not confident on which one, Grande 1.4 possibly).Very interesting Matt, I didn't realise the Saucer was using bigger discs !
Tnx for that . 240 will be plenty, the brakes are superb now. Definitely sticking to steel rims though - might go to 14 but 13 is OK.
More chance of testing callipers off a four by four than a 100.. Otherwise will have to adapt some others. Haven't located a breakers here yet.....
