the hobbler
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That looks first class Andrew--whose kit did you end up using? Before you fit rear discs, give the car a good try-out. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if you find that you don't need the rear discs. The car is so light that when braking hard about 70% of the load is on the front brakes and the rears (if discs are fitted) will most probably have a tendency to lock up. The rear discs do such a small amount of work that (a) the discs do not 'self-clean' and therefore get badly corroded and, (b) the what hand-brake system is being used with the rear discs? Calliper hand-brakes do not have a good record! With rear discs on such a light car, you may find that you always have to do a fair bit of maintenance on them prior to every MOT.