Thread: h/brake convertion

Hydraulic handbrakes are a big no, small leak brake releases and away it goes

Originally Posted by thai_tiger

Its not the towing but holding the extra weight when parked in wet or muddy conditions. Saying that I've never heard of anyone coming a cropper with the standard setup.

I was considering this setup for my Defender,but some members have had problems with the caliper NOT holding the weight and releasing.I don't think you can get sufficient force on the caliper to provide a firm hold.That's why Disc brakes have always needed a booster,you can't push hard enough with your foot alone.The only advantage you get with this setup is it doesn't fill with mud as does the drum.For this reason alone I might still get one.

Have had one release on me whilst sitting in the car. I will stick with the drum hand brake thank you.

Yeah seen too many people unhappy with them.
I always pull the handbrake too tight in my dad's navara, to which he prods 'it's not a land rover', although ironically his slips and mine doesn't...
Stick with the standard set up

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Another classic example of trying to fix something that isn't broken with something that has more shortcomings than benefits.

If you're that worried when you pull up, bung a wheel chock behind one of the van wheels. If you're on a slippery muddy hill as mentioned, you'll have the centre diff lock in anyway.