Thread: Disk front end for a 2a??

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I was not trying to say discs were the way to go! Just laying out the technical details. Having looked at all the factors I would have great difficulty justifying changing a Series to discs - while they are overall better, the difficulties and costs of the change make it not worth the cost and effort when the drums are perfectly adequate when working properly, particularly the 3" x 11" with booster.

Worth noting the Series 2 I owned in the early sixties I fitted a VH44.

Your problems with inadequate braking on the Rangerover sounds like low vacuum, possibly due to a small leak, or perhaps a stuck piston in a calliper.

John

The 89 has all new fitted. The brakes are lousy on all 3 of my Rangerovers. Pass at rego some how

Low vacuum... The 89 being auto is down on vacuume when in drive a low speed around 20"/ hg.

I'm going to try larger front calipers and change proportional valve to variable and see what its like.

Sorry for thread hyjack

Tony

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

If stopping in reverse is your problem, then put a front set of 11" drums on the rear with the sides reversed.

That way you have double leading drums on the front for stopping going forward and a set of double leading shoes on the rear (which is now your front) when going in reverse. If you use 3" on the rear as well you are over compensating for the loss of 1 leading shoe going forward.

Now thats smart thinking..

Would - and I just thought of this- the master cyl be able to pump out enough fluid?