EA Rear disc Upgrade

[FoMoCo]

Getting an upgrade kit for the front brakes is easy done, but I dont seem to find anything for the rear. I was thinking the otehr day or fitting STD front brakes to the rear, basically so the discs are vented instead of solid.

I was think of getting custom discs machined up. Is this possible and what would be involved in doing so? I have access to a workshop at a local uni :) But I quickly through this out the window and the cost of a solid piece of metal would cost way too much.

I then though of getting a std size 2 piece disc and machining up a custom hub to mount it. Is this a reasonable possibilty? Are you able to get a 2 piece disc in that size?

Am I on the right track? What are your thoughts on this?

[260DET]

Your upgrade problem may well be finding suitable handbrake type calipers to fit wider ventilated rotors. Unless you are overheating the present rotors and therefore need ventilated, a set of DBA slotted stock type rotors with good pads should be sufficient, and legal.

Plus, the slotted rotors look good.:cool:

[FoMoCo]

I hadnt thought about the handbrake. What calipers are around that will fit vented disc and have handbrakes?

As for slotted the discs were always going to be slotted :)

[Spac]

You do know that many earlier Falcons and Fairlanes had vented rear discs, don't you?

Some of them had internal drum hand-brakes (which, IIRC, is no good to you), but some definitely had the hand-brake operating on the caliper. This is what my old RX-5 had fitted to it.

And I *think* the caliper will fit your caliper bracket (you've got one of those awful caliper brackets that's integral with the diff housing, right?).

[260DET]

Well he can try the earlier vented rotor calipers, but as far as I know the caliper brackets although similar will not interchange. But I have been wrong before.;)

[FoMoCo]

Yeah I know the earlier Falcs had vented rear (same disc F&R) the only problem is that you cant get good pads for them that I know of.

I am not sure of the mounting of either caliper, I am just after ideas for now.

Thanks
FoMoCo

[Spac]

Pads are not a concern. If you can't get Ultimates or Metal Kings (and I'd be suprised if you can't), then DS2500s cost me $220 for a set.