Rear brake upgrade

GEMGEM · tinkerer Joined: 09 Oct 2001 Posts: 74

Tha main dilema left is how we'd go with the brake biosing! Especially 4 wheel Discs! Excuse the spelling mistakes itsss a biiitttt late!

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Rear brake upgrade

get an adjustable brake line bias valve. like $5
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Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Rear brake upgrade

there adjustable and u can play with it till u find the setting u like
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Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

Dad has one in his car that sits down beside his seat so he can adjust it for different race tracks... its illegal though

ByteMe22 · backyard mechanic Joined: 28 Dec 2001 Posts: 591

I was told by an engineer that it was illegal to have in the cabin where you can adjust it. and most others are illegal because the have a dead point at which point they cut of the rears compleatly. but he said if i but it in the engine bay he will pass it as it is part of a brake upgrade.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Rear brake upgrade

thats true. its not aloud to be in the cabin
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GEMGEM · tinkerer Joined: 09 Oct 2001 Posts: 74

The other day we were discussing brake master cylinders and biosing. Have u got a particular supplier or ne recomendations as who to c regarding the adjustabel tap is fitted to the rear brake lines. Would ENZED or Pirtek probaly be best ones to try. Have u tried this and if so did u remove the original biosiong block that TE and older models have, or is ur cars one built in to the master cylinder.
Thankx

Gene FJ20DET

i havent done the master upgrade yet. i want to use a VX disk disk one so no bias valve is needed. BUT if i cant do that i will use the XF with a valve. im just going to mount it in the engin bay. i have no recomendations as iv not totaly looked into it yet. (its next on my list of "to do's")
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GEMGEM · tinkerer Joined: 09 Oct 2001 Posts: 74

Do u have ne ideas where to get these vavles from since u were saying there $5 or therabout, and what XF MAster does that fit or do u mean XA??

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Rear brake upgrade attn Gene?

if ya in brisbane u can get em from lewis hoses and seals. any hose and seal shop really. auto barn and repco might even have em
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Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

I'll let you know how the biasing is, but when i drove mine the other day i didnt notice the rears locking up early or anything, i was worried bout the same prob when i first started the conversion, those bias valve sound interesting to play with but...

GEMGEM · tinkerer Joined: 09 Oct 2001 Posts: 74

So did u fit the Xa master to ur car? Just wondering coz I adapted it to my wagon but its a project , no motor in it, so the only test ive been able to do was down hill and pushing, hoping they work??

Reddez · tinkerer Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353

I used the XB master, and so far so good, no biasing probs, may get a set and play round with em considering theyre so cheap and tell you what i find out, otherwise the standard biasing seems fine...

V8_Gem · rice boy Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 11

with regards to the handbrake cable, Auto Brake Service in Footscray Rd, West Melb will shorten your VL cable to suit for about $30.

Gene FJ20DET

or u can make these brakest to suit for almost nothing
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