Kev S
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hi i was wandering what consists of changing my corsa sport rear beam from running drums to disk brakes? i know the 4 studs on them are different centres however would it just be a case of redrilling the rear beam and filling in the old holes with weld or something? any help would be much appreciated thanks :-)
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Nic Barnes
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Kev S
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thanks very much for that! should come in handy for this weekend
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Limecat
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Why?
Rear brakes keep you stable, they do about 10-15% of braking. Rear drums are sufficient.
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DERV-POWER
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they're less seriving need with rear discs and look better, also i would use mk4 astra parts so you can have a better handbrake
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Nic Barnes
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a disc conversion is only done for looks.
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SportBoy
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i decided mine hammered my drums in the end and went with discs, havent given them enough death yet to say there better but high speed braking is deffo more assuring.
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Limecat
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
a disc conversion is only done for looks.
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jay26
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quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
i decided mine hammered my drums in the end and went with discs, havent given them enough death yet to say there better but high speed braking is deffo more assuring.
go it on then 
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SportBoy
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yes mate . the beam has now been leathered in black hammerite .. looks like new 
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Kev S
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has anyone here made those plates before? if so what are the dimensions etc? how have you set up the abs sensors? also whats the speedo on a corsa sports 1600 ran off as its deffo not a cable one. thanks
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Kev S
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anyone??
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Nic Barnes
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the abs wont work as it has different number of teeth/pick ups to what the corsa does
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Kev S
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just a question to anyone whose done this conversion. what brake pressure regulator did u use? or does it have to be one from a kadett? thatnks
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SportBoy
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i used some inline ones from a corsa that were on ebay .. thats ontop of the valve on the back axle tho!
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Kev S
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does anyone know if it makes a massive difference which regulators you use? as theres some off a mk6 escort up my dads. would these work or would they be the wrong fitment or wouldnt restrict the flow enough? they have a purple band round if that indicates how retrictive they are? thanks for any help
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Kev S
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anyone have any ideas?
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SportBoy
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if they are there to try you may aswell try them.
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