Front Brakes on Rear ?
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Front Brakes on Rear ?
I will soon be fitting Wolseley front brakes to the Mog and as the original fronts are all new I was thinking of fitting them to the rear.... Anyone done this or forsee any pitfalls at all?
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How will you connect the handbrake cables to them?
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Would probably be much easier to fit a set of Wolseley 1500 rear brakes if you can find a set.
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I have thought about this conversion - but the rear brake backplate is quite complicated, and so only way I could see to do it is to cut the centre out of a normal rear backplate - and weld it into the centre of the front brake backplate! Then - modify to take the normal rear cylinder and of course the piviot point for the other end of the shoes. Quite a task! My old Rally Minor did have Wolseley rear brakes and they were fantastic - handbrake turns with ease!
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the rear brake needs one leading and one trailing shoe - this allows the handbrake to work efficiently in BOTH directions.
Therefore not much to be gained by using front brake kit on the rear apart form a lot of hassle.
Therefore not much to be gained by using front brake kit on the rear apart form a lot of hassle.
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Yes, similar to my thinking Roy... Would you use single cylinder?
Rob, I see where you are coming from but brake balance front to rear is just as important as side to side AND I have to have something to keep me busy over the winter
Rob, I see where you are coming from but brake balance front to rear is just as important as side to side AND I have to have something to keep me busy over the winter
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it gives you a leading shoe forwards and backwards - so doesn't matter which way you park on a hill.Ray, I don't see how a trailing shoe on the rear improves the handbrake
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where to break down next?
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Yes - if both are 'leading' they will be hopeless on a hill!
Reason for larger brakes is to get a better balance with the better front brakes (be they disc or drum). But this may possibly be achieved with (say) Marina rear brake backplates or something similar - as long as Minor hubs/8" drums/half-shafts can be used ??
Reason for larger brakes is to get a better balance with the better front brakes (be they disc or drum). But this may possibly be achieved with (say) Marina rear brake backplates or something similar - as long as Minor hubs/8" drums/half-shafts can be used ??