Rear brakes don't do very much as there is not enough weight over the top of them so IMO they are not worth it.
Don't you need a handbrake as well
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| Author: | DJG-14U [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Has anyone brought and fitted a set of these? |
As the subject says was just wondering if anyone has brought a set of these and if so are they good and do they make a big difference? http://tinyurl.com/bvnpj Thanks.. |
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| Author: | poeee [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:42 pm ] |
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I can't comment on whether they are good or not, but I can safely say they are illegal to fit, unless you get an engineering cert. |
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| Author: | fuzzy-hair-man [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:44 pm ] |
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Rear brakes don't do very much as there is not enough weight over the top of them so IMO they are not worth it.
Don't you need a handbrake as well
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:48 pm ] |
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Rear discs are not much use in a mini - the front has most of the weight & does most of the braking. Buy some finned drums, and with the money you save upgrade your front brakes 
<edit> he beat me to it 
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| Author: | Steve [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:03 pm ] |
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I agree waste of money steve |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:20 pm ] |
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for Bling I agree they are perfect..but not worth the money for a road car spend it else where even for the bling factor 
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| Author: | Lillee [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:23 pm ] |
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Save yer cash! Rear brakes do 10% of the braking |
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| Author: | aaron [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:42 pm ] |
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Only know one person that has gone this route.... and they have too much money. You know who you are  
Cheers Aaron |
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| Author: | minimechanic [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:43 pm ] |
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not worth it dude ...best to go for twin circuit brakes just in case... i have drums on my landcrusier fj40 and it weighs 1.8tonne hehe stops like a bus ... though the drums are a bit more than double the size of a mini''s drum 
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| Author: | gafmo [ Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:20 pm ] |
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aaron wrote: Only know one person that has gone this route.... and they have too much money. You know who you are
Cheers Aaron and they are not received them yet..noice thou 
also depends on the wheels you are having..Eg if you are going to see them
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| Author: | DJG-14U [ Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:59 am ] |
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Ok thanks everyone for your replies.. I was just more or less curious to see if anyone had purchased them and were happy with them.. I did not think about getting and engineers certificate nor did I think about the handbrake and assumed this would still be fitted. More or less like other cars that have rear disk brakes  .
But yep I kinda want to have a little bit probably more though of the bling factor with this Mini.. But I only want to do things once and replace things that are hard to replace at the start while the car is stripped down. In regards to wheels have no idea yet... I also dont know if I should run 10's or 12's. But Cody's wheels look very nice .. I guess I will have to try harder to get them off him ..
But either way I guess I really need to decide if I am going to run flares or not. More than likely I will probably end up running flares. But the flares I have seen fitted to Minis so far I dont really like. Other than the ones on Aarons van and the orginal style Cooper S flares which I dont think you can buy anymore. |
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| Author: | cush [ Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:30 am ] |
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minis are over braked on the rear as it is..
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| Author: | GT1360 [ Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:45 am ] |
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aaron wrote: Only know one person that has gone this route.... and they have too much money. You know who you are
Cheers Aaron  I LOVE BLING
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| Author: | GT1360 [ Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:48 am ] |
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DJG-14U wrote: But Cody's wheels look very nice .. I guess I will have to try harder to get them off him ..You got about 3 chances of that..... 1. NONE 2. Stuff all 3. Well will leave that one up to you to work out
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| Author: | DJG-14U [ Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:14 am ] |
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GT1310 wrote: You got about 3 chances of that..... 3. Well will leave that one up to you to work out BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... I think I wll let you decide on that one ....
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