Craigb 2 Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) From last weekend's road rally , I believe that i have a solution for the lack of a reasonable handbrake on a disc beamed 205 . for this event i removed my old PTS hydraulic handbrake and replaced it with a vertical one , whilst still retaining the the std one for MOT and Scrutineering purposes . I found the rear pads that i fitted on the last event ( Carbon Metallic ) worked brilliantly even using just the cable handbrake , which i still kept going for despite having the new one .. Not the cheapest option , but after 3 years of trying to find a reliable handbrake , a solution Just thought I'd share this one .. Edited October 18, 2007 by Craigb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter 20 Posted October 18, 2007 So just upgrade to Carbon Metallic pads on the rear, Will this not effect the front/rear braking balance making it more prone to locking the rear wheels first? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craigb 2 Posted October 18, 2007 possibly , but i suppose it depends on what you have on the front , and whether or not you have a bias valve fitted . The post is competition based , rather than road based ! why would you want to hand brake a road car on a regular basis . I have mine on a bias valve , with more bias set to the back than you would normally see on a road car any way as , as std the rear brakes do next to nothing . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter 20 Posted October 19, 2007 The post is competition based , rather than road based ! why would you want to hand brake a road car on a regular basis . When a three point turn just isnt fast enough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenp 3 Posted October 19, 2007 So just upgrade to Carbon Metallic pads on the rear, Will this not effect the front/rear braking balance making it more prone to locking the rear wheels first? As standard (i'e' without a bias valve), 1.9's are overbraked at the front anyway (IMO) - so this could be a neat way of restoring the balance. I'll give it a try for the handbrake alone anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPGTi 2 Posted October 19, 2007 I found the rear pads that i fitted on the last event ( Carbon Metallic ) worked brilliantly even using just the cable handbrake , which i still kept going for despite having the new one .. Are these perfomance friction ones or Carbone Lorraine ? cheers Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craigb 2 Posted October 22, 2007 Are these perfomance friction ones or Carbone Lorraine ? cheers Steve Performance friction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
