redwood

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #21

I don't see the point in changing drum brakes to discs with inboard shoes, if you are going to convert make sure you have callipers with the handbrake mechanism attached.

 

Diesel Do

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #22

What do you think they are? It's easier, but you can use twin or four pot calipers if you have a seperate handbrake

 

Diesel Do

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #23

They are a bit ott but it looks the nuts

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #24

redwood said:

I don't see the point in changing drum brakes to discs with inboard shoes, if you are going to convert make sure you have callipers with the handbrake mechanism attached.

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The D3 uses parking brake shoes inside the rear disc bell. The parking brake is operated electrically by an actuator (EPB) and is very powerful, when it works. The D3 uses a 200mm brake drum inside a 330mm vented rear disc.
For the Freelander, rear discs are OTT but look the business.

 

Diesel Do

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #25

These are 320mm they have the facility for shoes but it would be a lot of work to do so got handbrake calipers off an Audi S3. Fronts are 345mm with hispec four pots

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #26

Diesel Do said:

These are 320mm they have the facility for shoes but it would be a lot of work to do so got handbrake calipers off an Audi S3. Fronts are 345mm with hispec four pots

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With that swept area you could stop a D3 so the brakes will be very powerful on a Freelander. Are you going to fit a larger master cylinder?

 

Diesel Do

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #27

So far pedal feels good with the four pots. Rear lines are clamped still so remains to be seen

 

RealBeale

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2015

• #28

Just a thought so don't give me any grief. I've not gone into the reasons against but couldn't the components on a Honda Crv be used with some mods ? The pdc is the same as the Freelander so at least it's a start.

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2015

• #29

RealBeale said:

Just a thought so don't give me any grief. I've not gone into the reasons against but couldn't the components on a Honda Crv be used with some mods ? The pdc is the same as the Freelander so at least it's a start.

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A few Honda's use 5 X 114.3 PCD with the same 64.1 centre. The Civic Type R springs to mind. This has got good sized brakes of a similar design to the Freelander's.

 

NoDosh

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2015

• #30

Watching with interest.....

 

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lesward

New Member

• Sep 6, 2018

• #31

Diesel Do said:

I changed my mind. View attachment 93713

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like that idea use my freelander1 for marshalling always pulling drums off to clean the mud and **** out of them

 

jwilde

Member

• Mar 25, 2019

• #32

I'm thinking to conver to rear discs, was a different hub needed here? Just wondering how the calipers were bolted on.

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Mar 25, 2019

• #33

jwilde said:

I'm thinking to conver to rear discs, was a different hub needed here? Just wondering how the calipers were bolted on.

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The normal way is to make up a caliper carrier bracket, that bolts to the drum backplate mounting bolts.

 

tonytherunner

Active Member

• Mar 26, 2019

• #34

Callaway have adapted the race car bred Callaway C12’s brake system for the Freelander concept.
The enormous 332 x 32 front and 304 x 25 ventilated rear
discs are grooved for added performance.