Hi all,
just mocking up for rear brake upgrade, and looking for any constructive comments.
I am interested in the HiSpec Monster handbrake caliper upgrade. I took the main dimensions from the catalogue as a starting point, and mocked up the caliper in Turbocad, together with the components on my car. The original Ford sliding caliper design is configured to save space, so the wide 4 pot caliper pushes the disc position inward so that there is a conflict of space with the original mounting lugs. The only answer seems to be to weld a lug onto the fabricated upright as in the sketch, drilled and tapped to take the radial mount caliper. The upright is fabricated from 1/4" plate, so should be man enough, maybe with a little bracing to maximise stiffness to avoid judder.
This is just a mock up to see how it all goes together, so not intended to be a final design layout.
Anyone else done anything like this?
Cheers
Dave
just mocking up for rear brake upgrade, and looking for any constructive comments.
I am interested in the HiSpec Monster handbrake caliper upgrade. I took the main dimensions from the catalogue as a starting point, and mocked up the caliper in Turbocad, together with the components on my car. The original Ford sliding caliper design is configured to save space, so the wide 4 pot caliper pushes the disc position inward so that there is a conflict of space with the original mounting lugs. The only answer seems to be to weld a lug onto the fabricated upright as in the sketch, drilled and tapped to take the radial mount caliper. The upright is fabricated from 1/4" plate, so should be man enough, maybe with a little bracing to maximise stiffness to avoid judder.
This is just a mock up to see how it all goes together, so not intended to be a final design layout.
Anyone else done anything like this?
Cheers
Dave