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Where to get proper brakes?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 07 9:50 pm
by vipergts
Getting bored now with trying to sort the brakes out on the 69.
Does anyone know where I can get someone to custom build a complete and perhaps modern braking system?
What do peolple do when they build custom cars or rods?
thanking you in desperation
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 07 10:02 pm
by Kev
My Taxi wears Strange front discs and Calipers, other bods wear Wilwood. Not too pricey, and lightweight
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 07 10:08 pm
by Dave-R
Wilwood and the like will not stop you very well.
There are other complete kits that are not light on performance but which the name of escapes me at the moment.
Anyway. Why not fit Viper brakes?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 07 10:36 pm
by vipergts
Want to start from scratch....from the servo and M/C right through.
My brakes are all over the place. They're not bad as far as effeciency goes but the car veers all over the place one minute then the next the rears lock up...then something else.
Just had enough...it's been a year trying to sort them and in a minute I'm gonna buy a box of swan vestas.
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 8:41 am
by Anonymous
SSBC
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 8:45 am
by Dave-R
Usually that only happens with drum brakes. Just fitting front discs and a proportioning valve usually sorts that out.
Still trying to think of places for you to consider.
www.mpbrakes.com is one.
www.ssbrakes.com is another.
Also, looking through my bookmarks;
www.aajbrakes.bravepages.com
http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.as ... goryID=105
www.baer.com
..and of course you should always at the very least read this;
http://www.moparaction.com/tech/archive/disc-main.html
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 8:47 am
by Dave-R
Wil wrote:SSBC
You got in there just before me Wil but I got the actual web address first!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 9:31 am
by Anonymous
I'd say SSBC every time but then again I supply the kit so I'm biased
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 10:12 am
by Dave-R
Thought you might mention that.
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 10:53 am
by Anonymous
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 2:22 pm
by Dave999
Hoppers stoppers
these geezers do custom installs for anyone
http://www.hoppers.com.au/index.html
if they have done a 58 plymouth and aussie valiants they should be able to do a charger.
Dave
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 3:15 pm
by vipergts
Thanks guys....there's a few to go on there.
Most helpful.
Wil...looks like I might be back onto you then.
Fed up with paying MY workshop prices.....so do you happen to know if any of the companies listed can take the car and fit it all up?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 3:28 pm
by latil
I'm all for improving/upgrading our cars,but,someone somewhere is doing something wrong with your stock brakes. My car,a lot heavier, is on stock discs/drums and pulls up evenly from 80mph no problem,passes the MoT fine each time. I don't get it
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 4:44 pm
by Dave-R
Like I said. Usually it is only drums that don't pull up straight.
I have never trusted ANYONE to work on my cars for me except on a few occasions. ALWAYS regretted it.
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 07 9:03 pm
by db
Random braking like that would point to sticking caliper pistons or contaminated pads or bad pad/ disc material combination. Poor braking from bad m/cyl ratio.
