Fitting a Hydraulic handbrake to a 4g lude?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:03 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:... And just hope a Prelude caliper doesn't seize

if your running a hydraulic handbrake you can use any caliper you want

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:13 pm

We used to run 2 rear calipers on an old corrola road rally car. 1 for the foot brake and to keep the cables for mot/scrutinearing and the other just for a hhb

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:17 pm

mercutio wrote:
NafemanNathan wrote:... And just hope a Prelude caliper doesn't seize
if your running a hydraulic handbrake you can use any caliper you want

I realise that. I assumed Ammo was going to stick with OEM.

tramroadmotors wrote:We used to run 2 rear calipers on an old corrola road rally car. 1 for the foot brake and to keep the cables for mot/scrutinearing and the other just for a hhb

This was what I was considering doing as well. I was talking about it with a few others at the National meet, but I concluded it'd be easier and lighter to just go hydraulic handbrake. My concern was about the MOT though. Is it a fail if the car originally had a cable hand brake?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:33 pm

yes its a fail as you need a mechanical method of holding the car

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:52 pm

How about a stick in the spokes?...

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:53 pm

no that would put your lude on its roof if it ever moved that is but I see you are already experimenting with a stick in your engine bay

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:59 pm

Post by **Ammo** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:08 pm

I'll be running the standard lude rear callipers, got enough sets to make a decent pair hopefully

If it's any good I might look at changing the setup at a later date

Post by **Ammo** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:55 pm

@tramroadmotors How did you mount yours? I can't nor have a welder so was thinking a plate and use the bolts that hold the gear selector bits down to attach it too

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:40 pm

Ammo wrote:@tramroadmotors How did you mount yours? I can't nor have a welder so was thinking a plate and use the bolts that hold the gear selector bits down to attach it too

What you fitting it too I still have mine and its part of the standard handbrake on a 95 ukdm.