rear hatch brake conversion

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hatchback of notre dam
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i know this has probably been asked before and sorry for reasking:P but is a rear disk conversion possible for a hatch:) within reasonable costs of course:P
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Don't think so mate. The first hurdle would be finding discs smaller than the ones on the front! :snigger:
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hatchback of notre dam
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hah dam:P, but why couldnt you put front disks of a hatch on the back? i dont really know much about brake conversions:P or perhaps grind the front ones down from another hatch to make them smaller and put them on:P its not like the pink slip guy is gonna go "hey these cars have rear drum dammit!" as long as the car brakes properly, :)
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Couldn't you use a rear diff out of an alto works, they got disks...
Only problem is they're mounted on struts, not the leaves like the hatches, alto's and mightyboys.
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stevan_istheman wrote:Couldn't you use a rear diff out of an alto works, they got disks...
Only problem is they're mounted on struts, not the leaves like the hatches, alto's and mightyboys.
mk1 and 2 (CA71/CA72 and CL/M 11V) alto works still have rear drums
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I'm talking about the late model ones... :wink:
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You could try sizing the rear pistons down a bit.
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