this has been a thread before but hey - - front brakes on the felly, uprgrades? was out in it last night an theres a great road by me, lil straight , s bend, long straight then a progressive right handed wit a rounabout at the end of it. anyhows - shootin dwn that last night, apprachi the rounabout, slight tap with the brakes, an again, thens full on the brakes, nows the car took its time t slow an also felt very odd under brakin, like it slid a bit an puled right ( one did lose breathe as a iveco truck was on coming) so i thought wrre better t ask than here, this place rocks!

was thinkin a disc conversion????

will. i'm running a set of zerosixty grooved and dimpled discs, with some EBC greenstuff pads. this is more than most people will need.

however. tom an i have been working on a big brake convertion (well, tom figured it out but looks like i'm gunna be first to test it) it uses the discs off a G60 corrado and some willwood calipers.

if its a stock engine in it, the stock brakes are more than adequate if maintained properly

all you need is cajones the size of watermelons:thumbup:

Or alternatively teflontoms upgrade plan:D

sounds awesemo - gota say-first car i bought on forza 2 was a corrado.lol i was thinkin possibly some mintex pads? mate used to have tthem on his felly rally car he used in the trophey. pinkskud - how much that all set ya back? talkin two figuires? just so i gets a rough idea. obv with the hps im guni be gettin in the sumer i can imagine its just will ahndle like its on rails an stop while my stomach catches up??

woodie - bit personal on the cajones.lol but now you ask..............lol.

take it youve possibly had a similar experiance?

woodie - bit personal on the cajones.lol but now you ask..............lol.

take it youve possibly had a similar experiance?

I brake til it locks up, then steer til it scrapes the doorhandles...

basically, I drive it like a works van:thumbup:

the brakes are poor, the engine is not powerful and the handling is "entertaining" to say the least...

all in all, it makes it more fun when you successfully hustle it doen your favourite backroad:D:rofl:

discs = £50

calipers = £150

line adapters = £5

custom made caliper mounts = are you good friends with a machinist?

basically, I drive it like a works van:thumbup:

like you stole it then..

like you stole it then..

nope- I treat things I steal better;)

SKODA FELICIA MINTEX FRONT BRAKE DISCS & PADS 1994->. on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 21-Feb-08 14:33:05 GMT)

Here's a Mintex set up on Ebay. I personally think that the brakes are decent enough so long as you change fluid every few years and make sure pads and discs are ok

I personally think that the brakes are decent enough so long as you change fluid every few years and make sure pads and discs are ok

for normal driving i would agree.

but if you like your B road bashing, you'll soon find the oober fade a little annoying:thumbdwn:.

once you've got some performance pads and better discs on you'll see exactly what i mean.

cheers boys! i now knows what the gf can get me for me birthday ( was at hers - hence the pink writing -struck a deal t use her net to go on here while at hers, but i had to type all in pink) but deff lovin the b road bashin! and i know quite a few machinests.handy workin were i do.lol.

think it wud be a sod to convert the rear drums to disk??

cheers boys! i now knows what the gf can get me for me birthday ( was at hers - hence the pink writing -struck a deal t use her net to go on here while at hers, but i had to type all in pink) but deff lovin the b road bashin! and i know quite a few machinests.handy workin were i do.lol.

think it wud be a sod to convert the rear drums to disk??

I remember when i had my felicia hatch, and used to look at ebay regularly for felly bits, there was a rear beamy bit converted for use with discs. Was being sold by a shop (in wales i think) and they had a couple - were made for the rally cars. I so almost bought one

Not sure how easy it is converting the rear brakes to discs but i did read a story of handbrakes slipping when the cooled down.

:confused:

then leave it in 1st

Mintex pads.

Don't bother with rear discs. Never mind that it's a lot of work, when you know that the dynamic weight distribution moves to something like 90% front, 10% rear under hard braking, you can see that rear drums are quite adequate anyway.

Mintex pads.

Don't bother with rear discs. Never mind that it's a lot of work, when you know that the dynamic weight distribution moves to something like 90% front, 10% rear under hard braking, you can see that rear drums are quite adequate anyway.

Good point, well made Ken:thumbup:

cheers for that ken.

sounds like that corrado brake conversion wud be ace. that take alot of work then pinkskud?

all the info you'll need is hear http://www.briskoda.net/forums/project-journals/project-q-felicia/75781/

go to the last page and work your way back.