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I'm slowly getting a vauxhall victor fe back on the road and was puzzling over the brakes is it possible to fit vented discs and bigger calipers to the front of say a cavilier or similar the rear axle is drums and might not be do able . Thanks in advance
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MonzaPhil
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The FE VX4/90 has bigger brakes and 5x120 hubs. They do stop pretty well anyway though. Apart from this I can't offer any more help.
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I'm not sure about FE, not least because some of them are metric, but I know on the Magnum you can fit a P16 caliper in place of the standard one (which might be a P14) as the caliper mounts are the same. Maybe an M16 would go on, perhaps that's what the VX4/90 or VX490 has. Would a Cavalier have had bigger brakes?
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Thanks for the info guys . Just going through my options I was thinking about calipers from a Austin princess with vented discs to start with but it may take a heap of fettling to achieve it
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Maybe see how well it stops first? I've never thought "wow, this needs more brakes!" and I have been known to drive it in a slightly sporty manner.
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May 10, 2018 10:15:57 GMT
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Good point, I do read a lot of similar stuff in various Viva and Firenza related groups, and it's often the case that just getting the brakes working properly is sufficient unless power increases are involved. Rear discs is another common one, and I've always thought that if Old Nail doesn't need discs on the back, then it's probably OK to leave the drums on.
Though I sometimes forget I'm on RR and not a restoration board...
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May 11, 2018 15:13:34 GMT
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