my rear disc brakes

[russian]

So we take aspire drums and cut the unneeded part of them to turn them into hubs



take a 1/4 inch steel plate and some mazda mx-3 rear brake calipers and rotors
(that probably means a v6 mx-3), bolt the caliper to the plate through some sleeves with some 50mm class 10.9 bolts


paint calipers yellow


And we are ready to roll!

Escort GT/Protege LX calipers seems to be compatible in terms of how they mount, but use slightly different pads.

I wanted aspire drums for the aspire bolt pattern anyway - but see how close the holes are to the edge of the drum (and the drum side is dictated by the brake rotor diameter) - seems like festiva drums would not work.

No E-Brake in this design - I live in a flat state and my e-brake is broken for a while already anyway

PS: wonder if anyone would be interested to buy a bolt-on kit consisting of these brackets, sleeves and hubs? But that would probably be $199 shipped, and you will still need calipers and rotors.

[chrisofna]

How much offset would you say that adds?

[russian]

On the one hand, you add a 1/4 inch plate between the beam and the axle stub/spindle. On the other hand, you remove drum disk back plate, which is maybe 1/8 or a bit less around the axle stub.

[TominMO]

Very creative!

[russian]

Very creative!

We both know this was done before

[zoom zoom]

If anyone's interested I know a guy who's got a couple sets of old/used aspire drums that could be cut up for this. Of course, he wouldn't be responsible for what you did with them. Feel free to pm me.

[DriverOne]

If anyone's interested I know a guy who's got a couple sets of old/used aspire drums that could be cut up for this. Of course, he wouldn't be responsible for what you did with them. Feel free to pm me.

Can you tell me if the VW Golf brakes will work? They have 4x100 and e-brake built in.

[KingFish]

Picks of the welded assembly?

[kellen302]

Can you tell me if the VW Golf brakes will work? They have 4x100 and e-brake built in.

I would be more inclined to do this type of brake conversion as I live in an area made of hills, and I'm a teenage boy so I need my oversteer bar
Kellen

[Bert]

If I understand right discs grab better than drums. Now that you've figured out a cheap and ingenious way of putting them in the back have you had to play with the brake proportioning valves at all?
Neat idea you have there.

[russian]

If I understand right discs grab better than drums. Now that you've figured out a cheap and ingenious way of putting them in the back have you had to play with the brake proportioning valves at all?
Neat idea you have there.

As I said, not my idea - this was done by Stevo back in 2004.

As for proportion - good point, but I comfort myself by the fact that fronts are also not stock. Also I am going to use sporty pads on the front with regular pads on the back.

[russian]

On the one hand, you add a 1/4 inch plate between the beam and the axle stub/spindle. On the other hand, you remove drum disk back plate, which is maybe 1/8 or a bit less around the axle stub.

Ops, I have forgotten about the brake rotor - it also adds some offset since it's between the drum and the wheel.

[TominMO]

We both know this was done before

If by "both" you mean "you", then you are correct! I have not seen this before.

[zoom zoom]

Can you tell me if the VW Golf brakes will work? They have 4x100 and e-brake built in.

I really don't know, are they hollowed inside with brake shoes that expand out on the inside of the rotor like Chrysler minivan rear disk brakes? If they are I would think the whole rear axel setup would need swapped, but thereto again, I don't know.

[Advancedynamix]

People on here may already know this, but Capri rear discs fit right on Festiva stub axes, but then you are left with the 4x4.5" B/C. I still think there are lots of great wheel choices in that pattern though (may favorite O.Z. wheels are cheap in that pattern). I was just going to use that setup with some wilwood 2 piston calipers and a hydro hand brake, but I've had great luck with my drums.

Great idea with the machined drum, I bet the Miata rear brakes would work for this too, and they are available in 2 piece rotors from wilwood.