Brake Conversion??

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Thomas
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Brake Conversion??

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Hi All,

I would like to Put disc brakes on the back of my 1.2 16v corsa.
Just not sure where to start and where to buy a conversion kit from cant find any on Ebay.?

Thanks in advance.
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bluecorsab
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Re: Brake Conversion??

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not really worth the bother on a 1.2 as the brakes dont work hard enough
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Re: Brake Conversion??

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I will be upgrading the engine to a redtop so want to do the brakes first.

Any Ideas???

Thanks
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Re: Brake Conversion??

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no need to touch the back brakes at all as the corsa rears are more than up to the job my mate runs a 350bhp turbo corsa on rear drums,just change the fronts to 256mm astra it all bolts straight on :D
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