rear brakes

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Surrey Posts: 275 '57 Vauxhall Vectra CDTI - Daily '02 Saxo VTS - Tu
    #1
    right so I've seen a lot of people put bigger discs on the front, i'm just curious as if to anyone does anything with the rears?

    I've got a set of 266 on the fronts, using the reg for the car the calipers came off the rear discs are 249. Is this as big as they go?

    Not changing anything for 2mm extra diameter, purely curious.
  2. Newbie Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 23
    #2
    From what I've learned there isn't much point really because the rear brakes only do 10-20% of the braking so if you made any changes I gather there wouldn't be any real noticeable change.
  3. Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.
    #3
    Keep them stock. Frankly on a saxo the rear drum brakes are overpowered

    Rear brakes do very little on a saxo. Even more so when stripped out etc.
  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
    #4
    Changing the brake pad compound will bring the brake bias backwards to a more oem balance.