Just been having a think and wondered if anyone had tried fitting the front original 4 pot calipers to the rear of a saff , as I found them to be a very good brake when I had them on the front

 

would have to watch it didn't want to lock the rear up

 

Well people run , ap 4 pots on the rear with 330mm discs

 

yea I know that, I was just saying , would be ok if you were using a bias valve or bigger brakes on the front

 

would this be on a road car? if so how are would you sort out the hand brake arrangement?

 

I run 6 pots on the front
4 pots on the rear
Hand brake spot caliper

 

I run 4pots on the rear, what's a handbrake

 

Put a bias valve in.

 

Did it about 15 year ago, great braking until you dip the clutch (2wd) then rears locked up.

Putting a restrictor in the line, had to take off most of the rear pressure, really negated the job of fitting them in the first place

 

Mine started locking up with 300mm kit and decent pads, so have had to run bog standard cheap rear pads now, no point in going bigger calipers.

 

i had advice from mike rainbird about fitting 4 pots to the rear of my 2wd saff and he told me very clearly i would end up in a ditch lol

he said its ok on a 4wd as the wheels are linked mechanically , but on a 2wd you firstly would have to fit a bias valve and you would have to bias it that much to the front that it would leave the 4 pots doing little or nothing on the rear .