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brake upgrade?

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M19 ROO:
hello as mentioned in my other thread (newbie section) i just bought a defender, all seems fine so far only thing i have slight issues with is the brakes.. the fronts are solid disks as with the rears ( would have thought they'd be vented) and performance wise they are not really that good,

curious if theres an upgrade available from a hiher spec 90 like the td5 or such,, and im thinking more of a straight swap calipers disks and pads...

any help would be great regards Ric  :D

AbyssDJ:
if you've got naff brakes, check all the consumables such as pads etc. if its got disk brakes all around it should be fine... put it this way, our 110 has drum rear brakes and it doesnt stop that bad at all really, so you shouldnt have ANY problem with a disk braked 90

M19 ROO:
understand what your sayin, and i am a ford mechanic by trade so lookin at whats on wont be a problem on the ramp, just curious tho if there is an upgrade available for like i said heigher spec.

i know i can change disks and pads all round but the option of say 4 pots and vented disks on the front would be somethin id rather do then just fit new standerd,

AbyssDJ:
in not sure what can be changed to be honest... i think 130's have vented front disks but dont quote me on that

Eeyore:
Later 90 / 110s had vented front disks but to be honest they won't add a lot to the stopping power.

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

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