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X-Brake
Range Rover Blues:
I vaguely remeber a convesation with hte guy from X-Eng at Donnington and the calliper was originaly a handbrake calliper from a Backhoe loader, probably around 9 tonnes capacity like a JCB 3CX, though not actually a JCB.
The pads are sintered which stops them getting mashed when full of mud, it also explains why they are so over-engineered and damned expensive.
clairedave:
fitted x brake to mine and its one of the best mods ive done ,my old hand brake was crap i think all landies should have as standed fitment :lol:
Mark_Solesbury:
Everyone says that the standard brake is crap...
Ive never had an issue with mine... 3 clicks and it will hold it on any incline on or off road..
I suppose less hassle to adjust / clean though, and they look cool :)
L90OOK:
--- Quote from: Mark_Solesbury on January 13, 2008, 21:05:44 ---Everyone says that the standard brake is crap...
Ive never had an issue with mine... 3 clicks and it will hold it on any incline on or off road..
--- End quote ---
:clap: I have never had an issue with my handbrakes...will hold landy on slipway whilst winching boat up beach...can't be that bad.
Granted they need stripping & all moving components copper greasing but after I have done that they are fine.
Dan....don't start about the boat or excellent engine =; :lol: :hurryup:
Range Rover Blues:
TBH the handbrake on Blue is damn good, though I think I've stretched the cable again (I know I have on the LSe but again that's a really good handbrake, perhaps because it's not had much use).
thing is the handbrake on the TDi is rubbish, truely rubbish. It's the later direct-entry one, it's had a new cable on it and thorough strip-down but it's still woefully inadequate.
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