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Offline dreadnought110

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« on: August 24, 2006, 21:52:20 »
has any one done the handbrake disc conversion? is it any better? do you suffer with the disc rusting?does it hold ok? is it easy to do? THanks... :?
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 22:23:23 »
I think Matt H did one on his Disco. Give him a shout.

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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 22:24:19 »
Oh & I think there are pics in his profile!
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2006, 22:58:41 »
know 2 people with them - they are fab!
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2006, 06:39:39 »
all the feedback Ive heard regarding people that have converted to an X-Eng type of disc hand brake is that they are great.

As they're a disc, they are open and easy to clean after going off road. Being a disc, they work much better than the standard drum / shoe arrangement fitted to LR's as standard - especially if you do a lot of off road work - the drum just gets full of mud n water, then the shoes and brake mechanism inside just rust/seize up!

The conversion isn't  cheap one though. However, if you intend to keep your motor for a fair while and/or do lots of off road work with it, then it'll probably be a good investment.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2006, 12:13:48 »
I fitted one to my 90, definately recommend it, some pics on my website.

http://www.90county.co.uk

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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2006, 07:50:46 »
Thanks everyone i will look at this option next!!!
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